Madman! Digital vs Vinyl

Anyone out there who has a great vinyl setup and a great digital setup, try this!

Bring up Elton John’s Tumbleweed Connection Deluxe Edition on Qubuz for digital which includes Madman Across the Water and play it.

Then pull out your vinyl of Madman Across the Water and play it.

Please tell me which sounds better on your system and what you have for TT, cartridge and phono preamp.

I won’t bias the results by telling you what I think.

Thanks

dougthebiker03-13-2022 2:52am

o_holter Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 956 posts 03-13-2022 at 04:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I do this once a year - testing the state of digital streaming, vs vinyl. In my system, vinyl still rules. I compare a high end analog chain to a mid-end digital chain. So of course, analog wins. Even so, I note that the gap is getting smaller. I compare the Lyra Atlas cart, to the Teac NT-505 dac/streamer. I have the original Tumbleweed connection LP, and can tell you that it sounds great, better than digital, in my system. However it does not include Madman across the water (and I dont have that LP). What I can say is, some Tumbleweed connection songs, like Love song, sound absolutely fabulous on my vinyl rig. Also quite good from Qobuz streaming (AKM dac - better sound than I had before). I greatly enjoy the LP originals of Tumbleweed, and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. These transport me into the time and the spirit of the artist, much more than any digital version - so far.
o_holter Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 956 posts 03-13-2022 at 04:58pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Tomic601 - so they say. But is it really such a big improvement in digital sound, from "good mid level", to "top level"? I don't have much experience. But from what I've heard, it still sounds digital to me....