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Originally Posted by industri_studios
I'm vinyl/MP3 combination.
If I'm not doing the laptop/iPod thing, I tend towards vinyl (better sound, but less convenient).
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If comparing CD (or MP3 properly compressed at 320Kbps from CD) and Vinyl, that isn't true:
http://www.magneticmag.com/2012/07/t...miles-showell/
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index....hs_%28Vinyl%29
The very first time you play a vinyl, the grooves are no longer pristine (and thus the audio image is no longer true to the mater recording). The more you play it, the worse it gets. How quickly that happens depends on your needle
What really sucks, though, is some albums will get two completely different masterings. One for CD that is compressed to all hell for the laymen car listener and looses all detail and one for vinyl that isn't, but is then put on a medium that inherently looses quality and detail over time.
I'm fairly positive that the UW discs aren't ones that are compressed (see discussion over volume of dubno, STitI, BF). For a great example of the difference between a compressed mastering and a not compressed mastering read up on Metallica's Death Magnetic. Fans were aghast when the version released on Guitar Hero (!!!) was mastered and sounded quite a bit better than the CD version:
All that said, I'm currently in the market for a turntable. It definitely has a pleasing aesthetic and there's albums and specific masterings of albums you can't get on CD or digitally. When I get a turntable, though, it'll be a single play to make a lossless rip and then shelving for archival (just like my CDs!).