Yes of course it is, provided the recording process and equipment is of equal quality.
I have MP3's in my hard drives that sound quite wonderful, because the recording equipment and process , the mastering etc were first class.
I also have DSD recordings that are terrible, because they were made from a bad recording.
Sound quality is determined primarily by the recording quality- you cant turn a poor recording into a good one by increasing the bit rate or converting mp3 into flac or dsd.
Years ago I built a tube based microphone preamp for a pair of ribbon microphones, which are consider to be the most "analogue" sounding by musicians- they like the sound compared to cardoid , omnis etc.
We taped a small guitar/banjo combo at a local pub , ribbon mics straight into the tube preamp , then into a reel to reel tape deck.
Minimal mastering and then converted to CD. The recording was exceptional , did a really good job of recreating the performance.
Unfortunately someone brought a little kid who cried all the way through, and it came through just as well!
Tube Microphone Preamp. 6SJ7/ECC88 tubes. Balanced/Unbalanced in and out.
Has matching regulated power supply.
Ribbon mics.
Would consider selling this, makes very nice class A recordings.
