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Digital versus Vinyl - Grinnell College Review

Thinking about the appeal of Vinyl myself, but; currently have a digital only rig. I found this to be a very informative overview of the differences between Digital (CD's/Streaming) and Vinyl Record playback. Also inclined to give credibility to the subject knowing it was authored by...well....college students with no apparent bias.

http://thegrinnellpost.com/2015/05/01/a-technical-review-of-vinyl-records/

Mark
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lowrider57
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A well written article even for a non-student, but still just the basics.

I wish he mentioned that the quality of the digital playback chain is of major importance in reproducing optimal sound. It sounds like any CD player or download device is going to have superior SQ.
He only mentions to play back good sounding vinyl, one must have a good TT.
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I am happy knowing NO ONE cares about a article written from Grinnell College?? Also, I think you can find a lot of threads about this subject on this site. It is a very old topic, why are you even bringing up this six month old article anyway? O.... and college students wrote it...they know everything?? Right. 


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Matt M

dhl93449
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A very trite treatment of one of the most complex debates in audio. I think there is a post here that goes on for thousands of posts over many years.
melbguy1
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I have not found a cd player yet that sounds exactly like a reference vinyl rig, however I would humbly say my current Vitus SCD-025Mk2 comes close..enough not to miss vinyl anyway.
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