Article: "Spin Me Round: Why Vinyl is Better Than Digital"


Article: "Spin Me Round: Why Vinyl is Better Than Digital"

I am sharing this for those with an interest. I no longer have vinyl, but I find the issues involved in the debates to be interesting. This piece raises interesting issues and relates them to philosophy, which I know is not everyone's bag. So, you've been warned. I think the philosophical ideas here are pretty well explained -- this is not a journal article. I'm not advocating these ideas, and am not staked in the issues -- so I won't be debating things here. But it's fodder for anyone with an interest, I think. So, discuss away!

https://aestheticsforbirds.com/2019/11/25/spin-me-round-why-vinyl-is-better-than-digital/amp/?fbclid...
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"The composer Philippe Manoury (1991) observed that "One of the most striking paradoxes concerning  timbre is that when we knew less about it, it didn't  pose much  of a problem. "

Boy did he nail it!!!   Timbre and tone are most important elements of music.  Attack and dynamics should also be included.  The good news, for the marketers, is most people lack the ability,  exposure,  or desire  to understand the true fundamentals  of music.  But there are plenty  of  audiophiles who pretend  they know.  Of course the easy way to tell this is when they throw in all the silly explanations of what music sounds like and the graphs, charts, etc...  Another  dead giveaway  is it sounds better across  the board.  Most things in music have trade offs.

Enjoy the ride
Tom