Sunderpalanivel
Active Member
Hi Guys,
Today I went to a Hi Fi shop and the guy was very friendly and the moment I spoke to him about my wish to step in to the Vinyl world I could see his face lighting up :lol: looks like he is a big fan of Vinyl. So he asked me to come back after one hour so that he could arrange some demo.
I went back after an hour and boy he has arranged a demo to show me all the possible combinations. Audio from high end blue ray player (Cambridge Audio) VS similarly priced CD Player (Rega Appolo) vs Rega RP1 Turntable VS Rega RP3 Turntble (With and without external power supply)
Despite being a high end Bluray Player , Cambridge Audio faded away almost immediately, Rega Dedicated CD player sounded much better and came at 3rd, Rega RP1 (All hell broke loose ) My god, I could not believe Vinyls are so much better than CD, it sounded louder , fuller, smother , much better controlled , much better imaging , what not, Vinyl won it hands down, and then finally higher end RP3, that definitely sounded much better than the entry level Vinyl. Despite the crackle sound at times, Vinyl is much more lively , real and soulful. I have read contradicting opinion about the CD and Vinyl SQ, but for the first time I saw it for myself and I must admin, regardless of whether Vinyl sounds better, it definitely sounds different , so I think its just the matter of taste (If one like the way CD sounds or the Vinyl) I definitely liked Vinyl. Also one important thing to note is all the above were played through same amp.
So whats next ? :yahoo: I want to set up a Turntable now :clapping:
Today I went to a Hi Fi shop and the guy was very friendly and the moment I spoke to him about my wish to step in to the Vinyl world I could see his face lighting up :lol: looks like he is a big fan of Vinyl. So he asked me to come back after one hour so that he could arrange some demo.
I went back after an hour and boy he has arranged a demo to show me all the possible combinations. Audio from high end blue ray player (Cambridge Audio) VS similarly priced CD Player (Rega Appolo) vs Rega RP1 Turntable VS Rega RP3 Turntble (With and without external power supply)
Despite being a high end Bluray Player , Cambridge Audio faded away almost immediately, Rega Dedicated CD player sounded much better and came at 3rd, Rega RP1 (All hell broke loose ) My god, I could not believe Vinyls are so much better than CD, it sounded louder , fuller, smother , much better controlled , much better imaging , what not, Vinyl won it hands down, and then finally higher end RP3, that definitely sounded much better than the entry level Vinyl. Despite the crackle sound at times, Vinyl is much more lively , real and soulful. I have read contradicting opinion about the CD and Vinyl SQ, but for the first time I saw it for myself and I must admin, regardless of whether Vinyl sounds better, it definitely sounds different , so I think its just the matter of taste (If one like the way CD sounds or the Vinyl) I definitely liked Vinyl. Also one important thing to note is all the above were played through same amp.
So whats next ? :yahoo: I want to set up a Turntable now :clapping:
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