I stick to streaming 100%... Not because I think it is the best format for me, but because of budget constraints... I don't have the money to use multiple formats/sources, optimize them to a satisfactory level and pay for the 'software' costs... Instead I try to optimize my streaming setup within the constraints of my budget... (and am happy with what I manage to achieve ;-))
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
And what you can achieve with any size budget, with focus and passion...can go a long way in achieving amazing results. Thanks for watching and sharing in this hobby with us, Dennis! 👌🎼💯✨
@Phil_f8andbethere Жыл бұрын
I think you nailed it - each format has advantages and disadvantages. I've got all 4 too, but don't use cassettes any more, love vinyl the most, then streaming for the ability to put playlists together, download CD quality to phone and for discovering new music. I hardly play CD's now, but do have a transport for when the mood takes me. Vinyl will always be my source of choice if I had to choose one.
@vpconcepts9838 Жыл бұрын
Right on! Thanks for watching my friend. 👌💯🎼✨
@joz411no82 жыл бұрын
I applaud your openminded approach to music formats. Embracing the benefit of high quality sound regardless of format is, in my opinion, the best way. But I suppose our stubbornness to welcome other formats is equal to our stubbornness to embrace other musical genres or the equipment we use to listen to it all with.
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Well said! 🙏🏻💯🎼✨
@matthewtodd38792 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, I still love all my old Minidisc s and my recordable Sony minidisc , sounds fantastic
@budgetaudiophilelife-long54612 жыл бұрын
🤗👍 PAUL…WE LOVE ❤️ YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND KNOWLEDGE…WE HAVE LIVED THROUGH ALL THE FORMATS AND YOU DESCRIBED THEM PRETTY WELL…BUT….and there are buts ..losing a vinyl because it’s scratched…having your favorite cassette (that you can’t replace) or your cassette get damaged by the ☀️ sun …it’s heartbreaking 💔…so far I have about 400 CDS 💿 and I have lost a few 🥹 but it’s easy to use them…and streaming is great 👍 with APPLE MUSIC QUALITY AND CONVENIENCE…AND with my system I can hear 👂 the details and I enjoy the different types of media.. and people like you have enabled us to enjoy them and you do all the work 🤗😎👍…which for you is NOT WORK AT ALL... but A JOY .. AND IT REALLY GREAT YOU CAN ENJOY IT ALL,110 %at your convenience 👊👊 🤗💚💚💚
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
All claims and observations thereof, were based solely upon the rights and responsibilities of said owner of such media content, as to adhere to the policy of taking care of your own objects of purchase. 😂👌💯🎼✨
@mcintoshkid Жыл бұрын
i like every format,because each one gives me the satisfaction to listen music. i got cassettes or cds that sounds better than the same album on vinyl,i got sacd that sounds horrible and some amazing,i got mofi one step records who sounds suberb, and some not. so for me i enjoy music ,and my high end stereo system helps me with that.
@vpconcepts9838 Жыл бұрын
Agreed my friend! 👊💯🎼🏆✨
@ajay555562 жыл бұрын
I got lucky and procured 100 blank mofi gold cdrs. That with the auralic enhancer(thanks to your video on it) significantly improves the cd sound. I do have a much more pricier vinyl setup but I tend to listen to both equally. Though with my gold cdr I get the fast rhythm of cd with smooth and rounded highs and lows.
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Damn, That's awesome AJ! Long live our hobby brother. 👊💯🎼🏆✨
@knockshinnoch1950 Жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right! It's about what works best for YOU the listener, your ears, your room and your equipment and choice of format at any given moment. You are 100% correct when it comes to the official pre recorded cassette version of an album- they have always been terrible and quite frankly lo-fi. I started my vinyl collection as a kid back in the early 70s buying 45s with my pocket money and like loads of kids I recorded the UK Top 30 on a Sunday afternoon from the BBC Radio2 FM broadcast. Cassette was a terrific format for its time and opened up a whole host of opportunities. Me and my best friend used to record our own "radio show" using 2 turntables a home made rudimentary mixer and mic into a cassette player- we had hours of fun! Of course tape snafu's were fairly common and I remember spending ages spooling tangled tape back into the cartridge and cutting and splicing defects. The emotional investment in building your personalised system and collecting music in whatever format is therapeutic - almost equal to the ritual of listening to the music whether on the go or active listening at home. Love your channel
@vpconcepts9838 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Moutton! Ritual is the right word with hard media! We have to keep it alive! 😉👊💯🎼✨
@larryhazelwood54918 ай бұрын
A cassette deck with dbx noise reduction beats vinyl and equals cd for dynamic range.
@nathanjones40392 жыл бұрын
Greetings from your neighbor in the Willamette Valley, beautiful weekend we’re having in the Northwest. Have you considered reel to reel as a format you’re interested in? I appreciate your opinion on the formats, I think you nailed it, they each have their benefits and downfalls. My personal favorite is SACD, as long as the source material was mixed and mastered properly.
