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Originally Posted by Antonmb
The article is 7 years old and I don't think really adds anything new to this old discussion. Bottom line, it's not the format, it's the recording and engineering - if done right, PCM, DSD, and yes, vinyl, can all sound great. Find good recordings of good music and enjoy in your format of choice, or in the format for which that recording was optimized.
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Bingo.
In my experience, it comes to two things: 1) the quality of the recording and 2) the quality of the mastering.
The best digital recordings I own are the Audio Wave Blue Note Jazz XRCD 24s that were re-mastered by the incomparable Alan Yoshida, and are....16/44 PCM.
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