I Love Vinyl Records
I have a lot, over a thousand now, I'm sure, although I haven't counted exactly how many I have in a while. I collect all genres, and I have made quite an eclectic collection.
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MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M
Tsamis · 26-30, F
@MrAverage1965
It depends on how much money you want to spend on a sound system
It depends on how much money you want to spend on a sound system
SW-User
@MrAverage1965 when artists record today, or when original analog recordings are digitally remastered, much of the sound is filtered and therefore lost. You are no longer listening to the music in its organic form, but instead , you are hearing a sanitized, watered down version of the original performance. Clean? Yes? Sterile? Definitely. Some, who are bigger fans of analog even now, would suggest that along with the audio imperfections of the original recording , or studio performance, you are also filtering the soul out of the artist and their music by recording their sound using modern digital technology. I, along with others, much prefer the raw, original recording of analog vs. Digital . Thus why vinyl still exists at all, and I, like so many other music fans , am glad it does.
MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M
@SW-User your argument sounds a little flawed since the original master's were on magnetic tape and there was an unboubted loss in quality when that was transferred to vinyl.
A stylus being vibrated by a a groove in a piece of plastic has it's limitations.
If you choose the correct format and quality of your digital files they far exceed that of vinyl.
Now if you can get your hands on the original master tapes it might be a different story.
A stylus being vibrated by a a groove in a piece of plastic has it's limitations.
If you choose the correct format and quality of your digital files they far exceed that of vinyl.
Now if you can get your hands on the original master tapes it might be a different story.
Byron8by7 · M
@MrAverage1965 @Tsamis @SW-User There is a substantial segment of the consumer electronics market devoted to vinyl playback - new turntables, phonograph cartridges, tonearms, and record cleaning and maintenance equipment. Have a look at the website Analog Planet, devoted to vinyl playback, and online retailers such as Elusive Disc, Music Direct, and Acoustic Sounds for new vinyl releases and re-issues, as well as equipment. It is known that analog vinyl playback offers a more musical presentation - it isn't really just a matter of "taste" or opinion. The difference is audible with a properly cleaned record on a decent correctly set up turntable.
SW-User
@MrAverage1965 I have had the difference between analog and digital demonstrated before my ears, and their is no comparison.. .analog is far superior. Flaws and all.
Byron8by7 · M
@SW-User Truth.