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I'd prefer more DVD-A's

Posted by joyzmantoyz (A) on April 24, 2007 at 06:13:22

In Reply to: There're good reasons to go vinyl as well. posted by cheap-Jack on April 23, 2007 at 13:24:12:

Unlike many who claim that vinyl is the last word in sonic bliss, in my own comparisons of analogue vs digital media, I have never found that one format consistantly betters the other. Certainly there are many times when I've compared an LP to a redbook CD with the LP having superior sonics. This is particularly true of older pre-digital recordings from the 60s 70s and early 80s.

Other times I find vinyl and the redbook counterpart to be indistinguishable. The default judgenmet ends up going to the CD if for no other reason than less noise and ease of use. Sometimes the CD wins the comparison outright, although that is admittedly the rarest outcome.

In my opinion it all comes down to the care taken in the recording and the mastering. A well recorded and masted CD will likely sound better than a poorly done LP and vice versa. The format is secondary.

Then there are those comparisons of LP vs the high res formats like DVDA. One day, I spent hours trying to quantify the difference between Parsons "Turn of a Friendly card", LP vs DVDA. While very very slight differences could be detected, there was nothing to indicate which was more "corrrect". Neither was objectionable. Neither was preferred. I eventually gave the edge to the DVDA. This same thing has happened numerous times when I have compared vinyl to a stereo high res format.

Where the DVDA (and SACD for that matter) really shine is in the multi channel presentations. It is this feature that pulls these digital mediums to the top of the heap for me. There is no vinyl experience at all that can compete with a well done MC mix. It truly is a night and day difference. The tiny nuances most audiophiles chase after become insignificant in the face of the vast difference multi channel presents.

So for me Mr Warner, more DVDA's please.

Like I've been saying right along, the high res aspect can come and go... but in some form or other, multi channel is here to stay.

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