[Heeplist] Analog music recording

[Heepfan1]

You're right, Iain;  everyone has an opinion.  I believe that one should enjoy whatever method of delivery.  For me,vinyl sounds much better than digital on a high end system but only on a high end recording and only for acoustic instruments, particularly in an orchestra were there is so much more dynamic range and bandwidth. On rock, I typically have not been able to notice enough of a difference to invest in a high end turntable. If I was a big classical music fan I would already have purchased the necessary turntable to go with my pretty good sound system. 

That being said, analog recordings sound warmer and slightly less etched.  This is due mainly to the even-ordered distortion harmonics artifacts that are created by tube amplifiers.  Digital distortion is odd-ordered which sounds slightly more harsh.  But, again, to each his own.  I am just mentioning why many people prefer analog or digital... all of the time. 

Ed


-----Original Message-----
>From: Iain Barnes <i.barnes3 at ntlworld.com>
>Sent: Jul 26, 2014 2:34 PM
>To: Igor Shveitser <zlenko_iv at mail.ru>, "Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)" <heeplist at travellersintime.com>
>Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Analog music recording
>
>The analogue digital debate always divides opinions.  For me the sound isn't 
>a massive thing simply because I can enjoy music on whatever it is played. 
>That may stem from I've never been able to buy high end equipment to really 
>notice the difference.  Saying that I still prefer to play vinyl if possible 
>simply because I like the whole package of having to get the record and take 
>it out of the sleeve and actually set in motion.  I like the big cover and 
>that smell, i guess it reminds me of my childhood when music seemed more 
>exciting upon discovery.  I look at album covers and may read the notes 
>whereas on CDs I very rarely do, infact with CDs I never play them.  I 
>usually rip them and add to computer and my trusty ipod.  My ipod is my 
>lifeline when out and about.  I play music on my ipod more than any other 
>format so you will never find me slating digital recordings.
>
>Iain
>
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Igor Shveitser
>Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 4:48 PM
>To: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)
>Subject: [Heeplist] Analog music recording
>
>I do 100% agree with Don on that,   and partially that is the reason for not 
>really loving most of the modern music Heep-related inclusive. The character 
>is different. I think, it was mid 80-s when classic rock was crucially 
>damaged by the way of recording and since then it only gets worse soundwise. 
>However, some albums are ok sounding to me. If we are still talking about 
>modern UH, Pip Williams' job was as close as they could get to quality 
>classic sound. The rest is tolerable, perhaps younger men will even rate it 
>higher than the 70-s LPs - for me it is simply not the case. Modern vinyls 
>make a little sense since everything is digital in studio but I do buy them 
>more willingly - form-factor means something as well as the fact that we 
>aren't limited here to kilobytes or any bytes at all as it is with CDs or 
>mp3s.
>Cheers, Igor
>
>
>-- 
>Igor Shveytser
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