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Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital

I have not bought a vinyl record since CDs came out, but have been exposed to numerous claims that vinyl is better.  I suspect jazz may be best placed to deliver on these claims, so I am looking for your recommendations.

I must confess that I do not like trad jazz much.  Also I was about to fork out A$145 for Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" but bought the CD for A$12 to see what the music was like.  I have kept the change!

I love the jazz in the movie Babylon, which features local Oz girl Margo Robbie (the film, not the jazz).

So what should I buy?

richardbrand

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kennyc
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Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital

Not possible because you'd need apples to apples to compare:

  1. an analog system equivalent to a digital system
  2. an analog (vinyl) recording equivalent to the digital recording
  3. Cartridges sound different
  4. DACs sound different
kennyc
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https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/2023-tas-super-lp-list/

kennyc
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You thank me now, but your wallet may say otherwise. For high sonic quality vinyl “for a price” check out:

kennyc
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@richardbrand - the Garrand 301 is popular because it’s rim drive adds “drive” to the music.  More modern turntables the platter, plinth, and motor is designed to lower the noise floor and/or work better sonically with cartridges.  Tonearms also matter.

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