2024-07-26, 10:40 PM
I guess it's possible the Sony is quicker to output a steady bitstream to which your capture can lock whereas the Yamaha takes a beat longer to get there, and your receiver is just very quick at identifying/decoding bitstream audio.
FWIW I've been using a Japanese Yamaha demodulator of late for captures as my Meridian 519 is having issues, yet it is fine for real-time playback of LDs into my receiver. With the Yamaha I can (if I want) leave recording running during the side change and the capture will continue flawlessly, with a clean gap of silence during the side break. I prefer to capture each side separately though as very occassionally a disc may be mastered with an abrupt auto-turn point and I'm paranoid about capturing every last frame of audio.
FWIW I've been using a Japanese Yamaha demodulator of late for captures as my Meridian 519 is having issues, yet it is fine for real-time playback of LDs into my receiver. With the Yamaha I can (if I want) leave recording running during the side change and the capture will continue flawlessly, with a clean gap of silence during the side break. I prefer to capture each side separately though as very occassionally a disc may be mastered with an abrupt auto-turn point and I'm paranoid about capturing every last frame of audio.
