On 9/20/2018 5:45 AM, NY wrote:

I read of an interesting study that was done comparing vinyl against
CD. Audiophiles could tell that difference, which doesn't surprise
me. Many of them preferred the "vinyl sound". Fair enough.

My current MP3 collection includes many vinyl records I had as a
teenager that I have rerecorded in various formats as they evolved over
the years. Besides the vinyl sound, I actually like the groove scratch
sound made as the original record turned. Perhaps more nostalgia than
frequency response.

But then they introduced a third factor: live sound (eg a radio
broadcast of a concert) with no recording, whether on tape, vinyl or
CD. And the audiophiles thought it was a CD, and hated it.

Yep, many hated those cold sounding CDs when they came out. That's why
some continued to use their tube amps to "warm up" the music.

So what some audiophiles prefer is the modifications that are made to
"fit" the recording onto vinyl: the reduced dynamic range and the
modified frequency response when writing to disc and converse process
when playing back - that other forms of recording are too faithful
and less "warm".

Bottom line: Sound is a SUBJECTIVE thing. What sounds good to one may
not sound as good to another. And also there is the EAR. As I joked in
my last post, many here are somewhat aged and their hearing response has
changed. I will admit mine has. That's why I use an equalizer. I adjust
it until the music sounds good TO ME. Another advantage of old ears is
that a $20 pair of headphones sounds good enough FOR ME... YMMV.