I got back into vinyl a couple of years ago, and I started with an inexpensive Project turntable. It sounded surprisingly good, except it had surface noise and a lot of static. I then upgraded to a Mofi Ultradeck and what a difference, no surface noise and a lot less static. Except for an occasional pop or tick, it is very quiet. It's like listening to a cd, but with that beautiful analogue sound. Needless to say, I am really enjoying it, but I still like my CDs and SACDs too. I think the Pink Floyd Analogue Productions SACDs are Fabulous.
When CDs first came onto the market in 1982 .......
Everyone was "blown away" with the perceived clarity of sound.
I might be wrong (hence this post) but my recollection was the major difference between a CD and it's vinyl analog was merely volume.
CDs were mastered with an audio stream turned up to 1.2v (?) whereas all analog recordings (vinyl, tape etc.) had been mastered using an analog audio stream of 0.8v
Is this on the money or am I mistaken ... ??