shaizada
Active Member
Hey Guys,
I'm thinking of starting a small Vinyl to Digital conversion service. Basically, there are already quite a few of these , but there are NONE that use high quality audio equipment and cater to an "audiophile" market. I was basically archiving some vinyl into digital using EXTREMELY high quality processes and the result was so stellar that I think I have a unique offering for audiophiles in general.
People would send vinyl to me and I will do the custom conversion. My main goal is to remain true to the source so I'm very much against any digital manipulation. At most, I would use some light click removal and if needed, some crackle removal. I think the results speak for themselves.
If I didn't think there was any value far over and above what is already out there, I wouldn't ever bother with this thought.
What do you guys think?
Without a doubt, my personal vinyl rips sound SOOOO MUCH BETTER than even the best CD remasters. When the CD remaster is much superior sounding to the vinyl, the CD sound is a little better than the vinyl. However, for over 90% vinyl, the vinyl transfer in digital is far beyond any CD counterpart.
Here is an example. The following 17 second lossless clips in AIFF format are from Meeting By The River (Ry Cooder and VM Bhatt).
This is the CD version directly from the Water Lily CD.
CD_Sample.aif - 3.01MB
This is the Vinyl version that I created from my own equipment and my own collection. It is from the Water Lily LP of the same performance.
Vinyl_Sample.aif - 3.08MB
I'm thinking of starting a small Vinyl to Digital conversion service. Basically, there are already quite a few of these , but there are NONE that use high quality audio equipment and cater to an "audiophile" market. I was basically archiving some vinyl into digital using EXTREMELY high quality processes and the result was so stellar that I think I have a unique offering for audiophiles in general.
People would send vinyl to me and I will do the custom conversion. My main goal is to remain true to the source so I'm very much against any digital manipulation. At most, I would use some light click removal and if needed, some crackle removal. I think the results speak for themselves.
If I didn't think there was any value far over and above what is already out there, I wouldn't ever bother with this thought.
What do you guys think?
Without a doubt, my personal vinyl rips sound SOOOO MUCH BETTER than even the best CD remasters. When the CD remaster is much superior sounding to the vinyl, the CD sound is a little better than the vinyl. However, for over 90% vinyl, the vinyl transfer in digital is far beyond any CD counterpart.
Here is an example. The following 17 second lossless clips in AIFF format are from Meeting By The River (Ry Cooder and VM Bhatt).
This is the CD version directly from the Water Lily CD.
CD_Sample.aif - 3.01MB
This is the Vinyl version that I created from my own equipment and my own collection. It is from the Water Lily LP of the same performance.
Vinyl_Sample.aif - 3.08MB