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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:43 AM Original message |
Poll question: How does vinyl deliver an experience superior to digital? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. Vinyl is analog, |
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dballance (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. You got it! |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Not true, you are digital. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. You don't know the definition of digital |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Analog does not imply that, it implies that an analog of a waveform is being stored and played. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. If the ear mechanism were a digital system as you claim |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. No, they don't. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. Well thank you for linking to a source that backs me up |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #48 |
113. You are getting that wrong a bit...nerve cells, in fact, do fire all or nothing... |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #48 |
174. Wow. You've got a LOT better speakers than I can afford. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Do you mind defining your terms? Nothing a M-w.com, for example, corresponds |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. You can indeed have a digital system that is not binary. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #42 |
57. That's not a definition. If you are using the word idiosyncratically, please define your terms! nt |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:55 AM Response to Reply #42 |
139. Unless you've invented a multiphase transistor |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-12 06:07 PM Response to Reply #139 |
254. Actually, someone DID invent an analog computer. I read about it in Scientific American. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. NOT human ears. we are clearly analog listeners. |
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dballance (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
73. Sound is "Sounds Waves" - Analog |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #73 |
115. eardrums do vibrate "continuously" but the "hairs" that are triggered by different... |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:32 AM Response to Reply #115 |
133. Not quite that simple |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #133 |
183. They all converge on a nerve cell and that cell still does an all or nothing fire... |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #73 |
162. The wave is analog but the brain converts it to digital.. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
47. Yep, perfect. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. I love it for "all of the above." (Except the "it doesn't" entry.) |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. Other. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. Other: The artwork |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
5. CD > LP > iTunes |
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Jello Biafra (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. FLAC>SACD>CD |
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OriginalGeek (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
52. I would agree with that but |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #52 |
108. Digital recordings |
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Jello Biafra (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:14 PM Response to Reply #108 |
125. The Beatles FLAC recordings I referred to are 24-bit |
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OriginalGeek (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #125 |
170. As far as I know I have no experience |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
106. AJA is a sonic masterpiece |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
6. Other: My much larger collection of vinyl. n/t |
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Demonaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. you have to experience it for yourself, a decent needle and |
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lbrtbell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
8. Vinyl is only good under rare circumstances |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. For a person with perfect pitch, you really messed up, |
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OriginalGeek (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I totally agree with Madhound. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. me too. Love the needle drop. |
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OriginalGeek (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
51. lol I like it so much |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Yeah, and after you've had the medium for a little while... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Well, I'm sorry you don't know how to care for vinyl, |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Actual research has been done that cannot find a difference between the two. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Really? |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. The question is whether or not it can actually be picked up by the listener. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Well, given the bounceback that analog audio is making, |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #50 |
202. I've seen this same story every year for a decade |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
69. Very Very Few People |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:40 AM Response to Reply #69 |
143. Aliasing noises extend quite a bit below the "half sampling rate" threshhold |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 09:14 PM Response to Reply #69 |
188. I can hear 21kHz., it actually drives me nuts! |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #188 |
197. How do you know? nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 08:19 AM Response to Reply #197 |
199. That "mosquito ring tone" website. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 05:10 PM Response to Reply #199 |
212. Were you listening on your computer speakers? nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #212 |
219. yes. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-12 10:01 PM Response to Reply #69 |
255. I've not lost most of my high-pitched hearing. |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
80. Asshat audio engineers put that hiss INTO Cds to try to make it sound like vinyl |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #80 |
86. Actually it isn't, and it is demonstrably not |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. So you don't hear rumble, wow, dust hits, static, blunt needles, worn plastic and flutter on vinyl? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 07:26 PM Response to Reply #88 |
95. Not if you've got good equipment and take care of your vinyl |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. I've worn out about ten Dark Side of the Moon Vinyls |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 07:52 PM Response to Reply #96 |
99. Obviously your gear wasn't all that high level, |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:48 PM Response to Reply #96 |
