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In the Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges.

Post Subject: 24/96 vs. lpPosted by mem916 on: 10/15/2011

So I gave a serious listen to the vinyl source vs. the digital playback to try to get some idea of how much damage the AtoD -> DtoA does. I matched the volume levels as well as I could using my ancient radio shack SPL meter. To me it seems that the conversion in and out of digital decreases the sense you get from the vinyl of the hall reverberant "cues" that fool you into thinking you are listening to the live event. It doesn't eliminate these cues completely but decreases them. Also the vinyl seems to have a better "grip" on the sound, like it's more in control, more confident and assertive if that makes sense. It's not that the digital copy sounds horrible, just that in direct comparison it sounds not quite as real and lively. Its fine for playing around with like we are using it for to send samples to others, but there is no way I would ever archive my entire vinyl collection to digital and sell my records, turntable, etc. Not with the Tascam anyway.

Mark

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