mjw
pfm Member
....asks this (subjectivist) writer. Enjoy.
http://www.psaudio.com/article/lp-playback-is-it-really-reference-quality/
http://www.psaudio.com/article/lp-playback-is-it-really-reference-quality/
Apart from the annoying and patronizing tone, I didn't see anything there that hasn't been discussed thousands of times (THAT'S RIGHT! THOUSANDS!!)On various forums.
Does he sell isolation or eq products perchance?
Sure. But did he get anything factually wrong?
Do you not think this has some bones?
"6) As someone who has made hundreds of master recordings both 30 IPS analog and digital this needs to be said: The tape master ALWAYS makes the LP sound broken lacking in dynamics, presence & tone. As an example, consider the well-deserved reputation for excellence that Peter McGraths digital master recordings always receive at various audio exhibits.
No turntable at any price can bridge the inherent gap between the master tape and the mastered LP. It is HUGE and that comparison assumes the use of a correctly set-up turntable/phono-stage rig."
Do you not think this has some bones?
"6) As someone who has made hundreds of master recordings – both 30 IPS analog and digital – this needs to be said: The tape master ALWAYS makes the LP sound broken – lacking in dynamics, presence & tone. As an example, consider the well-deserved reputation for excellence that Peter McGrath’s digital master recordings always receive at various audio exhibits.
No turntable – at any price – can bridge the inherent gap between the master tape and the mastered LP. It is HUGE – and that comparison assumes the use of a correctly set-up turntable/phono-stage rig."
As Smith says in the article, some people will not like what he writes, but that is his experience. The gist of it seems to be that most turntables can be set up better. Is that wrong?
He doesn't quote anything based on fact. It's all his own subjective listening.
"no engineering breakthroughs have occurred that significantly reduce inner groove distortion its simply a part of the vinyl LP package"
Are those purely subjective opinions?
That new German system of mastering vinyl removes inner groove distortion.
"So we have two levels of the dreaded EQ, and they may not be accurately EQd for some of our recordings anyway."
"no engineering breakthroughs have occurred that significantly reduce inner groove distortion its simply a part of the vinyl LP package"
Are those purely subjective opinions?