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Post by julesd68 on Nov 16, 2015 19:20:25 GMT
All of my music buying, whether classical or other, is vinyl based as you've probably guessed by now ...  But that's just me - what I'd like to ask esteemed forum members, is what format you use for listening to classical music and why - is there something about classical music that makes you choose one format over another, or is it nothing to do with the genre of music? I remember back in the 80's, classical music lovers were some of the first to take up the compact disc format. I wonder how many of those early digital adopters still listen digitally or have gone back to vinyl ... I totally understand people who want a totally silent 'background' to quiet passages of music but of course our emotional connection to the music is about more than that ... So what motivates your choice of format? |
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 16, 2015 20:25:18 GMT
It has to be digital for me. CD and now streaming.
While I have a fairly decent LP rig and a couple hundred good condition classical LPs, I'd quite happily ditch the lot.
It's the background noise thing, there are just too many important silences and quiet bits in classical. To hear unexpected noise is too distracting and, tbh, bloody annoying.
Bah!
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Post by MartinT on Nov 17, 2015 6:46:48 GMT
Digital for me too, for the same reason as Jerry. I only buy classical on CD or SACD now and prefer the dead quiet backgrounds. I do have a fairly large collection of classical vinyl but I won't be adding to it any more.
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Post by Guest on Nov 18, 2015 14:45:39 GMT
I would say Analogue, as I feel it is just more musical.
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 18, 2015 16:03:55 GMT
For me too, which is why I am willing to forgive a very small amount of surface noise on my vinyl - I try to buy very carefully ...
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Post by zippy on Nov 18, 2015 17:43:13 GMT
.. and I'm firmly in the digital camp and have been so since the advent of the cd transport and DAC separates.
Initially this was because of the lack of snap, crackle and pop that you often get with analogue (especially on classical) but after a short time, digital sounded more 'real' to me, and playing vinyl on my LP12 just sounded 'wrong'.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 18, 2015 21:11:00 GMT
Guest - digital done well can be very musical indeed. zippy - the LP12 is not very tonally neutral and, dare I say it, not a great choice for classical.
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 18, 2015 23:22:21 GMT
ah, I still need to experience an LP12 to hear what all the fuss is about, good or bad ...
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Post by Guest on Nov 19, 2015 11:34:13 GMT
Guest - digital done well can be very musical indeed. zippy - the LP12 is not very tonally neutral and, dare I say it, not a great choice for classical. I'm sure it can, but the amount of 'fiddling' you have to do to get it so, puts me off. On my current system analogue sings while digital shouts. chrisletts - I particularly enjoy classical on LP it is more fluid and less brittle. |
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Post by Guest on Nov 19, 2015 11:35:18 GMT
ah, I still need to experience an LP12 to hear what all the fuss is about, good or bad ... The LP12 is a very dull and highly overrated turntable. Go for Elite, rega or Mitchel |
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 19, 2015 13:54:50 GMT
I wouldn’t swap my turntable for any of the above.
But I think one has a duty to listen to an LP12 such is its ‘marmite’ character.
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Post by zippy on Nov 27, 2015 9:15:24 GMT
Note that I'm talking back in the 90's when I moved from LP to CD and at that time I don't believe there was much serious competition to the LP12 at the same price.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 27, 2015 10:39:12 GMT
I particularly enjoy classical on LP it is more fluid and less brittle. Admittedly it requires some investment in digital, but not as much as you might think. I can achieve an entirely engaging, fluid and non-brittle sound with a Blu-ray transport feeding a modified Caiman-II DAC. That's something that just a few years ago required several £k in expenditure and now you can do it for £190 plus some parts and effort and a transport that you probably already have lying around. |
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