Title is worded a little weird, I’m not necessarily asking if there are any styles that sound better on vinyl compared to digital, are there any genres that have sounds / instruments that are harder to replicate on vinyl vs another genre?
Title is worded a little weird, I’m not necessarily asking if there are any styles that sound better on vinyl compared to digital, are there any genres that have sounds / instruments that are harder to replicate on vinyl vs another genre?
Yeah, disagree there. If the album is cut wrong with too narrow of a groove pitch then it could be a problem, but then it’s a mastering mistake by someone without vinyl mastering experience, not a problem with the format.
But most of the problem there is handled by the RIAA curve, which means that the amplitudes on the record are lessened in the lower frequencies, and amplified more by an RIAA preamp. Means the needle isn’t traveling as much as you’d expect even for I.e. 10Hz lows.
Try the Holst suite by the Cleveland Symphonic Winds, Telarc record. First movement, the Chaconne, the bass drum hits at the end. Fantastic realistic whole bass boom, way more depth than you’d expect and you’ll be left wondering how your needle didn’t jump the groove. It doesn’t sound better than digital per se, but vinyl is fully capable of it.