Keith G wrote:

"David Looser" wrote

It is certainly the case that the difference between a cheap and an
expensive record player is far more significant than that between a cheap
and an expensive CD player. But even the very best record player cannot
sound better than the master tape, and since a competently mastered CD
sounds essentially identical to the master tape.....

David, all that mastertape horse**** was dealt and dispensed with in here
years ago - here's a hint: If you don't *know*, don't guess....

What 'master tape' horse**** is this ?

Graham