Hi Peter,
Its amazing that the CD v Vinyl debate continues. I went there in the early 90s and decided that neither is better, they are different. (I still have a pair of interconnects I was sent from Hifi World for a letter I wrote on this debate, the magazine might still be in the loft somewhere).
Have you heard a top end CD transport driving a 2 box bitstream DAC linked by fibre optics with a Deltran conversion (to cut out jitter between the transport's clock and that of the DAC)? We are talking seriously good here, even after 12 years.
I agree that a decent deck will knock the socks off many single box CD players, but when you get into audiofile territory it is a different story and at that point it really is a question of which format you prefer. I chose CD over vinyl, but I did not have to compromise on the sound quality.
I once heard a fully active system with Naim Amplification driving a pair of active Linn Isobariks with an Linn LP12 with all the bells and whistles. It was awesome, but not for me. I wanted to listen to my music not be scared to death by it.
So, IMO is is about personal preference. Good music systems rule - vinyl is only one of the available choices.
Brad
Its amazing that the CD v Vinyl debate continues. I went there in the early 90s and decided that neither is better, they are different. (I still have a pair of interconnects I was sent from Hifi World for a letter I wrote on this debate, the magazine might still be in the loft somewhere).
Have you heard a top end CD transport driving a 2 box bitstream DAC linked by fibre optics with a Deltran conversion (to cut out jitter between the transport's clock and that of the DAC)? We are talking seriously good here, even after 12 years.
I agree that a decent deck will knock the socks off many single box CD players, but when you get into audiofile territory it is a different story and at that point it really is a question of which format you prefer. I chose CD over vinyl, but I did not have to compromise on the sound quality.
I once heard a fully active system with Naim Amplification driving a pair of active Linn Isobariks with an Linn LP12 with all the bells and whistles. It was awesome, but not for me. I wanted to listen to my music not be scared to death by it.
So, IMO is is about personal preference. Good music systems rule - vinyl is only one of the available choices.
Brad
