The title says it all.
Is vinyl rip better than cd.
The first is the idea that double blind testing is the ultimate way of detecting differences in audio reproduction.
But the real downside of the cd is its lack of portability.
But sometimes i ll go through the initial recording and the lossy cd copy i have is noticably better sounding to the point where i ve actually deleted the ripped recording.
Prince is a pretty good example of someone whose digital catalog is a.
There s no question that cds sound much better than mp3s.
If there s one downside to the cd medium it s this.
There are many questions that can be answered definitively on the differences between cds and vinyl but if what you seek is proof that one sounds better than the other you might be quite disappointed.
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It s an age old question does vinyl sound better than cd.
I ve had situations where i ve preferred the vinyl rip of course.
I can actually here the bass guitar being played without being muddled by the percussion.
Let s take them one at a time.
The vinyl rip is better than redbook cd but the sacd is the best recording i have.
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Some masters have never been released or replicated properly in the digital realm.
In a double blind test can anyone recognize better than cd quality.
The second is being able to recognize differences between cd quality and higher resolutions.
Vinyl is back no doubt about it.
And having to search through an extensive cd collection to find the song you want to listen to can be frustrating.
The bass is just amazing on the sacd.
I d add lossy downloads to that as well sometimes.
But never has there been more hipster hype than with the resurgence of vinyl records.
The only thing you have to do with a cd is.
High resolution audio offers both quality and convenience.
About 2 percent in 2014.
And even then i can t remember any vinyl rip sounding better than a cd.
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Five reasons why cds are better than vinyl.