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I would say that anything recorded on an analog format then trasferred to a digital format will lose the warmth and full mid/bass tones that you would hear in vinyl.
If originally recorded as 100% digital format, I would prefer the digital.
I have been recording digitally since the mid-80's using PCM Beta digital format and then to DAT in 1987. The thing I notice is that when I would record my voice on analog tape, it never sounded like I thought I sounded. yet when I would record myself vocally in a digital medium, it sounded perfect to my ears.
I have recorded bands for a long time both using either a portable Sony D5 and D6 analog cassette recorders and have used Sony PCM Beta and A panasonic SV-250 portable DAT recorder and the difference is hands down better using the digital format for live recordings.
When it comes down to Vinyl vs CD, I would agree that Vinyl sounds better if the original format was analog that was used and if it is a new recording using all digital format, I would prefer CD. Classical music is a great way to hear the difference. Listen to a Deutsche Grammaphone Analog recording trasferred to CD vs. a Telarc or Archiv Digital recording of a newer version of an orchestra.
BTW...DAT can record at 48Khz as well as 44.1Khz
If originally recorded as 100% digital format, I would prefer the digital.
I have been recording digitally since the mid-80's using PCM Beta digital format and then to DAT in 1987. The thing I notice is that when I would record my voice on analog tape, it never sounded like I thought I sounded. yet when I would record myself vocally in a digital medium, it sounded perfect to my ears.
I have recorded bands for a long time both using either a portable Sony D5 and D6 analog cassette recorders and have used Sony PCM Beta and A panasonic SV-250 portable DAT recorder and the difference is hands down better using the digital format for live recordings.
When it comes down to Vinyl vs CD, I would agree that Vinyl sounds better if the original format was analog that was used and if it is a new recording using all digital format, I would prefer CD. Classical music is a great way to hear the difference. Listen to a Deutsche Grammaphone Analog recording trasferred to CD vs. a Telarc or Archiv Digital recording of a newer version of an orchestra.
BTW...DAT can record at 48Khz as well as 44.1Khz
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