29-02-2004, 08:41 PM
Quote:Originally posted by spam
The sample rate of modern CD players allows them to play frequencies well outside human hearing...so the argument would hold true that cd sound can be "felt" too. Earlier models may not have sounded as good but if you listen to somebody like Eric Clapton playing Layla on a DDD recording you are going to hear clarity probably impossible with a stylus,
The same arguments are heard for valve vs transistor amplifiers,
Flat sound or filtered.....each to their own...what sounds good for one does not necessarily hold good for another. What location is good for one system is not good for another.....even the characteristics of the human ear vary from person to person so it really boils down to a matter of personal taste and most people will not be able to hear the difference between a £200 and a £1000 turntable.
More than likely true, what I quoted was from way back when, when CD players were relatively new
As for hearing the quality difference, doesn't it all boil down to the quality of the speakers in the end ? After all they are the final link of the output and are always analogue....
Heard some great speakers two weekends ago at a sound and vision trade fair... I think they were made by Linn, but at a cost of £32 000 (not sure if that is each or for the pair) they are definetely not worth it....
Like you say it all boils down to personal taste and shape of your ear...