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Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?

More accurate, mind you, not better sounding. We've all agreed on that one already, right?

How about more precise?

Any metrics or quantitative facts to support your case is appreciated.

Mapman (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-20-11

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10-20-11 Interesting question, mapman, but i don't think that it has ... Almarg

10-20-11 Strictly speaking... i figure analog is seeing as how digit ... Slappy

10-20-11 So far direct cut vinyl is probably the best . redbook cd ha ... Stanwal

10-20-11 I would say vinyl still has the edge. through the whole proc ... Hifihvn

10-20-11 "interesting question, mapman, but i don't think that i ... Mapman

10-20-11 "i would say vinyl still has the edge. through the whol ... Mapman

10-20-11: Kr4
Hmm. How are you guys defining accuracy?
Kr4 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-20-11 i was under the impression of all things being equal. iow, ... Hifihvn

10-20-11 stanwal, this statement does not make any sense! i believe i ... Bombaywalla

10-20-11 I read "redbook cd has a restricted top end compared to ... Levy03

10-20-11 I think in the strict sense of the term digital is better, t ... Chadnliz

10-20-11 I have found when i upgraded my cartridge about 9 months ago ... Theo

10-20-11 Strictly speaking in terms of accuracy i would have to say d ... Liguy

10-21-11 Digital, not cd, has the potential to deliver a bit perfect ... Tomcy6

10-21-11 Digital is only a way to store the information, not less acc ... Jallen

10-21-11 Good tapes and mastering will decide the winner. both can b ... Casperd

10-21-11 Neither, only the final mastering tape is really accurate. Buconero117

10-21-11 Consumer based, good god Chadnliz

10-21-11 I believe you have to throw the almighty dollar into this eq ... Orpheus10

10-21-11 Please define "accurate." i do not think you can. ... Lloydc

10-21-11 3 inch master tape is a fine way to record music but it is g ... Tomcy6

10-21-11 I've not read every post above, so forgive me if this has al ... Mikelavigne

10-21-11 Mikel, i like your assessment and the mirror analogy. its ... Mapman

10-26-11 we had a $72,000 digital system at a recent show. i had hea ... Atmasphere

10-26-11 Ralph, out of curiosity, what was the analog set-up that y ... Roscoeiii

10-26-11 Do you really think vinyl playback has progressed much if at ... Mapman

10-26-11 the biggest improvement in digital music reproduction happe ... Mikelavigne

10-26-11 "otoh vinyl has been improving dramatically over that s ... Mapman

10-26-11 The vinyl front end i use is less than the $72k that ralph m ... Mikelavigne

10-27-11 What are the technical innovations that have made modern vin ... Mapman

10-27-11 We all like our digital hd tvs, right? someone explain to m ... Mapman

10-27-11 As i have said before, i have yet to hear a consistent super ... Unsound

10-31-11 Digital format is more likely to be consistent ( accurate?) ... Nilthepill

10-31-11 Digital is but a sample of the sound. analog is the entire s ... Hevac1

10-31-11 the analog setup was a re-tipped grasshopper 2, mounted on ... Atmasphere

11-01-11 Analog might(?) be the entire sound, and then some. that ent ... Unsound

11-01-11 sampling (digital) can be accurate but it's inherently les ... Almarg

11-01-11 Good debate by al above. i have always wondered: does numbe ... Nilthepill

11-01-11 Nil, yes the number of samples (for each cycle of each frequ ... Almarg

11-01-11 Al, i used to argue that digital is a sampling of analogue ... Dover

11-02-11 I am very used to hearing things that are hard to see on the ... Atmasphere

11-02-11 Atmasphere, i have to agree that audio does seem to get the ... Unsound

11-02-11 The tapes were baked because they used a synthetic tape lubr ... Casperd

11-03-11 When you bake a tape, it takes a few years for it to regain ... Atmasphere

11-04-11 Question about digital sampling. the missing information fro ... Hevac1

11-04-11 "the missing information from the digital samples must ... Mapman

11-04-11 Yes. nyquist assumes an analog sample of unlimited resolutio ... Atmasphere

11-04-11 If i sit and play an instrument for recording purposes onto ... Hevac1

11-04-11 "if i sit and play an instrument for recording purposes ... Mapman

11-04-11 Atmasphere, just wondering how good is your hearing at 19-2 ... Mapman

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