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Analog vs Digital Recordings
We all know that an analog recording played back on an LP will sound better than the same recording which has been digitized and played back on CD because there are mountains of analog recordings from the 60's, 70's and 80's available on both LP and CD and they can easily be compared.
My question relates to whether current digital recordings played back on CD's (D to D)can compare with the quality of LP recordings (A to A)of a generation ago. Is the "thin" sound of CD's made from analog masters due to converting to digital (A to D)?
At first, this might seem to be an easy answer, but since little (if anything) has been recorded both "A to A" and "D to D", direct comparisons are not likely. And, while the digital recording process has improved, I am not always certain that the "CD sound" I hear in recent recordings is the nature of the digital format or the recording techniques or volume manufacturing problems.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
My question relates to whether current digital recordings played back on CD's (D to D)can compare with the quality of LP recordings (A to A)of a generation ago. Is the "thin" sound of CD's made from analog masters due to converting to digital (A to D)?
At first, this might seem to be an easy answer, but since little (if anything) has been recorded both "A to A" and "D to D", direct comparisons are not likely. And, while the digital recording process has improved, I am not always certain that the "CD sound" I hear in recent recordings is the nature of the digital format or the recording techniques or volume manufacturing problems.
Can anyone shed some light on this?