127. Thank you. Sometimes better really is better. |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #127 |
141. I built my own amp back in the day |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #141 |
153. Yup, brings back memories. My turntable had a strobe too. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:48 AM Response to Reply #96 |
137. Agree that high end digital is better, but... |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:36 AM Response to Reply #137 |
142. That square wave off the trombone will be reproduced better by digital, but I agree with the rest |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:50 AM Response to Reply #142 |
145. FFF trombones, Hendrix's strat through Marshall cabinets |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Lots of bad info in this post. Example: "Make a wav vile (sic) from vinyl..." |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. You can buy a record player that plugs into your computer. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I know. But the Analog to Digital converters have a HUGE impact on the quality of sound you get. |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
98. Apogee? |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
109. Oops. |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #109 |
181. I still have a pair of Apogee Duetta Signature speakers in storage |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
111. Sweet! |
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Demonaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. I remember the argument that cd's were so tough that you could clean them in a dishwasher |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
46. I think people said that because there is a lot of error correction built into Cd's. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. Wow |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
58. Oh That's So CUTE! |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
131. More importantly - you need good ears to make it sound good. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
158. What does "perfect pitch" have to do |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
11. A non-technical reply |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
13. Children of Boomers discovered vinyls a few years ago and seem to like them as much |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
163. Thankfully 8-tracks have gone the way of the dodo |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
16. Other - more authentic. The imperfections are closer to "live". ALSO... |
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unionworks (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
20. Strawberry Fields |
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yesphan (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
21. I have both |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #21 |
148. mmm, khorns. |
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yesphan (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #148 |
151. Here's a link to the k horn upgrades |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
169. Another Klipsch user here: Chorus II w/ Crites titanium tweeters. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. Modern equipment stinks. My Technics SL1200 (1972) and Kenwood 9100 (1977) are works of art. |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
45. Beautiful! I am thinking about restoring an old Pioneer PL-550 turntable that is beautiful |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. That Pioneer is a beaut! |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #56 |
65. Thanks, only dilemma is that I also have a somewhat more modern Technics direct drive as well |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #65 |
207. The following may or may not interest you |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #56 |
236. EchoWars is da man. |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
84. Bought my husband the Technics MK5G1200's seven years ago.. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #84 |
166. Can't believe the mighty "Wheels of Steel" are discontinued. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #24 |
160. I have an old pioneer (1980) receiver that is far superior to anything you can get today. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #160 |
167. There's talk among vintage gear lovers--everything seems to have changed around 1981ish... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #167 |
171. Ronald Reagan. n/t |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #167 |
172. Here's mine |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #172 |
203. Since we are showing off our "stuff" |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #203 |
210. I put a Nakamichi CD-400 deck in an older car recently, to maintain a close to stock appearance |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #203 |
217. I remember SAE! |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #172 |
208. Very nice piece. Thanks for sharing the photo! nt |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #167 |
206. It is very sad, I remember thinking in the late '80s how old and dated '70s era stuff looked |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. RIAA equalization, vacuum tube amplifiers, and lost engineering arts... |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. Nostalgia and nothing more. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. Magic |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. SO is an engineer and audiophile |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
85. ...and I have to respectfully disagree with you... |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
33. converting analogue-to-digital |
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OriginalGeek (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
55. It has been YEARS since I was doing any of that kind of thing but |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 02:42 AM Response to Reply #33 |
150. i've been looking into behringer products. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #150 |
159. Behringer stuff can be utter crap. You can do a lot better for not much money. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #33 |
161. Personally, I suggest avoiding USB. If you have a desktop get a PCI slot card. |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
39. It all depends on the mixing and mastering |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Exactly. Most of the time it's just the amount of compression used. |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
44. I can actually listen to my vinyls. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #44 |
79. with the right cord, perhaps you could import the LPs to your computer |
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FreeJoe (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
53. Digital to Vinyl |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
54. Vinyl and cassette don't clip the peaks off of the sound waves. Engineers have mostly compensated |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #54 |
180. Neither does digital |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #180 |
216. No, but with digital it involves gain-riding or |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #216 |
218. There's no reason to get anywhere near digital clipping |
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simmonsj811 (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
