28-11-2009, 17:40
I once did the ultimate test to see if vinyl sound is better that CD.
My uncle is well installed with big good speakers, big equalizer, 2 vinyl turntable and one professional CD player that was used by a radio station. So everything was set for the test.
The album for the test was Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out. So it was the original vinyl VS the remastered HDCD (the only thing I don't know about the test is if the CD player could support HDCD).
So I listened well, we could switch between the CD and the Vinyl as we wanted to compare.
I realized that the vinyl had a much more present sound, more clear, more powerful.
The CD seemed veiled compared to the vinyl; the sound lacked dynamism and colors.
I felt that I discovered a truth about my music that I could never really do a thing about because it would be too complicated to go back to vinyl in my situation.
So I try to forget this experience and live with CD and MP3, after all they always satisfied me before I heard this vinyl comparison!
So finally yes, vinyl are better that cd!
My uncle is well installed with big good speakers, big equalizer, 2 vinyl turntable and one professional CD player that was used by a radio station. So everything was set for the test.
The album for the test was Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out. So it was the original vinyl VS the remastered HDCD (the only thing I don't know about the test is if the CD player could support HDCD).
So I listened well, we could switch between the CD and the Vinyl as we wanted to compare.
I realized that the vinyl had a much more present sound, more clear, more powerful.
The CD seemed veiled compared to the vinyl; the sound lacked dynamism and colors.
I felt that I discovered a truth about my music that I could never really do a thing about because it would be too complicated to go back to vinyl in my situation.
So I try to forget this experience and live with CD and MP3, after all they always satisfied me before I heard this vinyl comparison!
So finally yes, vinyl are better that cd!