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I'm no expert and collect records primarily for the cover art and nostalgia. There is a charm to taking out the record from its sleeve, placing it on the turntable, and seeing the needle go down. Depending on the condition of the record and the maintenance of the turntable, the sound will have slight distortions, adding to that nostalgic charm. Digital sound is meant to be much cleaner, but my hearing is not good enough to tell a major difference between a CD and a new digitally-remastered LP.
On a side note, I got the NTTD "gold" double LP as a gift, and am a bit disappointed at the lack of anything special about the package (other than the translucent gold records). The Skyfall album had a big Bond pop-out. Still, it feels amazing putting on Zimmer's score.
CD should offer better quality from a technical point of view. You'll get less interference from hissing and turntable rumble, etc – the drawbacks of vinyl. But there will be those that will say that vinyl offers warmer, purer sound.
There are a lot of things to take into consideration for sure. I can only speak from experience with my own setup and equipment, where CD and vinyl don't sound that different at all – with the exception that vinyl might experience some additional background noice. I think the sound is a bit warmer playing vinyl though, and I'm partial to that kind of sound.
Might also add that I play music through a 70's stereo setup when listening to CD/vinyl, where only the CD player is from another decade (early 90's). I imagine more modern stereo setups will be more revealing as far as sound quality goes.
I realize this might be a difficult question to answer with words, but I've read the term 'warmer' used a few times to explain the vinyl sound quality. What does that mean?
Think of a wine that tastes more "rounded".
People will no doubt have different opinions and descriptions of what "warm" sound is, but to me it's the noticeable presence of more bass, whereas the higher sounds are a bit more subdued. The sound may therefore feel a bit "coloured" compared to a stereo setup that's more neutral or bright.
That's actually very descriptive. I understand it perfectly.
One track that always stuck in my mind was the theme to CR67, that was fantastic on vinyl.
As Shakespeare put it in Twelfth Night, "If music be the food of love, play on" :)
Very interesting. I haven't read that particular play. (Nor seen Shakespeare performed, for that matter.)
Nor have I though I know the quote. Through my schooling and university I've read Macbeth, A Winter's Tale, Measure for Measure and The Tempest. I enjoyed Macbeth best as it felt the most dramatic and I think we looked at it the most in-depth. I have seen Shakespeare performed live in a sense as in 1999 the Box Clever touring theatre company came to my secondary school and performed The Merchant of Venice in front of us in a physical display not on the stage but in the sports hall. I recall them vaulting over the gym hotse at various points. I think there were only two of then and they played the various roles in the play. I recall they picked a pupil from the audience to play Shylock and he had to keep saying, "I want my bond." That part really stuck in my head for obvious enough reasons! 🎭