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<!-- #thumb --> <p>Yesterday’s post surely got some of you riled up and perhaps I got a little carried away with my “emotional attachment” comment – no, not perhaps, definitely. *It is very system dependent – and as several of you have correctly pointed out, including my friend Michael Fremer, my turntable system and methodology doesn’t come close to matching that of the digital system.</p>
<p>But some good questions came up and I want to touch on those. *Several of you pointed out to me that the size of my vinyl library is small, relative to that of my CD and high resolution collection. *Thus I have a rather limited selection of vinyl from which to make a proper judgment. *I couldn’t agree more.</p>
<p>My good friend Josh at Music Direct has been helping me acquire a bigger library and kindly sends me releases he thinks I’ll like – many from their Mobile Fidelity label – and to be honest some of these are just stunning. *I just got the Frank Sinatra collection and that’s awesome.</p>
<p>Should any of you have suggestions of what vinyl I should be playing to discover what many of my readers feel – that vinyl is by far the superior musical medium – bring it on. *Nothing has yet convinced me of this but I am more than open to the idea. *I just love hearing new and wonderful music that thrills and excites, regardless of the medium.</p>
<p>But I should tell you that as predicted, the double edged sword nature of a system like the big IRS is that it shows everything connected to it or played on it – for better or for worse. *So sensitive and clear is this system that even the smallest change to the setup can be instantly heard. *It’s shown me a few surprising things: just HOW good the PerfectWave products are when it comes to digital playback – I was nervous that perhaps they might not live up to this level of exposure – but I was pleasantly surprised. *Cable lengths are more critical than ever – the difference between a 2 meter HDMI cable vs. a 1 meter is immediately obvious – the shorter cable winning out handily.</p>
<p>But the biggest surprise of all is still vinyl. *I figured this system was designed on vinyl – this system was optimized for vinyl – and yet vinyl is definitely the weaker medium when compared to high resolution audio.</p>
<p>Suggestions as to how to change my mind are most welcome.</p>
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<p>But some good questions came up and I want to touch on those. *Several of you pointed out to me that the size of my vinyl library is small, relative to that of my CD and high resolution collection. *Thus I have a rather limited selection of vinyl from which to make a proper judgment. *I couldn’t agree more.</p>
<p>My good friend Josh at Music Direct has been helping me acquire a bigger library and kindly sends me releases he thinks I’ll like – many from their Mobile Fidelity label – and to be honest some of these are just stunning. *I just got the Frank Sinatra collection and that’s awesome.</p>
<p>Should any of you have suggestions of what vinyl I should be playing to discover what many of my readers feel – that vinyl is by far the superior musical medium – bring it on. *Nothing has yet convinced me of this but I am more than open to the idea. *I just love hearing new and wonderful music that thrills and excites, regardless of the medium.</p>
<p>But I should tell you that as predicted, the double edged sword nature of a system like the big IRS is that it shows everything connected to it or played on it – for better or for worse. *So sensitive and clear is this system that even the smallest change to the setup can be instantly heard. *It’s shown me a few surprising things: just HOW good the PerfectWave products are when it comes to digital playback – I was nervous that perhaps they might not live up to this level of exposure – but I was pleasantly surprised. *Cable lengths are more critical than ever – the difference between a 2 meter HDMI cable vs. a 1 meter is immediately obvious – the shorter cable winning out handily.</p>
<p>But the biggest surprise of all is still vinyl. *I figured this system was designed on vinyl – this system was optimized for vinyl – and yet vinyl is definitely the weaker medium when compared to high resolution audio.</p>
<p>Suggestions as to how to change my mind are most welcome.</p>
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