There are many threads past and present regarding some aspect of listening to vinyl. These threads always seem to devolve into claims of how terrible vinyl measures and sounds verses those that say while vinyl may measure poorly it can sound good and due to other factors (nostalgia, artwork, mastering style, fun, etc.) is worthy of a place in a modern Hi-Fi system.
Below is a link to 7 pairs of files marked version A and version B, one of the pair is a 30 second needle drop from an original pressing of the LP, and one is the same from the original CD. The files are time aligned and level matched so they can easily be compared, preferably in foobar2000 ABX, but even if you don’t have access to ABX software, they should give a fair comparison
This will give people reading these threads and seeing the wildly contradictory claims regarding sound quality but never having heard vinyl on their systems to hear what the fuss is all about. It will also give those making claims of “terrible”, “great”, “mastering difference”, etc. a chance to back up their assertions. Hopefully everyone will learn something and have fun.
The signal chain for the needle drops is a Technics SL 1300 (automatic version of the SL 1200), AT33PTG2 cart, DIY SUT, DIY balanced transmitter, Steinberg UR22 MK2 ADC, captured with Audacity with Audacity doing the RIAA conversion.
I think it would be interesting if people that listen to these pairs of files could answer the following questions:
Below is a link to 7 pairs of files marked version A and version B, one of the pair is a 30 second needle drop from an original pressing of the LP, and one is the same from the original CD. The files are time aligned and level matched so they can easily be compared, preferably in foobar2000 ABX, but even if you don’t have access to ABX software, they should give a fair comparison
This will give people reading these threads and seeing the wildly contradictory claims regarding sound quality but never having heard vinyl on their systems to hear what the fuss is all about. It will also give those making claims of “terrible”, “great”, “mastering difference”, etc. a chance to back up their assertions. Hopefully everyone will learn something and have fun.
The signal chain for the needle drops is a Technics SL 1300 (automatic version of the SL 1200), AT33PTG2 cart, DIY SUT, DIY balanced transmitter, Steinberg UR22 MK2 ADC, captured with Audacity with Audacity doing the RIAA conversion.
I think it would be interesting if people that listen to these pairs of files could answer the following questions:
- Can you hear a difference? If yes, do you have an ABX log?
- If you can hear a difference which version is the LP and which ones is the CD?
- If you can hear a difference which version do you prefer?
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