Quote Originally Posted by musicoverall
Good question! Better to simply enjoy what you love than worry about comparisons.
This is smart, especially since any comparison made between the two HAS to be done on a scientific basis, not just emotion

This two channel vinyl lover has not heard enough multichannel high rez audio but much of what he's heard so far is very good. I can't compare at this point because I haven't heard enough. It's a little spotty but then again, so was the LP. Some were good, some not so good.
I have a VERY strong suspicion that this is true for most two channel folks. However I feel that many two channel folks have such a strong emotional tie to their collections, that even considering digital is too much for them. I think because of this tie, they would rather critisize digital, rather than actually listening to it(I mean very good examples of it) and coming to a NON emotional conclusion. I have heard analog recording, and digital ones that have moved me. It has always been on a recording by recording basis, not format wide. I am of the opinion that two channel folks love the distortions the format creates, rather than loving the format itself. A good SACD recording has all the benefits of both formats wrap up in one. It sounds pretty close to very quiet analog, without all of the drawbacks of both digital and analog.



Yes, I will hold onto my LP's. Quite honestly, it is my fervent hope that sometime in the future I hold onto them because of either nostalgia or their value on the secondary market, not because their sound is superior. I think those days are coming and, in fact, they may already be here waiting for me to make the leap into multichannel.
This is the most rational statement from a two channel guy I have ever read on this forum. Genius!