devinplombier Thanks for your kind words of appreciation. I can see why the Fundamentalist connotation may suggest something it wasn't meant to. I apologise for not being clear about what I meant. In this context. I meant = essential, or a foundational principle etc. I appreciate the word could imply something else and that was never my intention. Keep posting interesting discussion points, we thrive on it.
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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That’s a complete non sequitur. Nobody said it does. In fact, the reverse is true. It’s better to have as much of the replay chain in the digital domain as possible to reduce noise and distortion. The sound character of a vinyl record is unchanged by subsequent ADC and DAC. The really weird thing is that most systems convert digital sources back to analogue earlier than is necessary or desirable. In any case, the OP has repeatedly said sound quality is not the issue. |
@antigrunge2 the way you pack so much falsehood and innuendo in one short, innocuous-looking sentence is just delightful! In no particular order: - Neither I nor anyone have ever said that - It’s not true - Whether recording digitally even makes a difference in sound quality per se is open debate. Let’s not conflate regrettable recording / mastering practices aimed at making music "listenable" on car radios and earbuds with digital; the only thing the two have in common is the time period in which they appeared, and studios had plenty of analog-based sound processors available to them back in the day. - The mere act of playing a recording through a combination of vinyl platter and electromechanical device (cartridge) can in and of itself impart a certain sound signature. - I did not start this thread to discuss the sound quality of vinyl as compared with other media’s.
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