Originally posted by FunkyKikuchiyo
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Sorry, nope. You said:
Actually, with the Flex-Able example if you compare the vinyl and CD to the sound of an actual guitar amp and reverb unit, the vinyl sounds a lot closer. The problem isn't that the CD is too accurate or that the vinyl is softening the sound - it simply sounds more realistic. It sounds more like I have a guitar amp sitting in front of me and less like a recording thereof.
What you should have said was you like the way the guitar sounds on vinyl better. That I'll buy. I like the tone of CDs better, and that's a personal preference.
Technically, there is no way the vinyl is more accurate to the original.
In my first post I also noted that Zappa managed to avoid these problems completely with his CD adventures. Amazingly, his records and CDs sound almost identical, besides the obvious giveaways like the pop & crackle and flutter of the vinyl. So, I haven't been arguing vinyl's superiority... just that certain things are being overlooked in today's market. When I got a vinyl copy of Joe's Garage I expected the flange on Watermelon in Easter Hay to be far more lush as I would have expected based on other vinyl pieces I'd acquired around the same time, and was astounded to find they were more or less identical.
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