On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:21:48 -0800, William Sommerwerck wrote:
Anyone who worked in the recording industry when vinyl was the main replay
medium knows that the end result was frequently disappointment after the
master tape. And was likely not that happy with that analogue master tape
either, compared to what he heard during the recording. Good digital when
it arrived was a revelation. Of course that's not to say vinyl didn't give
- and continues to give - pleasure. But things move on. Sadly in the wrong
direction with the dreadful mastering of many current recordings.

There are plenty of lousy-sounding digital recordings -- too many mic poorly
placed, and too much electronics between the mic and the recorder.

That they were digital is irrelevent.