While of course it can be debated which sounds better --cd or vinyl-and this is all based on the sophistication of the equipment used to make those recordings. It was easy to make that comparison when cd's first came out. It was hands down that analog vinyl sounded better. Not to go into that debate --suffice to say--Now a days you have to ask the label if the record was transcribed from a digital master or was it actually produced and mastered throughout the process using analog only. My point being---if there is going to be any perceivable difference one way or the other how is that going to happen if the processes are not kept separate? if the record has been produced using digital master I dont know what it would sound like using all analog process. Why would I even buy a record that has been produced via digital master? The idea to me is to buy an authentic analog recording and it aint that if there is a digital master in there somewhere. So, Im not buying much vinyl these days,,except for the occasional dated pressing before the advent of digital.
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?