When I start archiving my lps I will post some clips of records vs. their cd versions so we can all hear what I'm talking about.
Do this. When you post them, give no indication of which is the CD rip, and which is from vinyl. Post pairs of wave (or FLAC) files, sometimes with 'A' being the CD, and other times the 'B' file. Flip a coin to pick which one gets named that way for each set.
The only problem with that Chris is that it will be
obvious which is vinyl and which is cd! You, of
all people should know that!
Or are you just pulling my leg?
I'm not trying to do a double blind test and fool anyone...
But I
do think the difference will be in the quality and
listen-ability of music that was
originally released on vinyl vs. the
re-released cd version. So this "demonstration" would be basically for older music recorded, mixed and mastered on analog tape.
Newer releases are generally done on a DAW and are digital from the beginning. So even if it's released on vinyl, most current music hits the digital world at some point earlier in the process.
Exceptions are the purist, niche labels/artists that will record and mix to
tape, master in the
analog domain and press to
vinyl.
I would just like to post how much better (in sonic terms) the original vinyl sounds
compared to the cd release of the same album.
btw Chris, do you know anything about the XLD software?
If so, how does it compare to EAC as far as making a quality rip? I realize that EAC uses a database to compare files with for consistency and XLD does not.
But I'm liking it for Mac so far!
Also found out about this. Gonna check it out. It seems intriguing...
PlexAnyone ever tried this?
