To an old studio rat like Juan 'hotter' would mean raw signal level. I thought it was kind of a curious comment on his part, actually, because CD players are at the same nominal level as the output of a phono preamp.
I wonder if he just likes that high frequency distortion that's unavoidable with vinyl, due to the RIAA curve and the physics of cutting vinyl. Without getting into a whole vinyl vs digital debate -- AGAIN -- I'll be diplomatic and just say that a preference for the sound of vinyl is a very subjective one. I love my records, but I grew up with LPs, and I just can't romanticize clicks, pops, surface noise, channel crosstalk, dust, off center spindle holes, warping, and bad pressings. Though I will say this -- you cut a record 12 minutes to a side it sure sounds a lot better than a record cut 20 minutes to a side. We sure suffered in the 60s and 70s through a lot of crap vinyl mastering and terrible pressings. On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Martin Dust<mar...@dustscience.com> wrote: > > On 10 Sep 2009, at 13:20, Ravinder S Mann wrote: > >> Love the section about tape manipulation and the reverse hand clap. >> >> A quick question re : "Whereas when I put a CD up against a vinyl I >> always have to EQ the CD a lot hotter than the vinyl, to make it >> compare" >> >> What does hotter mean in this context? >> > > It means "more" Ravi, more gain, top, middle and bottom but this depends on > the system, equipment, cd etc etc...adn of course what the CD is playing > against. > > m >
