Quote Originally Posted by Pat D

Of course, I take it that Mr. Garcia and you are really just expressing your preference for vinyl.
Yes. It's always been a preference and no dispute about that. The dispute seems to be WHY we have that preference. He and I are in agreement that (from the article) "vinyl reproduction is still the standard of comparison to home playback as vinyl still comes closest to the absolute sound of live music". Also, red book digital is "crude, emotionally flat and uninvolving". In simple terms, we prefer vinyl because it is closer to the sound of live music and live music is the standard to which we judge recordings and audio gear- in our opinion, of course!

As for your question, I don't really know why the above is so based on the measurements you cited. Perhaps measurements don't correlate to sound. Perhaps the distortions of vinyl are simply less objectionable than those of CD. I have no idea. But as I posted on A/R earlier, if you doubt the superiority of vinyl, check out the 45 RPM reissue of the Fantasy catalog. I have the Bill Evans "Saturday at the Village Vanguard". If you want master tape sound, you'll find it here, not on any CD I've ever heard. Vinyl still reigns supreme, to my ears. I've heard too much live music (jazz) to be anything but a vinylphile. Perhaps it's different with classical which is played (recorded) in a large hall, I don't know. But for the live sound of jazz from a small venue, vinyl is King.