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A new analog medium

It's been about 60 years since the introduction of the reel-to-reel tape; isn't it about time for a new analog medium?
Actually, there was the Laserdisc in the 70s and this optical analog medium is probably the best candidate for a new analog format.
Vinyl and magnetic tape are far from perfect and far from being convenient to use. There is room for improvement in both of these areas.
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seandtaylor99
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I think analog vs digital is missing the point. We should use whatever medium is best able to capture and reproduce music. DVD-A looked to be a good standard on paper to me, but unfortunately the buying public were not interested.

Anyone who tells you that because digital involves sampling and quantization it automatically loses information is totally ignorant of the underlying science and should be ignored.
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