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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.

devinplombier
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audioman58
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Newton_john  you didnot  state  what  you have for a quality digital  system

from  LPS power supply  to  dac 

antigrunge2
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Beats me: how can a digitally recorded piece of music sound better when cut into vinyl sound better on a record player rather than just playing the digital master through a decent digital chain? Voodoo?

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newton_john
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@audioman58 

It’s all set out in my virtual system.

Any suggestions for improvement will be gratefully received. I already have one from AI to try later.

@antigrunge2 

I laid out AI’s view on that for my system in my previous post.

devinplombier OP
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@antigrunge2 wrote:

Beats me: how can a digitally recorded piece of music sound better when cut into vinyl sound better on a record player rather than just playing the digital master through a decent digital chain? Voodoo?

The transduction round-trip the signal takes from digital master to engraved groove in a physical vinyl platter to analog signal output of a phono cartridge is certain to impart differences on the end sound, I'm sure you'll agree.

Whether the end sound is improved as a result is solely a matter of taste.

 

antigrunge2
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So what is added to the master other than distortiin in your mind?

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