59. pioneer sliver |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. The pics on that site are just awesome |
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simmonsj811 (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. Yeah i couldn't afford |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
60. MP3's are the McDonalds of audio |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #60 |
192. And why that format is "good enough" for those with ipods. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
61. Funny You Should Post This |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
62. It's not. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
63. when buying vinyl, i had to return about a third of the discs....skipped, popped |
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OxQQme (694 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
66. Back in 'The Day' |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
67. Raised on vinyl... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
68. Sales of CDs are down because the digital is easily pirated. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #68 |
91. Bootlegs |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. Shitty deals on music spawned a generation that won't pay for it. |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
70. My hearing's all shot to hell from loud guitar amps, |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
71. Album Art and pimply teens playing DJ at the prom's sound-mixer |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
72. I like CDs better than MP3s. Don't like compression. |
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Demonaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. then you'll like vinyl more |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
76. One major difference |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #76 |
156. +1. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
77. The argument I've heard is that Digital cuts off the high and low ends of the spectrum |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #77 |
101. You mention high bitrate digital audio files |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:41 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. On iTunes I chose for it to show bitrate |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #104 |
105. Hmmm. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #104 |
164. You have control of the quality of file you create when you import into Itunes. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #104 |
193. You might also like the player "JetAudio". |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:11 AM Response to Reply #77 |
140. Digital actually presents low end more accurately. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
78. You can't surf on a staircase -- A wave is not a series of individual values |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. that depends on the size of the PCM. though, doesn't it? |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:11 PM Response to Reply #78 |
110. And what about sample rate and DACs? |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #110 |
118. Bit depth is where it's at with pcm digital |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
82. FLAC audio files are actually quite good, but can be 50-100 MB per song. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #82 |
194. And you can get a 1Tb drive now for under $100. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
83. Analog was that 4th gen copy of the Dead at the Frost you copied from your roommate |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
87. better sound, perhaps--experience not so much |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #87 |
195. Here. |
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Kurmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
89. My ears are too roached to tell the difference. |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
90. Vinyl provides a good nostalgic experience for us "oldies" |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
92. overtones and harmonics |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
94. I have a vinyl-to-digital setup, and I've wondered.. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:07 PM Response to Reply #94 |
121. Of course it will never be the same |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
97. First, to address the poll question: |
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dimbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
100. I am big. It's the pictures that got small. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
102. It depends |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #102 |
107. Funny that you use the term: "Great Performance" |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #107 |
112. exactly |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #112 |
119. Yep. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #119 |
122. Yes |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
103. Like so many other things, there's a curve involved. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
114. As a Musician with PP I want to add my 3 sense. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #114 |
117. Yep |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:01 PM Response to Reply #117 |
124. Very Nice!.....Very Cool! |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 02:41 AM Response to Reply #124 |
149. Thanks |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
116. FWIW.. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 09:54 PM Response to Reply #116 |
120. old tech is neither |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #120 |
182. I have nothing against vinyl.. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 08:43 PM Response to Reply #182 |
185. Well performed music |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:07 AM Response to Reply #116 |
128. +1 Agreed. nt |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
123. I converted my vinyl music collection to digital |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-11 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
126. Vinyl sucks. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #126 |
129. You really have no idea what you're talking about |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:35 AM Response to Reply #129 |
134. The poster is correct, the love of vinyl is all in their minds for a time long gone! |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:39 AM Response to Reply #134 |
135. Ah, another connoissieur of sow's ears. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
130. Okay, let me get this straight... |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:21 AM Response to Reply #130 |
132. All the "stairsteps" do go away, to some extent |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #130 |
144. In reality |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:59 AM Response to Reply #144 |
146. Or vice versa |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 02:16 AM Response to Reply #146 |
147. damn I'm jealous |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
136. I have both, and this one sounds way better. |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
138. Many superiorities, some distinct weaknesses |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
152. Vinyl sounds more like real life to me. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #152 |
