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jhg · 15th December 2007

I'm listening to vinyl right now. Sounds amazing. I can't stop gushing about it. Arrived on Tuesday.

Putting the CD of extra tracks on after listening to the vinyl is disappointing. Same with the album CD. Truly a gorgeous recording. The cymbals ring out, guitar sounds are more realistic, like pushing some air through a nice old beat up amp. The whole thing just makes more sense.

My roomate, a visual artist, was listening to the vinyl, after listening to the mp3s plenty of times on my somewhat-decent stereo system(pro-ject turntable, rotel preamp, old HK tube amp, tannoy speakers) and got it immediately. I was curious and did some volume matched a/b tests, it wasn't even close. There was just something about hte vinyl that makes you go "aaaah, yes" Whereas the digital equivalent gave more of an on edge feeling, not nearly as pleasant. Yes, I know, soley qualitative.

The only downside is that to change my tuntable from 33 to 45 rpm I have to remove the platter and move the belt.

I am curious if the vinyl was mastered/cut from the 1/2" or something. There is a lot more there.

Regards,

jhg

15th December 2007	#8
jhg Gear addict Joined: Aug 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 479	I'm listening to vinyl right now. Sounds amazing. I can't stop gushing about it. Arrived on Tuesday. Putting the CD of extra tracks on after listening to the vinyl is disappointing. Same with the album CD. Truly a gorgeous recording. The cymbals ring out, guitar sounds are more realistic, like pushing some air through a nice old beat up amp. The whole thing just makes more sense. My roomate, a visual artist, was listening to the vinyl, after listening to the mp3s plenty of times on my somewhat-decent stereo system(pro-ject turntable, rotel preamp, old HK tube amp, tannoy speakers) and got it immediately. I was curious and did some volume matched a/b tests, it wasn't even close. There was just something about hte vinyl that makes you go "aaaah, yes" Whereas the digital equivalent gave more of an on edge feeling, not nearly as pleasant. Yes, I know, soley qualitative. The only downside is that to change my tuntable from 33 to 45 rpm I have to remove the platter and move the belt. I am curious if the vinyl was mastered/cut from the 1/2" or something. There is a lot more there. Regards, jhg __________________ "Dung beetles with ostentatious horns tend to have smaller testicles" source unknown, as read in Harpers Findings, Dec. 2006.