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Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
I was just mentioning more likely reason why thrift-stores have CDs. Their distribution is another topic. 
Skeptic or just plain hard headed
barnettk,I will follow your results as you are, more or less, aligned with me. Much more than this break-in business, which is suspicious to me to say the least, I am more interested in your finding that new cables sounded different from the old o... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
"Check out the CDs at most thrift stores and you’ll find by and large most of them are reissues that fall under the category of aggressively compressed. That’s because collectors of which there are a great number dump them like hot potatoes."The f... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
That is interesting. A little discrepancy in recording approach. Very far from disinterested party, for sure. 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
folkfreak,Thanks. I somehow misunderstood it was all on same record. Makes sense now. 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
folkfreak,"Reminds me of the old Linn Analog/Digital issue of tracks from Ossian -- one side recorded analog and the other digital..."The deal would be in finding exactly the same recording, recorded simultaneously in both formats, and then have a... 
Skeptic or just plain hard headed
"I paid for the 2 day burn-in service from MA."How does this go? You pay for burn-in service and then are told that you need to burn cables in for another couple of weeks? What is the burn-in service for? You are a nice guy and not that hard-heade... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
minorl,I don’t understand why that reissued album is so expensive.  It was not that expensive when it was released, I think I paid $60 for it (it is three records in a very protective packaging, almost of Japanese kind). It is not something that I... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
"Digital recording pressed in vinyl vs a digital recording on digital. Now, listen to a real analog recording on analog record vs a the CD of that recording and we can talk."If Exile On Main St. is considered analog, I prefer the record but CD I h... 
Modestly priced bookshelf speakers for cabin.
Wait,That home that is waiting to be finished is your next audio project. 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
Out of sheer curiosity, I just tried, more or less, what OP did but with less effort.Being one of the less biased participants here (I cannot care less what sounds better, in fact), I compared same album on a record and CD with one more added bonu... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
prof,I believe your sentence was incomplete..."Whereas Cleeds’ info was good, and presented fairly and with civility."It would have been more correct as..."Whereas Cleeds’ info was good, correct, and interesting and presented fairly, honestly, and... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
dynaquest4,You are right but do not get too upset about this. cleeds seems to attract some negative energy and, despite frequently disagreeing with her/his views, I do not think it is deserved. This "infected boil" thing was mentioned in the past ... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
"...based on the best, most reliable, researched data that I have does not even own a music reproduction system!"This appears to be a case of stalking, stalking, and stalking. 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
chakster,One more thing. If it is fun you are in this for, and I believe you are and you should be, exploring digital may be a good idea. Give it a chance. You can keep your analog everything and start playing with digital. More toys you might hav...