154. Check this out. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
155. It only works if you have special hipster ears |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #155 |
157. No, it just takes listening to a considerable amount of music. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #155 |
165. Not everything is a competition, dude. Some of us just like music. nt |
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T S Justly (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
168. One can't discover back-masking on digital... |
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OriginalGeek (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #168 |
173. sure ya can |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #173 |
175. You can even do it in Windows Sound Recorder (or whatever the Windows 7 equivalent is) |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
176. In sophisticated audio circles, in which I have run for many years, |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #176 |
177. Omg, Frank Barone was right about his records! |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #176 |
186. Open-reel tape? You mean the stuff that starts shedding oxide in as little as 10 years? |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #186 |
200. Umm, pro-grade tapes do not begin shedding oxide in 10 years. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #200 |
211. Umm, do you work at the Library of Congress? |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 05:37 PM Response to Reply #211 |
215. All I know is that reissues of RCA, EMI, Decca/London and Mercury |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #215 |
231. That Cole/Shearing tape you heard was a third generation copy |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #231 |
233. It isn't a question of snobbery. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-11 09:07 PM Response to Reply #233 |
235. Of course you don't consider A/B tests to be valid. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #235 |
237. Actually, 1/4" 1/2 track can sound quite good |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #237 |
238. You are so right. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #238 |
239. There are some nice decks there |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #237 |
240. Yes it can - at 30ips. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #240 |
242. Ah, if the reels have sides |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-10-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #242 |
243. In 1986-87 when DAT machines showed up |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-10-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #243 |
248. I've still got my dat |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
178. More advantages of vinyl... |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
179. Other: Taste |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #179 |
184. Vinyl definitely tastes better than the cheap plastic CDs... |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #184 |
204. Ya gotta boil em with about an ounce of vinegar, salt to taste, and a lil crushed red pepper |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #204 |
222. yeah, do that if you want to destroy all the vitamins in them. eom |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
187. Vinyl was way better for classical and jazz. |
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Quartermass (207 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
189. Usually I can't tell the difference except for one thing. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
190. Vinyl sucks, it is hissy and wears out quicky. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
191. What does "chop up the harmonics" mean? |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #191 |
196. Beats me |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #191 |
205. Digital recording systems use sampled points to |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #205 |
226. We know that... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-10-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #205 |
249. No, you cannot *ever* capture the original with a reproduction. Ever. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
198. Did some blind testing tonight, inspired by this thread |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #198 |
201. thanks for sharing |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #201 |
214. Cool |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #198 |
213. A very 'musical' evaluation. |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #198 |
220. I like morals to a story... |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #220 |
224. Thanks :) |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #224 |
225. "Adapt or die |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-11 12:21 AM Response to Reply #225 |
228. I remember well |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-11 12:54 AM Response to Reply #228 |
229. Well hey - if it works, it works. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-11 01:26 AM Response to Reply #229 |
230. There's something to be said for "live in the studio" |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #230 |
252. Little late in responding and who knows if you'll even see this... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
209. If you're in your 20's maybe it sounds better |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
221. It's just more catharsis for people who don't want to let go of the past. |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
223. Ease of digital recording and portability make it possible for millions more to produce good music. |
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Zanzoobar (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-11 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
227. Sound snobs. All. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
232. Check out this homemade disc-cutting lathe using a NAIL |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #232 |
234. Wow, I'm impressed |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-11 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
241. You're all fucking stupid. Please shut up. The music is starting... |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-10-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #241 |
246. I can't hear the music, your whiny-ass complaining is too loud. |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-10-11 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
244. Well, that's good to know all my records won't be completely |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #244 |
253. Agreed. |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-10-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
245. I know it's sacrilege... |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-10-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
247. Other: I just like that I can buy records at Salvation Army for a buck. |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-10-11 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
250. Two words: Loudness wars |
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LTR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #250 |
251. If you want good quality compressed audio, I suggest ogg vorbis |
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