28 Dec
2012
28 Dec
'12
4:05 p.m.
On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 11:30:57AM +0100, Florian Paul Schmidt wrote:
Here you maybe deliberately misunderstood me. That was exactly the
Sorry, it wasn't deliberate, but I see I did jump to conclusions when
you mentioned " ... Technics MK1210 and a good mixer ...". I now see you
were referring to DJ'ing.
On 12/28/2012 03:21 AM, Chris Bannister wrote:
Interesting way to look at it.
See:
http://lists.linuxaudio.org/pipermail/linux-audio-user/2012-December/088905…
first paragraph of my post.
On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 02:41:54PM +0100, Florian
Paul Schmidt wrote:
Actually I forgot to introduce one variable into the picture: The
cost. Sure, it maybe is possible to rival a good digital playback
chain with a super expensive analogue setup. Actually I worded that second point rather badly.
The point was that
the vinyl cutting process (including special/professional mastering)
will introduce many more audible artefacts than the 44.1khz/16bit
downsampling export for a CD. Vinyl is an audibly inferior medium to
a good digital chain.
Really? P.S.: I still like my vinyl collection of records. The
haptics. The
nostalgia. The big pictures on the covers.. The handling of a pair
of Technics MK1210 and a good mixer is still awesome for mixes,
etc..
I'm sorry, but if you judge a stereo system by the flashing lights and
the number of knobs and dials available, then we sit on different sides
of the fence. I believe in listening to music as the artist intended
it. Don't get me wrong, there are heaps of crap vinyl recordings out
there, that's for sure. point I was making. Sometimes other factors play a
much bigger role
than the actual faithfulness of the reproduction.
I am referring to the faithfulness of the reproduction, when
comparing analogue to digital. On paper, an analogue signal is an exact
reproduction whereas a digital signal is, by its very nature, an
approximation of the original, even if it is very close.
satisfaction that they ignore the merits of a
technology. Then
there's the factor of emotional and economic investment into a
solution. Admitting being wrong means admitting that one has
invested tons into an inferior solution.
Of course, you buy wisely. If you purchase separate components, this
makes upgrading easier later on.
find a sweet spot in my audio reproduction system,
where the costs
allow me to thoroughly enjoy the music of the artists I like to
listen to. This sweet spot is with a digital chain.. I'm not
interested in spending tens of thousands of dollars to reproduce the
movement of every single air molecule in the studio that music was
recorded. Some people are and before they spend the amount of money
they do on their equipment I'm just arguing that they should take
the time to evaluate the different solutions with honesty before
getting invested in a solution for the wrong reasons..
Couldn't agree more. Of course, "the sweet spot" can vary from
individual to individual. Also upgrading, for example say speaker cable,
can improve the sound of your music collection that much more.
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who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the
oppressing." --- Malcolm X