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  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! :-)
-- 
                                            digital man (rob)

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