Objectively, by any fidelity measure, digital far surpasses what vinyl is capable of. It's entirely possible you prefer either the more veiled distorted sound of vinyl (many people like tube amps for the same reason), or the physical interaction with it (something I kinda miss myself), or both.
Or... Perhaps you're objecting to how modern pop music is so badly overcompressed which has nothing to do with digital, it's just a modern trend. BTW, reissues of vinyl are remastered, so it's likely they've been compressed as well like modern releases.
I came from vinyl and tape and for the first few years of CDs bought into the whole 'there's no way this could be as good as vinyl' that all my hi-fidelity buddies repeated. I eventually wanted a release that wasn't going to come out on vinyl, and I had a real job, so I figured I'd get a CD player finally, but I wouldn't _like_ it.
I felt like a complete fool! I could not believe how much better the CD was in every way. It was deeper, blacker, crisper, no noise, no pops... wow. I never looked back. I bought my first computer not long after for the express purpose of using it to record...
That's my experience. It's too bad if modern mastering trends are ruining it for others :-(
Re: If digital is better . . .
Date: 2012-03-06 12:25 am (UTC)Or... Perhaps you're objecting to how modern pop music is so badly overcompressed which has nothing to do with digital, it's just a modern trend. BTW, reissues of vinyl are remastered, so it's likely they've been compressed as well like modern releases.
I came from vinyl and tape and for the first few years of CDs bought into the whole 'there's no way this could be as good as vinyl' that all my hi-fidelity buddies repeated. I eventually wanted a release that wasn't going to come out on vinyl, and I had a real job, so I figured I'd get a CD player finally, but I wouldn't _like_ it.
I felt like a complete fool! I could not believe how much better the CD was in every way. It was deeper, blacker, crisper, no noise, no pops... wow. I never looked back. I bought my first computer not long after for the express purpose of using it to record...
That's my experience. It's too bad if modern mastering trends are ruining it for others :-(