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are digital recordings on vinyl any better than CD

I have several LPs from the early/mid 80s that are digital recordings.They sound clear and crisp but lack bloom somewhat compared to analog recordings.Given that they are digital to start with is there any advantage to these over the CD of the same recording?
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rrog
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Orpheus10 is right. Is it the RIAA process that is appealing? Because the record would be unlistenable without it.
rrog
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Bongofury, That was funny.
rrog
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How can you say one is better than the other when you are not comparing apples to apples. It's common to have a large investment in a turntable and an inexpensive CD player. Also, the end result has a lot to do with which source you have designed your system around. I know of a speaker manufacturer who voiced his speakers with a Linn LP-12. He thought he was doing the right thing because he felt analog was the superior source. Needless to say CDs sounded dull and lifeless because the two sources have very different high frequencies.
rrog
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02-04-12: Orpheus10
"Maybe the deciding factor is the quality of the TT or digital rig."

I agree.
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