Of course you hear nuances on vinyl that you won't hear on CD - or
rather you would hear on CD if you ran it through a compressor the way
it has been for the vinyl version.

that's a good point

But what do you say to the artist and producer who have striven to make their
sound as perfect as they can on CD? We are still here in the land of the
subjective "prefer" masquerading as the objective "better", you see.

I'm not following you here. I think we can assume that artists and producers
strive for perfection in broad terms. But valve equipment is used in the shape
of mics, 19" rackmount gear and even mastering and playback amps (rarely, but
Tim de P is one). Wouldn't it be more correct to say "producers use whatever
gear they find gives them the "best" sound they can get". Can't we leave this
choice to the producers in question without second guessing what they 'ought'
to use?

=== Andy Evans ===
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