My father had a nice mid fi system from Lafayette(rumored to made my luxman) in college and grad school a techniqs receiver and turntable. The tt was plastic, p mount direct drive and was no where near the Pickering on dads. Early cd was a hitachi from circuit city and wqs disappointingly bright and sterile. First job led to first high end system. Nakamichi cdp stasis amp and pre amp. Better but still not musical. On a chance experience in a dimly lit reference room I heard the sound I craved, a spectral two box system at over 10k. The salesperson was amused when I said that is the first digital I can listen to. It was a rega p3 and dynavector 10x 4 total 800 dollars.
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 ... ??