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Hi Nathan! Thanks for saying hello. Man today was sooo nice! Reel to reel is mighty cumbersome in equipment, storage, and in cost per album. But you can never say never right?! 🤣👊💯🎼✨
@uccelino2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for a great tour of your system, and your thoughts on formats. - I grew up with vinyl and cassettes, but I was always bothered with the cassette either degrading over time and/or the occasional, and much feared cassette-spaghetti. - Then the CD entered and I got pretty excited about that format. After years of collecting I’ve got 10Ks of CDs, but only 1K of vinyl. But I’ve never stoped playing my LPs. I really love them, and has just one instance of actual dammage to an LP. Still after I got my PS Audio PW transport and the PS Audio DS Dac, my CDs and (about 1K of SACDs) has got a new life. I sold my Electrocompaniet CD 1 Up for a (tube output stage) AMR CD-777SE and never regretted that. So for me CDs and LPs, because I buy a lot direct from the musicians and/or the record company, and I really love to hold the physical formats, read through them, get them autographed or with concert tickets layed in the sleeves. Also I sometimes take notes on the performances and put them into the CD-booklets or LP-skeves. Makes it fun to revisit the recordings over and over. - Take care, and I’m looking forward to the surprise you have waiting for us.
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Nothing replacing physical media! Thanks so much for watching Uccelino! 👌🎼💯✨
@jabensergei Жыл бұрын
Wonder if you ever recorded from vinyl to your cassette? Of course, it will transfer all those pop ups / clicks, but just for the fun and experiment reason. Vinyl, if done right, not compressed as CD, more even when you have HQ AAA recordings. Most modern pressed vinyl are digital remastered and thats where the expirience of mastering engineer is crusual. Besides, quality of used digital file to cut the lacquer is also very important. But to leave all this talk behind, agree, cassette and of course tapes, has that organic, natural and silky touch that other formats are missing, which you obviously like at most. In the past in my young years we used to recording vinyl to cassettes and it was pretty great.
@vpconcepts9838 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely thought about it. I do have a couple records that are almost dead quiet. Food for thought! Thank you for watching! 👌🎼✨
@tonesbones5022 жыл бұрын
Great vid, thanks. Vinyl is treated like an instrument because it is an instrument. Without the love you wouldn't be driven to do the care. I do CD, Vinyl and stream from my phone straight to my preamp. CD via coaxial to my Michi P5 is seriously good. Vinyl is also amazing but smoother.
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Nice to see another music lover giving time to all the formats. Thanks for keeping our hobby alive! 👊💯🎼✨🥰
@DJ_BROBOT2 жыл бұрын
for me, I want to go down the reel to reel or DAT format wormhole...for CDs and Cassettes, I had a gigantic collection that I lost years back and I dont want to sink funds into rebuilding that format all over again. I rather sink that money into more gear in my chain, though I'd like too. And you are a real one...I also am a fan of deep and soulful house, along with Acid Jazz...thats a great late night vibe with a good cigar and rum at night! Cheers from a fellow PNW audiophile bro.
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
I feel ya on the CD's. I try to collect the special discs like SACD, HMCD, XRCD etc.. Reel to real is just to bloody expensive, $600 for an album? Makes my cassette deck a bargain, lol. Thanks for watching brother! GO HAWKS! 👊💯🎼✨
@johnhovanec62402 жыл бұрын
Hi Paul 👋 I'm using a vintage krell MD 10 cd transport, it has jaw dropping dynamics, the noise floor is ridiculously low,it's 25 years old and still ticking, I think cd is the best format for me,also you forgot to mention reel to reel master tape,take care and happy listening 🎶
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Krell is great! And I didn't forget R2R, it's because I don't have it in my system to fairly give my perspective on. Plus cassette and R2R are both magnetic tape so I felt it was close enough, lol 😂🤷♂️🎼✨
@johnhovanec62402 жыл бұрын
I guess technically it's analog cause I'm using a digital to analog converter but still it's awesome.
@Harjawaldar Жыл бұрын
CDs for me: - cheap and convenient, especially compared to vinyl - great sound compared to streaming, even tidal hifi is a considerably worse compared to it on my setup - still get something physical with liner notes, lyrics, art, photos
@vpconcepts9838 Жыл бұрын
I 100% agree with your perspective on CD. Check out this CD treatment. I did a video on it here on my channel. I can't listen to an untreated cd anymore, lol. 👌💯🎼✨ www.thecableco.com/auric-illuminator.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwj7CZBhDHARIsAPPWv3dnReZneo7oLOrP0ylpBzw0TlKeESSR9fLBsHVArfIDD7h0zIv54B8aApFkEALw_wcB
@ThePittsburghToddy2 жыл бұрын
I rarely listen to vinyl or cassette anymore.
