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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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rvpiano
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I’ve been spending a lot of time and money on the digital end of my system lately to the exclusion of records completely.
I just put on a record.

WOW!

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mahgister
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I’ve been spending a lot of time and money on the digital end of my system lately to the exclusion of records completely.
I just put on a record.

WOW!
IF you read this thread you will be suggested to study Nyquist theorem, if not, you risk  apparently to be deluded they say...



Myself tough  i only advise you to enjoy what your ears gives to your heart/brain....

My best to you.....
wuwulf
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Dear audio2design,
no how can I say. I did not mean the likes like K-Tel or others. They are not worthy to be mention at all. I wanted them to be not mentioned, therefore I mentioned them. Thus this makes it more clear :-)
wuwulf
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Read yesterday an artical where a professional HiRes suporter argues against MQA. Even within the digital domain there is a cut and thrust between people. The same goes on within the analoge community. There is no proof on either side. Best to enjoy what one likes in whatever format it comes.
audio2design
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It is unquestionable that MQA alters the sound, and that includes in the audio band. It forces a filter type on the DAC chain that many find unnatural, but music dependent could be beneficial (to some).

They start with the ignorant notion that "pre-ringing" is bad. If you know what "pre-ringing" is, you will know what this is not a sound theory, and that square waves don't happen in audio.  Then they make the bold almost univeral claim that audio is impacted by a ton of 20KHz bessel filters are stacked in a series.  Well maybe that was a bit common 30+ years ago, but not recently, and even then that really was not true.  So they claim their filter recreates the leading edge of transients. Only problem is, once the information is gone, it is gone. Unless you know exactly the signal chain that arrived at that signal, you can't reverse it. How do you know intentional equalization versus unintentional band limiting?  And at the end of it all, the engineers working on the recording are equalizing anyway for the end result.
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