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Does recorded music always sound better on vinyl?
| luke the drifter | 09/19/26 |
| hex | 09/19/26 |
| peeface | 09/19/26 |
| TurboGrafx-67 | 09/19/26 |
| peeface | 09/19/26 |
| zarathustra | 09/19/26 |
| scholarship | 09/19/26 |
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Date: September 19th, 2026 10:17 PM Author: luke the drifter (definite and ineradicable gauge of its upward moving) As far as I can tell with vinyl you get some crackling static sound as the needle rides those concentric grooves, but it’s not too annoying. I have read that some think this makes the recording sound warmer. I wouldn’t go that far. It’s definitely distracting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905299&forum_id=2.#50144651) |
Date: September 19th, 2026 10:23 PM Author: hex yeah (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905299&forum_id=2.#50144659) |
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Date: September 19th, 2026 10:27 PM Author: peeface no. but there is a different listening process, and a physical aspect, that makes it an enjoyable alternative to the algorithmic digital music machine.
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Date: September 19th, 2026 10:29 PM Author: TurboGrafx-67 The best sound takes uncompressed raw digital data and uses a complicated process to make it analog
Even if it's vinyl they convert it to digital first. Then back to analog |
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Date: September 19th, 2026 10:34 PM Author: peeface there are still some autists making records with a fully analog process for other autists, but usually nothing anyone normal listens to. the beatles mono reissue probably the closest we come to anything commercial.
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Date: September 19th, 2026 11:11 PM Author: zarathustra it's not the cracking and imperfections that make it "warmer" the medium itself produces subtly different harmonics. but you have to be an autist about it or at least an attentive listener to perceive any difference most of the time. i think technically reel to reel is the highest fidelity analog medium and is less susceptible to audible wear. digital wins on absolute fidelity across the board. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905299&forum_id=2.#50144721) |
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Date: September 19th, 2026 11:17 PM Author: scholarship No. As far as fidelity goes it technically almost always sounds worse than a cd. CD is as true as ears can hear. But a lot of vinyls are mastered differently and you get a different sound. And the pops and crackles are kind of fun. And the giant albums and the album art are fun. And the whole ritual is neat and some albums have unreleased tracks only on vinyl etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905299&forum_id=2.#50144726) |