@Ricky-cl5bu2 жыл бұрын
You have to spend a lot of money on vinyl to get good sound compared to streaming and a dac
@DorianPaige00 Жыл бұрын
There is no "cd enhancer". There is no "digital glare." There's probably some added compression when you transfer from a cd to a cassette. You said you don't like factory made cassettes so you're taking recordings from Lp or cd. I did notice the cassettes I made off of the radio sounded better than store bought cassettes. Compression from FM radio was the reason as the instruments moved to the front and their virtually no fade. There's a reason why engineers and broadcasters use compression and gain. Think of it not as chopping off the highs and chopping off the lows but as highlighting those spots in between where the music lays.
@vpconcepts9838 Жыл бұрын
Not my experience using the Auric Illuminator product, for sure a huge improvement! Thanks for the feedback & for watching Autumn! 👌🎼✨
@DorianPaige00 Жыл бұрын
@@vpconcepts9838 Techmoan just did a similar video but his product was a buzz saw that cut a 36% angel into the edge of the disc. You'd put the cd on a spinner and a razor blade would be brought in to shave the angel. They also recommended the pen which at one time was green but now is black. The apparent goal is to limit error correction which somehow by their theory distorts the sound. Techmoan treated both identical discs and then did a graphical shootout and showed no difference. With digital it either fires or it doesn't. I googled the instruction for that Auric Illuminator that you use and I'm surprised that they even want you to treat the label side. Yikes!!!
@vpconcepts9838 Жыл бұрын
It reduces static buildup, hence the label side. I had 2 audiophiles in their 60's come over and do an A/B on their favorite reference discs that they brought from home...they were blown away and bought it immediately. It changed the way I listen to CD's for the better, and why I upgraded to a 6k player. The good thing about this hobby is that no one holds a gun to your head to by stuff. And many companies have a 30 day guarantee. I just don't understand why all the hate is out there when we are all just sharing a passion for the best musical reproduction we can hope to achieve, especially when the people complaining haven't actually tried the product, but I digress🤷♂️🎼✨
@palominokid30022 жыл бұрын
No, they are both great and both different . Apples vs Oranges
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I said in the video. I love them all! They all have there pluses and minuses & that's what makes them so much fun to experience. Thanks for watching! 👌🎼💯✨
@davidcarr22162 жыл бұрын
Ringmats are great for "improving" the sound of virtually any turntable, BUT, they work by adding distortion !! That's the problem with all vinyl rigs, they're simply not accurate. Great fun, but not accurate. Then there's the differences in mastering between the different formats to take into consideration. Admitedly, vinyl is often mastered by guys who really know what they're doing as opposed to the "slap it on", it'll play just fine, guys.
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's why I added the Herbie's matt under it. Together they are simply stunning. Mastering is such a crap shoot, crossing your fingers each time you buy. Thanks again for watching David 👊💯🎼✨
@davidcarr22162 жыл бұрын
@@vpconcepts9838 OK, to be fair, digital replay is DAC dependent, the newer the better.
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Yup! I said that, if someone has a 50k DAC it might be a different story, but against a 50k turntable? 🤔🤷♂️🎼✨ I wish I could find out, lol 👌💯🎼✨
@Ricky-cl5bu2 жыл бұрын
Nakamichi the best
@amirulnoal62632 жыл бұрын
Good video! I think u might to consider sound acoustic panels too. Your voice too echoey in the video
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Please watch past vids. I have acoustic shades that pull down for listening. As you can see at the end of the video I have a glass wall I leave open for light. Thanks for watching! 👌🎼✨
@ajay555562 жыл бұрын
quick question - I am thinking of getting into cassette after watching your latest videos on it. Any reason why you would keep your CD player (besides only for making cassettes) if the cassette is more musical? Or do you think you need both as they sound great but in a different way? Thanks!
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Yup! You need the CD player to record to the tape deck. Don't waste your money on factory cassettes. They sound terrible,LOL!👌💯✨
@ajay555562 жыл бұрын
@@vpconcepts9838 Yes I agree as a kid I used to buy Type Iv tapes and make copies that sounded better than the factory cassettes. THANKS A LOT!!!!
@ajay555562 жыл бұрын
@@vpconcepts9838 Wonder how would the recording sound from turntable to the cassette?
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
Ticks and pops, lol 🤷♂️
@ajay555562 жыл бұрын
@@vpconcepts9838 😁
@ekjellgren Жыл бұрын
What about playing the song in your head :)
@vpconcepts9838 Жыл бұрын
It's always perfect in my head! 😂👍🎼✨
@ekjellgren Жыл бұрын
@@vpconcepts9838 no dac needed :)
@Ricky-cl5bu2 жыл бұрын
Are you talking about reel to reel cassette
@vpconcepts98382 жыл бұрын
I did not comment on that since I don't own it in my setup, and it has a very high barrier to entry. 👌🎼✨