"Ray Keattch" wrote in message ...

If it were more lifelike than CD then it would be able to imitate live
sounds better. This it certainly can't, in any test you care to try
where
direct comparison, rather than your poor hearing memory, is involved.

Whatever you do, make sure you give enough time for your ears to 'de-tune'
from one format, before listening to the other.

Both the CD and vinyl will sound pretty dire when you swap!

However, vinyl vs CD is not the issue here. The claim is that "in any test you
care to try", CD sounds more like the live original.

I'd love to try this test, especially as I've experienced vinyl creating a better
illusion of a live sound than CDs. However, as far as I know the test is
impossible. I have to hear a live sound, have it recorded and pressed to
vinyl and also made into a CD. Then I have to remember the live sound
while doing the experiment; or repeat the live sound if it is repeatable.

Thus, "in any test you care to try" is deceptive - I care to try the test, but
I cannot.

Tim