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Analog vs. digital segment on PBS

The show "Wired Science" on PBS this week has a good segment on analog vs. digital with a relatively quick blind panel test on analog vs. digital. I think they replay the show during the week if you can catch it. Nice to see some of the hobby getting some primetime attention, if PBS can be considered primetime of course! They have a couple recording engineers speaking about the merits of each and a blind listening test between a recording group (whose music they use for the test) and some unbiased recording engineers.
Also some info on frozen brains... either way it's a great show for general technology every week.
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They couldn't do Lp vs cd, everyone would have known which was which by the pops and crackles:)

I have read a few reviews of cd players lately where the reviewer states that the sound of the cd was close to if not equal to the sound of the vinyl version. I expect to hear that more frequently as time passes. I think that cd players are just starting to reach their potential and that there will be sonic improvements in cd players for a long time to come.
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