New album reviews

[kenzo]

Originally Posted by wilsonmac

Honestly, the vinyl is the only way to hear the mix and mastering the way Lindsey intended it. With CD and streaming they compress it to death. I'm sure you can find one, and if not the black vinyl should still be available.

Compression is needed much more for vinyl, not CD mastering. LPs have much less dynamic range available, more crosstalk, noise, and distortion.

If you enjoy the particular coloring that vinyl provides, great, but no one should mistake "preference" for "better".

Streaming is widely variable in quality, but Amazon Music HD (for example) provides LB's new album in better-than-CD 24 bit / 44.1 kHz.