The problem with streaming


As I sit here listening to America Includes: "A Horse With No Name", I realized the problem with streaming. Who knows what source material you're getting with streaming? The album I'm listening to is a Warners Brothers green label. Sonics are absolutely incredible! The band sounds like they're in the room! 

Navigating the pressings to find the best one can be challenging but that's part of the fun of the hobby. I doubt the same care is taken when generating streaming recordings. You're stuck with what they use, thus missing the incredible texture of the best recordings.

Of course, great care must be taken to set up the turntable and match all components downstream. I find the effort to be well worth it! There's just no substitute for great analog!

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Showing 1 response by audioguy85

Nope! There is no substitute. I’m of the school of Tom Port, Better Records. I at first thought how can one pressing sound different or better than another? Until I actually tried it for myself. It is true, some pressings are just plain flat, no dynamics, boring etc...the right one is just fantastic. I doubt Tom streams much lol. Don’t get me wrong, I stream now and then, generally when I’m tired or feeling lazy, or just want some stuff playing in back ground. However, any serious listening is done with vinyl.