A few years ago I purchase a Behringer UCA222 - a little A/D converyer
- Cost $35
- Converts analogue to 16/44.
- recorded content sounds amazing
https://www.amazon.ca/Behringer-UCA222-Ultra-Low-Latency-Interface/dp/B0023BYDHK
I've recorded a few albums, just to see if I could hear a difference between my Analogue side and digital side, because I had compared analogue versions to CD's and found the same as Lowrider57 - the mastering of different sources are always tweaked a little differently.
Using this simple little A/D converter I was able to eliminate those mastering "refinements" from the equation because my "master" was the analogue version.
I was amazed at just how good my digital side performs - i.e. I had to listen really intently to discern any differences bewteen the analogue version or recorded digital version - and that's conducting A/B listening simply by switching inputs.
So now I am confident that my digital rig is aproaching the sound quality of my analogue rig and I attribute any noticeable differences to
- the mastering techniques applied to a recording or
- the data rate at which a song is broadcast.
With those two things in the mix it is pretty pointless in comparing the two different formats.
So now I just listen to the music and enjoy
Regards Steve
- Cost $35
- Converts analogue to 16/44.
- recorded content sounds amazing
https://www.amazon.ca/Behringer-UCA222-Ultra-Low-Latency-Interface/dp/B0023BYDHK
I've recorded a few albums, just to see if I could hear a difference between my Analogue side and digital side, because I had compared analogue versions to CD's and found the same as Lowrider57 - the mastering of different sources are always tweaked a little differently.
Using this simple little A/D converter I was able to eliminate those mastering "refinements" from the equation because my "master" was the analogue version.
I was amazed at just how good my digital side performs - i.e. I had to listen really intently to discern any differences bewteen the analogue version or recorded digital version - and that's conducting A/B listening simply by switching inputs.
So now I am confident that my digital rig is aproaching the sound quality of my analogue rig and I attribute any noticeable differences to
- the mastering techniques applied to a recording or
- the data rate at which a song is broadcast.
With those two things in the mix it is pretty pointless in comparing the two different formats.
So now I just listen to the music and enjoy
Regards Steve