"Serge Auckland" wrote


The CD clip exhibits the 'clarity' (lack of noise floor) that is often
associated with CD, but it simply sounds *shouty* to me and the
percussion is brittle when compared with the vinyl. Disregarding
*measurements* for this purpose and using only my ears, once again, I
prefer the vinyl (what new?) by, er, *miles*!! (Oops :-)

Strange isn't it, it's B that sounds "shouty" to me, especially the
roughness with highs.


The bass is also somewhat recessed on the CD version which is what makes it
'shouty' to me, but I've trimmed the clips down:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/SmallMilesA.mp3

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/SmallMilesB.mp3


.....to enable more direct comparisons to be made and, if anything, the CD is
more shouty than ever and completely lacking in 'texture' - by comparison to
the vinyl, which is why I consider CD to be less *natural* and certainly
less 'listenable'!

(I guess one man's 'texture' is another man's *noise*....?? :-)