Tidal is ****ing brilliant.Viduka Hits The Mark wrote:Rig. Not having had a record player since I sold my Technics SL1800 many years ago. How would you say a Flac file compares in quality against a vinyl of the same tune? And have you tried any of the premium music streaming services such as Tidal?
I think I said in another thread I went to a hifi night recently where they had a £500k system set up.
I kid you not.
They played vinyl and I was a bit underwhelmed as my own system kicks ass and there is the law of diminishing returns to consider with these things, but when they switched to Tidal everybody in the room was blown away, including my mate who ONLY plays vinyl.
He now owns a streamer
FLAC is great. MP3 is already dead in hifi circles. I still use them, but the majority of my digi files are ripped from my own CD collection and are WMA files, which is better quality.
I've got a mate who's gone fully digital and owns no media at all anymore, preferring the Spotify Premium streaming service.
It's good, but he only plays through a soundbar and I can't abide them. The quality is EXCELLENT but it's only from ONE SPEAKER and we have TWO EARS !!!
It needs to be in stereo so you get the soundstage in front of you.
Your local (proper) hifi dealer should be able to demo you Tidal.
It's worth it, believe me, even on a budget system.
To answer your original question, I would actually say that the digital file will probably surpass the sound of vinyl for the average/casual listener as it's so clean and tight. Some say too clinical and it doesn't have the "warmth" of vinyl - some talk bollocks.
I like a clear sound, vinyl or digital.
Pound for pound, on an average system CD, radio (FM or digital) and FLAC/MP3 will sound better than a limited turntable playing a crap recording.