CD's vs Vinyl - Finally hear the difference

I agree vinyl is pretty amazing if done right, I have had the allot of world top red-book set-ups in my system over the years "cost no object" my interest being to have the ultimate.

In the end I was very satified and found my self at a end, set-up was valued @ approx $50K.

So I decided to get a table and dabble, my first table set-up was okay and peeked my interest enough to want to try a second one. Trying my second table really showed what was possible and what I was missing all this time and actually for much less $ than the red book set-up cost me.

At this point I really appreciated vinyl format by far.

Since I got my second table I decided to moved up to a table that I was originally interested in but due to the investment layout I wanted to play it safe and get my feet wet first.

So I had my second table and then the bigger brother arrived, all 3 tables were from the same manufacturer. I figured a direct comparison being the only way and actually had in place potential buyers in place.

Long story short I was fortuante and my choice has ended my journey, I'm very happy indeed and haven't played red book since.

As good as my RED-BOOK is no way does it even come close to my vinyl set-up so I decided best to sell and let someone else enjoy. I do have a great collection of red book cd's that I have no interest in getting rid of. I'll get something down the road, not sure what yet but I'm in no hurry.

I do find both formats offer their challenges, finding specific music recorded.

Vinyl is most defiantely more work but well worth it.

Enjoy!

Paladin said;

"CD's are great- FOR BACKGROUND MUSIC!
For serious listening - Nothing can match vinyl."

I fully agree, anyone that disagrees with such just hasn't heard a proper vinyl set-up.

As usual another thread geating off topic, all one has to do is read the OP's main thread.

This is not another debate about formats but the OP's take and sharing such with us.

We all have opinions which are okay but some comments made above are just so funny and only demonstate lack of .....

Dgarretson, you appear to direct your posting towards me so I'll respond.

Lack of ....?

This thread is not a debate about RB vs Vinyl but the OP's take on his own experience, all one has to do is take the time and read.

There have been endless DEBATES on the topic which you can look up.

There are lots of threads in relation to as you call it SOTA digital also but under Digital.

You and a few other posters seem to take issue when a poster suggests Red-Book is background music to them, that's their opinion and you for what ever reason seem to like to dismiss such, yours might differ which is okay but it's your initial responce and how you come across that's in question so what's up with that?

Personally I have had digital all over the place from $2,500.00 to well over $60K in my set-up including the PlayBack, to me up against my vinyl set-up there just no comparison, it's back ground music.

Go to anyones home who has a "top notch" not just "good" vinyl set-up and even if they have Red-Book which they may start off with once you put vinyl on well it's game over and normally you just listen into the late evening.

I took a peak at your set-up, isn't it that way for you also?

Hope you got it this time.

Enjoy!

Plato, I feel sorry for you in away but it you won't be the last to feel the way you do and that's okay.

I have listened to allot of systems in the past and present and found most with vinyl either it's the associated pces or just don't have them set-up properly and I prefered my red-book set-up by far, what can I say they just didn't have it happening. As per my earlier post above the first table I got was okay but I still preferred my red-book as a whole but once I got my second table well that was a whole different story.

I went and heard a members set-up today who has 4 tables and Red-Book player and reading his numerous threads was really expecting to hear something special but in the end I was left scratching my head because it was far from being so, now I know. First of all the set-up was out of phase, once we got that sorted out listening I found the speakers were so far from being coherent was left wondering how one can make any comparisons etc.

Plato when you said "The one you prefer will always depend on which one your system is optimized for."

I don't agree with that statement, from my experience anyone preferring Red-Book just hasn't heard a proper vinyl set-up.

Dgarretson, I disagree with allot that you have posted in your past two threads above but don't want to debate "dismiss" as they are your opinions.

You should re-read your own postings because you come across as well a .... for what ever reason you like to dismiss others opinions feeling that what you think and/or write is correct, what a small place to be.

You never answered my question in relation to your own set-up.

So I'll ask this;

Do you prefer your own vinyl set-up over your Red-Book?

While I'm asking what do you feel the differences are in your own set-up when comparing both formats?

Timrhu, it wasn't that way originaly. My Reference set-up in the end listed @ approx $50K and is absolutely AMAZING!

What took place was that on my journey keeping an open mind listening to many different rigs most with vinyl set-ups I heard just didn't do it for me and I preferred my Red-Book by far and then I happened upon a couple of individuals that changed all that peaking my interest enought that I started my new journey to see.

It's been interesting indeed, so much so that my Reference Red-Book in the end just sat really not being used, only when people would come over and they wanted to hear it so we started off listening. Besides eye candy appeal the pces the sound was as I wrote above amazing and I won't take anything away from it but ....

Once I put on my vinyl game over, myself being the host would personally expearience first hand the responce from anyone who listened.
In my set-up you didn't have to try and hear the differences, it's obvious.

My system for years was set-up around Red-Book and the only thing that changed was adding my vinyl.

In the end I decided to sell it all off, I'll get something down the road so I can play pces from my collection or for others who drop by but I'm in no hurry for now, so that's my reasoning for calling it background music.

Dgarretson wrote; "(You are still a bit mysterious on how those "few individuals" you met along your new journey "changed all that." Can you share specifics?)"

I gotta say with your writing skills I'm shocked you can't get it so here you go.

It's pretty simple; the other systems I heard just were not that good to my ears in general for what ever reasons, had nothing to do with associated costs.

When I referred to the "few individules" "changed all that" pretty simple; I visited these individules and liked what I was hearing and they also had vinyl so because of this I decided to dabble myself and see if what I could do and compare directly in my own set-up.

Cost wise, that's not how I personally make my comparisons, I just want to hear what ever the pce has to offer and go from there.

In general it's all subjective anyways, opinions will differ which is okay but when individules such as you write and dimiss others thought's and or opinion it's just wrong.