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CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl

No comparison, CD always sounds so cold and gritty. Vinyl is so much warmer, smoother and has better imaging and much greater depth of sound. It’s like watching the world go by through a dirty window pane when listening to a CD. Put the same LP on the turntable and Voila! Everything takes on more vibrancy, fullness and texture. 
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tarheelneil
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Since the master for vinyl is almost always different than the master for CD (if not always different), it is virtually impossible to make a meaning comparison between the different formats.  You can’t determine if the differences are because of the formats, or because of the different masters.  
tarheelneil
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I have a $8000 turntable setup, and a $5000 streamer/DAC.  On most of what I listen to, the vinyl sounds better.  But sometimes CD is better.  But the differences in the source quality, imho, far outweighs the differences in playback capabilities.  The source quality is almost always because of the mastering process, particularly how much processing (and what type) took place. 
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