From a fidelity standpoint, considering the Downward Spiral was recorded entirely in the digital domain, what benefits would a vinyl copy have versus the SACD stereo remaster?
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From a fidelity standpoint, considering the Downward Spiral was recorded entirely in the digital domain, what benefits would a vinyl copy have versus the SACD stereo remaster?
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None. But if you want original master (which many people prefer) (I'm not one of them), then you'd have to go original vinyl.Originally Posted by Leviathant
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except the track splits on the vinyl are messed up, because it wasn't overseen by trent (or, apparently, anyone who knew what they were doing). i don't even know if it was properly mastered for vinyl...but i hope so.
i'm gonna have to agree that the SACD would be the way to go.
bastard from blue city
indeed, it's not even worth listening to a vinyl copy at this point, imo.
also, if we're making the fidelity argument against vinyl for a digital recording, don't bother with the SACD either — it was recorded at 24bit/44.1kHz, so you're not getting any benefits from that being rescanned into 1bit/2.8MHz SACD anyway. even the DVD-A is buffed up to 48kHz.
(same story with the TGWTDT soundtrack — it was recorded in 24/48 but the hi-res files are at 24/96 because they were mastered that high. sometimes it makes a difference... for TDS, i'm not sure if the higher mastering fidelity would have done much. it's more about the quality of the mastering than the delivery method in its case.)
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