You are quite correct, of course. I wasn't clear enough in my message. Thanks for adding this, I totally agree.
Bruce On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 09:15:48 +0100, "Walter Ramage" <w...@blueyonder.co.uk> said: > Hi Bruce. I think what you say will only allow an individual to decide > what > he prefers. There is no definitive answer as to what format is superior > as > it always depends on what sounds good to any individual's ears. As to the > Technical debate, well one could argue over this until the cows come > home. > In the end it is all about the music and many years ago I discovered that > I > an my friends were listening to the equipment and not what was being > played > upon it and thus, we were never satisfied. Now I listen to the music and > try to get as much clarity as possible but if I enjoy what I hear, it > doesn't matter what it is played on. Walter. > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]on Behalf Of Bruce Toews > Sent: 08 June 2009 06:04 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: RE: High fidelty and turntables today > > > The best way to do the vinyl versus CD test is blind, not knowing which > you are hearing. If you do multiple, unpredictable trials of this manner, > you will get a more unbiased opinion when you formulate one. > > Bruce > > On Sun, 7 Jun 2009, Walter Ramage wrote: > > > Hi. In short the answer is yes, you will always get superior quality > > reproduction from dedicated Hi-Fi equipment. There has been and still is > a > > raging debate between the exponents of Vinyl and CD. For the most part > this > > debate is purely subjective since it really depends on your preferred > > listening experience. Some people like a very forward stereo image while > > others prefer the sound stage to be more set back behind the speakers. I > > have a friend who prefers his sound to be more recessed as I think it > gives > > him a feeling of being in a concert hall, he is a great classical music > fan > > and attends lots of concerts. Others enjoy a bright sound and yet others > > like firm and prominent bass. Promoters of the Vinyl will say that the > > sound is much warmer while the supporters of CD will say that CD is much > > more detailed all be it more clinical. The only way to compare what one > > prefers is to go to a specialist, and any good specialist will always > > recommend you listen to the product before purchasing and often have > > listening rooms in order to let you have a choice of different combination > > of equipment. In truth, you really do get what you pay for. I remember > > when I purchased a system some years ago; I was amazed just how by > changing > > one amplifier for another, changed the sound quality. Even changing > > something as basic as the interconnects made a huge difference. Although > > you can audition the equipment, it isn't the same as having it in your own > > home and if you have a good relationship with any particular dealer they > may > > allow you to take the equipment home and listen to it in situ. So vinyl > > versus CD is something each person must decide for himself or herself but > > bear in mind, Vinyl isn't as readily available as CD and it might take a > bit > > of work tracking down the stuff your son is interested in. It is always > > wise to purchase audio separates as these components are designed with > their > > purpose in mind where as combination systems always have some compromise > > whether it be the tuner, the CD player or the amplifier or speakers. As > for > > the comparison between Hi-Fi components and PC or portable audio devices, > in > > my opinion there is no competition. Basically a PC is a storage system > and > > although it has the means of playing audio files, that isn't it's main > > purpose. You can get high quality sound cards but I fail to see how a?300 > > PC such as I am using now can compare with the ?1200 CD player on my Hi-Fi > > system. Another draw back is with file compression. MP3 files are the > > result of the original sound file being compressed to 10% of it's original > > size and hence has quality loss. These files are fine for their purpose > but > > for serious listening, they lack quality. I listen to these files on my > PC > > fed through a mid range HI-Fi system but for really serious listening I > take > > the CD down to the big system and let it rip. I think it really depends > on > > what your son wants to do and what he will be happy with a couple of years > > down the road. I think I will conclude with an illustration; Both a > > comfortable family car and a dump truck will get you from New York to > > California but I ask you, which would you prefer to travel in? On the > other > > hand if you wanted to transport lots of garbage to the local dump, which > > vehicle would you rather use? If you want high quality sound > reproduction > > then Hi-Fi separates is the route to take and the choice between CD and > > vinyl is a matter of personal choice after comparing the options. If you > > want a mass storage system for your audio files with a reasonably > enjoyable > > listening experience then a good PC with a high quality sound card fed > > through a reasonable stereo system will do and you could enhance the sound > > quality by only listening to Wave files but that raises storage space > > questions. I'm sorry this has went on a bit but it isn't the sort of > > subject that merits a glib response. Walter. > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- Bruce Toews dogri...@ogts.net To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
