Thank you. I pleased that some good came of the thread.
Streaming Is To Audio What Red Plastic Cups Are To Wine
Unpacking and going through my vinyl collection, it occurs to me that vinyl is it, whereas streaming is Audio’s red plastic cup.
The best wines taste low-shelf in the red plastic cup. Yes, the red plastic cup is cheap and convenient, just like streaming. Wine should feel the same regardless of the vessel - it’s the same wine - but it does not. So should music - but it does not. Streamed music may sound (nearly) as good as vinyl, but it feels... disposable. Vinyl does not. Vinyl is the thing. Vinyl is it! Just my opinion, of course.
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Hav8ng owned a audio store ,vinyl, and digital both have their place if you don’t mind the processes to play records then fine , good vinyl sounds wonderful, selection is very limited , but vinyl recordings in engineering take more time in pressing good recordings , digital especially older ones have more flaws in the recordings mthats why I look for good remasters when ripping digital,.
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newton_john. So dude bashes streaming for a whole paragraph, then because others comment on it, he writes another with one sentence saying he's not bashing streaming. He still posted the first paragraph, the words are still there. Thats what needs to be addressed. Like I said, newbies are reading these things like, looking for some guidance and the truth is, today's hi res streaming with a quality streamer or DAP has higher fidelity than records. Im very familiar with records as I owned many old ones, many MFSL ones, and newer 180g ones for the records I really liked. I had a high quality turntable, hi fi tonearm and hi fi carts. When I got into streaming, I saw how clean and clear the sound was, and gave my collection and turntable to my son. He loves it. |
@brett1976 +1 It is kind of maddening to have someone bash a medium and then after ardently defending their OP in multiple posts for several days and then with a flick of the wrist say, oh that medium that I’ve been trashing isn’t so bad… However, I’ve been there and done that. I frequently rail against vinyl but I have to admit when it’s done properly it sounds pretty good. The OP in this case prefers vinyl because of the ritual that is involved in playing it. That was not clear from his OP but emerged after thread give and take. Personally I view the whole vinyl ritual as a refined torture, but one man’s pain is another man’s pleasure |
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