As my Half Speed Master of Aqualung wins hands down to the CD "version".
John
Denton Taylor wrote:
> >>As for LP versus CD... I've made enough live recordings to know that,
> generally speaking, digital recorders are more accurate than analog
> recorders, and that CDs or tape recordings (especially open-reel)
> usually sound more like the master tapes from which they are derived
> than LPs do. (This is easily demonstrated by comparing an LP with the CD
> derived from the same tape. I've done it.) >>
>
> So have I, and generally speaking, that would certainly be different than
> my experience. As one example, I just compared the DCC 180g LP pressing of
> 'The Doors' with a CD counterpart, and there's a huge difference in favor
> of the LP.
>
> >>The LP is not a bad recording medium, but it's a terrible playback
> medium, and it needs expensive technology to get really good sound out of
> it. >>
>
> Agreed. Those clicks and pops are a grim reminder.
>
> Denton
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