Whoooooo-weeeeeee we got ourselves a lp vs cd shootout!!!

The reason many old rock albums sound worse on lp vs cd is the original release was of poorer quality for the most part, at the time they were pop.

Not a 100% rule, but mostly. And I've got rerelease cds that sound exactly like they were taped on casettes before burning - yeech.

What we need to hear is a straight one on one between an audiophile recording on lp and a re-release of the same one on quality cd, on similar range players on the same system.

I haven't heard a cd yet that gives that sense of realism I get from my best albums, though some sound quite good. They tend to harshness, in a big way!

lps' have:
Microdirt -
Infinite range (within spec) +
Inexpensive generally (that's GENERALLY - like the pogue I buy handfuls of albums at a time for $.25-2.00, albums I actually like, that includes Ricci on London to Yes on Atco) +
Pain in the neck to handle -

cds' have:
Bit-limited range -
Clean transfer +
More expensive generally -
Easy to handle +


I'm waiting for the next generation cds, many many more bits hopefully, just think -- eq'ing for room (and speaker) deficiences with NO degradation of signal. Could it be true? I hope so. Then us old timers can talk about the day, when men were men and music was lps!

Pete