I have no real preference between vinyl or cd. My Cd's are clean & convenient and my vinyl is music full of memories.
At the weekend I bought an LP from a charity shop ~ Frank Sinatra & the Count Basie Orchestra ( on Valiant label VS144 ). The missus loves the big band sound. Cost me £1
What came out of the speakers when I got it home just blew me away
Not the performance. The production !!! What did they know in 1963 that modern producers have forgotten ?
The drummer was almost "visible", the piano was, I kid you not, about 5 feet to the left of the left speaker. Nothing I have heard has ever portrayed a soundstage that wide. Sinatra was just right of centre and you could follow him as he moved across to the piano on one track. He was standing next to my turntable ! Everything was in it's own space.
I have over 300 CD's. Lots of different genres. Diana Krall, Melody Gardot, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Anna Netrebko, Sparks, Yael Naim etc.
None of them can hold a candle to the production and imagery on a 50 year old bit of vinyl. What happened ?
At the weekend I bought an LP from a charity shop ~ Frank Sinatra & the Count Basie Orchestra ( on Valiant label VS144 ). The missus loves the big band sound. Cost me £1
What came out of the speakers when I got it home just blew me away
Not the performance. The production !!! What did they know in 1963 that modern producers have forgotten ?
The drummer was almost "visible", the piano was, I kid you not, about 5 feet to the left of the left speaker. Nothing I have heard has ever portrayed a soundstage that wide. Sinatra was just right of centre and you could follow him as he moved across to the piano on one track. He was standing next to my turntable ! Everything was in it's own space.
I have over 300 CD's. Lots of different genres. Diana Krall, Melody Gardot, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Anna Netrebko, Sparks, Yael Naim etc.
None of them can hold a candle to the production and imagery on a 50 year old bit of vinyl. What happened ?