I said I would give my view comparing the two versions of 'Raising Sand' I have recently purchased.
Its been a few days since they arrived on my doorstep. I've been fiddling with the TT a lot, so was not inclined to listen to new material. Last night I finally relaxed, Horlicks time, put on the vinyl of Raising Sand, this is unusual for me, I usually play CDs at this time of night, but not always.
Hazel and I loved it, 2 records, 4 sides, 13 tracks, we listened to the lot! This morning we had breakfast in the music study, I put on the CD of Raising Sand. :? I like this . . . we like this . . . The big CD/vinyl debate says that should not be so . . . ?
So I set up a switching test, first thing the CD is slightly louder than the vinyl, so that made direct comparison difficult. There was a lower register that the CD was not producing, the mid-range had a warmer presentation on vinyl and the top end was a little more rolled off. These were differences of a very subtle order, predictable I would say. There was a slight feeling of extra detail in the vinyl . . . the most distinct observation was a subtle extra body in the vinyl that was not there on CD, but the CD has a crisp presentation that may will prefer.
Overall, my system is simple entry level, tweaked to give of its best (to my ears). At this level I'm going to put the vinyl ahead, just, because of the slight extra body. At a higher TT level . . . maybe better, perhaps the 2M Black will bring a little more out?
Which ever way, on which ever medium, its a superb recording, not the one to liven up a party!! but as a relax . . . two fingers up the glass or a nice mug of Horlicks, moody record, its perfect.
CJSF
Its been a few days since they arrived on my doorstep. I've been fiddling with the TT a lot, so was not inclined to listen to new material. Last night I finally relaxed, Horlicks time, put on the vinyl of Raising Sand, this is unusual for me, I usually play CDs at this time of night, but not always.
Hazel and I loved it, 2 records, 4 sides, 13 tracks, we listened to the lot! This morning we had breakfast in the music study, I put on the CD of Raising Sand. :? I like this . . . we like this . . . The big CD/vinyl debate says that should not be so . . . ?
So I set up a switching test, first thing the CD is slightly louder than the vinyl, so that made direct comparison difficult. There was a lower register that the CD was not producing, the mid-range had a warmer presentation on vinyl and the top end was a little more rolled off. These were differences of a very subtle order, predictable I would say. There was a slight feeling of extra detail in the vinyl . . . the most distinct observation was a subtle extra body in the vinyl that was not there on CD, but the CD has a crisp presentation that may will prefer.
Overall, my system is simple entry level, tweaked to give of its best (to my ears). At this level I'm going to put the vinyl ahead, just, because of the slight extra body. At a higher TT level . . . maybe better, perhaps the 2M Black will bring a little more out?
Which ever way, on which ever medium, its a superb recording, not the one to liven up a party!! but as a relax . . . two fingers up the glass or a nice mug of Horlicks, moody record, its perfect.
CJSF