Originally Posted by
Beobloke
The alleged technical superiority of CD is an interesting point as, if you make the right measurements, which are actually more relevant to the levels generally recorded onto CD or vinyl , it is quite possible to obtain distortion measurements from CD that are far worse than vinyl. I’ve done it myself and it’s quite an eye-opener!
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You mean using a signal without dither? Not exactly a real world test. or can you explain some more?
Some distortion measurements here of a 1991 Technics player, nowt wrong with it.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/f...d-player.9964/
Interestingly the owner says he was not impressed by it back in '91 but now thinks it sounds pretty good. I expect his amplification has got better over the years.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.