Subj : Vinyl vs CD
To : August Abolins
From : Rob Swindell
Date : Mon Feb 07 2022 06:08 pm
Re: Vinyl vs CD
By: August Abolins to Erich B. on Mon Feb 07 2022 04:04 pm
> Hello Erich B.!
>
> ** On Monday 07.02.22 - 12:56, Erich B. wrote to All:
>
> EB> I know a lot of audiophiles out there will agree or
> EB> disagree on this subject easily.
>
> Nothing to debate about really. They are both vastly different
> and offer different experiences.
>
> A friend of mine commented on my sharing the washingtonpost
> article for a few days ago:
>
> "I still have some vinyl records and an expensive turntable
> with a couple of premium cartridges. I meant to pull it out and
> digitize the albums that I don't have on CD or otherwise.
> However I don't miss the surface noise, even on recordings
> without any inevitable scratches; the precision and delicacy
> required to place the needle; the pre-cleaning of the record
> and the wiping of the needle before each play; and, the
> repetitive, annoying, sound made at the end of the album as the
> needle idled near the center waiting to be relieved of its, and
> my, misery. No nostalgia here."
Agreed. And there's really no additinoal fidelity there, in fact quite the opposite: measurably less dynamic range and frequency response.
I think most of the preference for vinyl comes from the positive emotions of the memories that the physical experience of handling vinyl records brings. I get this reaction just *holding* a 12" album/sleeve. I don't even need to play the record! :-)
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