The future of Hi-Rez is groovy

09-06-14: Tomcy6
I don't want to spoil the fun, but vinyl does not have infinite resolution.

True; it can't delve lower than the molecular levels of ferric oxide or polyvinyl chloride.

The fact of the matter is, 196/24 digital files have higher resolution than vinyl. Whether it sounds better to you is another matter.

09-07-14: Psag
The fact of the matter is, 196/24 digital files have higher resolution than vinyl.

Can you substantiate this? I hear lower level details with my LP rig than when I play 24/96 HD downloads.

Next step is to weed out the bogus vinyl re-issuers that are using cd's and low-res digital files (ideally no digital, ever) as source material for lps. Unfortunately some of these bozo's have bought out really great catalogs. I'm trying to stick with companies that have some integrity and care about quality.

"can you substatntiate this?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_analog_and_digital_recording