CD == FLAC. I barely ever play directly from CDs any more. A ripped CD
arguably will sound better than playing the CD itself, because you don't
have to do the real time interpolation due to scratches & such.
Vinyl always sounds good to me but I grew up with it. That platter rumble
is like a reassuring subsonic cat purr, and the clicks and pops just remind
you that actual things vibrated to make the sound that hits your ears.
And I mostly buy 12" EPs which are cut to a wider pitch than LPs; they are
louder, with better dynamic range and sturdier grooves to withstand needle
damage.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:00 PM Claes Algström <claal67@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 33 lines I prefer cd. Have Nad amplifier and cd and Boston speakers. But they are> I prefer cd. Have Nad amplifier and cd and Boston speakers. But they are
> getting old. I thinking of buying Marantz 6005.
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> I don't like scratchy vinyls, but I like album art.
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> I also have a Nad 5.1 surround for FAX DTS cds, streaming and television.
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> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:33 PM, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> What is your favorite listening system for music?
>>
>> Currently my living room setup is a Sony Home Theater Amp and Cerwin Vega
>> RE25 speakers -- both purchased at the Goodwill. I just had to replace the
>> foam surrounds on the RE25s, but they have 10" woofers and can shake knick
>> knacks off the mantle.
>>
>> At work I have a Bravo Audio V2 Tube Headphone amp, Syba Sonic SD USB
>> DAC, and Audio Technica M50 headphones.
>>
>> I have another DAC coming from China to test out.
>>
>> I've been gravitating toward buying and playing more lossless files, even
>> though I'm not sure I can hear the difference. I accidentally bought the
>> Bjork "Vulnicura" album at 24 bit/96khz resolution, and it sounds great
>> played at full resolution, but I'm not sure I could tell it from
>> 16bit/44.1khz in a double-blind test. For that matter, I've listened to
>> 320kbs MP3s of this album and they sound great too.
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