it’s just not that simple to paint all vinyl from digital with a broad brush. or even that simple to view redbook disc or file with a broad brush.
it really depends on the original recording, and the digital and vinyl mastering’s. some digital recordings lend themselves more to a great vinyl transfer than others. jazz and classical seem to be more likely to have live and ambient simpler recording processes, more meat on the bones. so the vinyl from those types of music is quite satisfying comparatively.
my experience is about 60% to 70% of the time, i enjoy the vinyl more. but i’m not buying too much commercial pop/rock digital sourced vinyl, with lowest common denominator recording pedigrees. when i do the best recordings transfer the best to vinyl. some surprisingly really satisfy.
over time you can identify the labels and artists that tend to do a better job with their vinyl.
obviously this question also involves the quality of your sources, both vinyl and digital.....is the vinyl playback capable of revealing the best of the pressing?
it really depends on the original recording, and the digital and vinyl mastering’s. some digital recordings lend themselves more to a great vinyl transfer than others. jazz and classical seem to be more likely to have live and ambient simpler recording processes, more meat on the bones. so the vinyl from those types of music is quite satisfying comparatively.
my experience is about 60% to 70% of the time, i enjoy the vinyl more. but i’m not buying too much commercial pop/rock digital sourced vinyl, with lowest common denominator recording pedigrees. when i do the best recordings transfer the best to vinyl. some surprisingly really satisfy.
over time you can identify the labels and artists that tend to do a better job with their vinyl.
obviously this question also involves the quality of your sources, both vinyl and digital.....is the vinyl playback capable of revealing the best of the pressing?