Comments on: Vinyl vs. CDs http://www.adammessinger.com/2004/12/11/vinyl-vs-cds Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:10:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Dave Boyle http://www.adammessinger.com/2004/12/11/vinyl-vs-cds#comment-18296 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:57:52 +0000 http://www.adammessinger.com/2004/12/11/vinyl-vs-cds#comment-18296 I own quite a stack of records (Classical) going back to the early sixty's. I recently found a source for a replacement belt for my 43-year old Empire turntable, and am really glad to be able to play the old records on it. The sound is so much better, partly because of the cartridge and needle, than on my newer Sony TT. If only I could afford an old tube-type amplifier like a McIntosh, or Dynacare, or even an EICO! It seems to me that there are at least two problems with CD's: 1. They use a sampling technique which leaves out some of the sounds. This could no doubt be improved by increasing the number of samples. 2. More importantly, they can not produce the "sympathetic" sounds produced by all string instruments. These sounds are sounds produced by the struck string causing all other strings on the instrument to also vibrate, but at different frequencies. These additional strings "humming" produce the "warmth" of analog, which so far illudes the producers of CD's. I will stick with my records forever! When I find a tube-type amplifier and a Voice of the Theater speaker system, I will be in heaven! I own quite a stack of records (Classical) going back to the early sixty’s. I recently found a source for a replacement belt for my 43-year old Empire turntable, and am really glad to be able to play the old records on it. The sound is so much better, partly because of the cartridge and needle, than on my newer Sony TT. If only I could afford an old tube-type amplifier like a McIntosh, or Dynacare, or even an EICO! It seems to me that there are at least two problems with CD’s:

1. They use a sampling technique which leaves out some of the sounds. This could no doubt be improved by increasing the number of samples.
2. More importantly, they can not produce the “sympathetic” sounds produced by all string instruments. These sounds are sounds produced by the struck string causing all other strings on the instrument to also vibrate, but at different frequencies. These additional strings “humming” produce the “warmth” of analog, which so far illudes the producers of CD’s.

I will stick with my records forever! When I find a tube-type amplifier and a Voice of the Theater speaker system, I will be in heaven!

]]> by: robert spinello http://www.adammessinger.com/2004/12/11/vinyl-vs-cds#comment-14718 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:58:35 +0000 http://www.adammessinger.com/2004/12/11/vinyl-vs-cds#comment-14718 needles and cartridges- sales@ewsaunders.com 770-492-1025 i broke out some albums to play on my 6 year old yamaha turntable connected to my audio/video reciever. with no phono jack on my reciever i have to run the turntable through a 15 year old preamp. radio shack (still) can sell you one! ed saunders (above) for the needle though because radio shack or any other retail chain will be of little or no help. (salespeople are too young) ihave a Beatles collection on both records and cd's. over the years i have replaced some the worn records with mint or unplayed copies and they sound GREAT! you have to turn up the volume a bit more but they sound better than cd's capitol records is planning on remastering the entire beatles catalog and only then will they be a match for the analog records. i hear everything; the bass shakes the floor and they sound warmer like tube amps compared to solid state. older but somehow better!!! bob needles and cartridges-
sales@ewsaunders.com
770-492-1025

i broke out some albums to play on my 6 year old yamaha turntable connected to my audio/video reciever. with no phono jack on my reciever i have to run the turntable through a 15 year old preamp.
radio shack (still) can sell you one!
ed saunders (above) for the needle though because radio shack or any other retail chain will be of little or no help. (salespeople are too young)
ihave a Beatles collection on both records and cd’s.
over the years i have replaced some the worn records with mint or unplayed copies and they sound GREAT!
you have to turn up the volume a bit more but they sound better than cd’s
capitol records is planning on remastering the entire beatles catalog and only then will they be a match for the analog records.
i hear everything; the bass shakes the floor and they sound warmer like tube amps compared to solid state. older but somehow better!!!
bob

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