Every time I've heard someone make this claim I try to subject them to a blind test between an LP (with no scratches) and a CD using the exact same speakers.
I've never met anyone who can actually tell a difference and the guesses they make are about equal to random chance. -William -----Original Message----- From: Michael Hrivnak <[email protected]> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 11:08 pm Subject: Re: [Hornlist] survey: digital download vs CD release On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 7:20 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > The reason why it is indecipherable from a live recording is because it is generally recorded at a sample rate of 44.1Hz - which is faster than the human ear can respond to. I have to disagree with this. Why do SACDs exist? Because they absolutely sound better than CD. Most SACDs are actually hybrids, so you can quickly switch back and forth from the CD layer to the SACD layer. The difference is astonishing. > I still hear people say that vinyl records sound better than CDs - when the truth is no one can tell them apart... I can!!! CDs do not have higher quality or more data than a human can distinguish. That is a myth. Listening to a good quality recording on good audio equipment back-to-back from CD to vinyl, there is no question that the vinyl sounds much better. If you have never heard this difference, perhaps you have not been able to do a back-to-back comparison on audiophile equipment. Michael _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
