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Hi All,
I'm very fortunate to have a great "All Axiom" 9.3 surround system. It is anchored by two lfr1100 active speakers which are powered by two ada1500-5 amps. My vinyl sounds fantastic but my CDs seem to lack body when played on my Sony 4k blueray player. Do you think a cd transport through my Schiit Audio Yggdrasil dac would get me closer to my vinyl sound? If so, how much would I have to spend? Thanks , Steve Hunt
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Steve, have you compared the sound of your CD player to Spotify to vinyl for the same songs?
Also be aware that vinyl will sound like it has more body due to a recessed high end which accentuates the mids and lows. Vinyl also has more distortion and channel crosstalk which actually is quite pleasing.
It would be cool to have a vinyl simulator in the DSP.
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Mojo, thanks for posting. Spotify seems to sound just a little better than most cds.
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Mojo, got to thinking about your post. Maybe a better idea to spend my money on vinyl instead of a cd transport? It's just that I have abpout 200 cds.
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Keep the CDs in a closet, listen to Spotify, while building up your vinyl collection.
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You traded in your LFR660s, huh?
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It would be cool to have a vinyl simulator in the DSP. I'm thinking along the same lines as Mojo on this one. You cannot make CDs sound like vinyl. Comparing apples to oranges. Some people are soothed by the vinyl sound but my personal preference is the clarity of digital media. I'm not a fan of the all the pops, clicks and static of vinyl even though otherwise some recordings are very nice. If my father ever had kept his old vinyl collection, i would probably have a basic Rega to play them with but alas, that collection is long gone.
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I like the sound of digital and analog but I don't want to deal with vinyl. I also like the sound of M3s and M50s often. I break my tapes out from time-to-time and am always surprised how great they are to listen to on the active omnis.
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Mojo, kept my lfr660s, using them as floor surrounds. Using four hp5 on walls as my height surrounds. I also have my system along the long wall, sound stage is terrific.
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Wow, Steve. You are the man!
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