I really don't know why apparently intelligent people give all sorts of
non sequitur answers to my questions about why they actually think vinyl
is ever better. To say the odd example sounds better than a badly mastered
CD from the same source is simply neither here nor there.


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Even the non sequitur answers have dried up! I suspect that is because, when
confronted with irrefutable evidence, they can at least see the futility of
such responses.
I suspect that their preference is based on how their ears and brain
*perceives* the sonic information. Nothing wrong with that as I hope I've
made clear elsewhere. What I find amazing is the total unwillingness to
acknowledge fact and admit that their preference is not, and has nothing to
do with, High Fidelity. In itself, who cares whether they admit it or not.
What I do object to however, is their eagerness to tell less well informed
enquirers that it is Hi-Fi, or at least that it is the better of the bunch,
when they (at least the more intelligent) know that it is demonstrably not
the case. Why would anyone want to do that? Once confronted with fact they
retreat, brush it under the carpet, and wait for the dust to settle. As soon
as the coast is clear, they lay in ambush awaiting the arrival of the next
gullible novice and the cycle is repeated.
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Iain, of course, has an axe to grind since he makes a living out of
supplying/using old technology for those who want it, and good luck to
him, but why the others like a recorded medium that alters and degrades
the original master when better alternatives exist I'll never know.

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(If you are reading this Iain, apologies for misspelling your name earlier.)
Well I guess from a business point of view it makes perfect sense and, like
you, I would say good luck to him.
I can only imagine that this too comes down to perception taking preference
over accuracy and purity - High Fidelity!
If that is what is asked for then give it to them by the shed load. That is
only right and proper. It would also be right and proper to resist the
temptation to make unfounded claims for it. That would be deception plain
and simple.
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Just as a matter of opinion, I've always preferred the distortions that
analogue tape adds to a signal than that of records. Perhaps I'm unduly
sensitive to second harmonic distortion.

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That is how it should be. No outrageous claims. You know what you prefer and
you go for it regardless of the failings and, refreshingly, with a
willingness to acknowledge them.

Paul.
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