Vinyl Vs Dac

We compare the sound quality of analog vinyl vs digital audio cd flac on a 100k stereo setup.

Vinyl vs dac.

Take a look at the graph below. Technically cd deliver good bass midrange treble but the vinyl deliver sound more live. I ve got a violectric v800 dac yup i m a violectric fanboy. Digital is also excellent at 96k or even 48k if played through a well conceived dac and computer and above all is convenient.

Project debut carbon schiit mani phono stage set 300b tube amp spendor 3 5 i listened eva cassidy album songbird cd and vinyl. The analog format stokes the passions of many music lovers and it s an enjoyable experience. That question depends entirely who you ask. Squeezebox touch audiolab m dac set 300b tube amp spendor 3 5 analog.

I could simply tell you how the turntable s output shot through the vinnie rossi lio s phono stage came up short on dynamics and clarity compared to digital files fired through its dac. We set out to make a phono stage without any practical limits. The m6 vinyl was a labour of love for mf. If you ask me it s just like trying to figure out how you want your pizza.

But is it better than digital music. We love phono and relished in pure joy of designing a product of our dreams. Check out our listening results. Original sound is analog by definition.

The results may surprise you as they did us. Maybe with the best dac in the world digital would sound better again. Vinyl is often sonically better with a well set up tt a good recording and mastered and pressed properly simply because there is less being done to the sound tinned fruit vs fresh fruit. The same track on vinyl.

3 maybe the problem is my dac. Currently i use digital system and analog vinyl. As long as you re using quality ingredients you re not going to be disappointed with your meal. A vinyl record is an analog recording and cds and dvds are digital recordings.

See our youtube debate. So it s true that my vinyl frontend cost more than my digital frontend.