XPost: rec.arts.drwho   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2026-02-15 10:43:23 +0000, Daniel70 said:   
   > On 15/02/2026 9:38 am, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:39:26 -0000 (UTC), The Doctor wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> I would take physical over digital.   
   >>   
   >> If there is an analog format worth resurrecting, it’s tape.   
   >>   
   >> Vinyl remains stuck in the 1970s, but the humble cassette tape   
   >> continued evolving long after that, with things like chromiun and   
   >> barium oxides, metal particles, new kinds of Dolby noise reduction,   
   >> and what-all.   
   >>   
   >> Speaking of noise reduction, remember that vinyl has this convoluted   
   >> thing called the “RIAA equalization curve”. Back in the day, you had   
   >> ceramic versus magnetic pickups, and one of them had to compensate for   
   >> the curve, but the other did not (I forget which was which). How could   
   >> you be sure either way that you were compensating for the curve   
   >> exactly? You didn’t.   
   >   
   > "ceramic versus magnetic pickups"?? What happened to Crystal needles??   
      
   The more you pay, the better the stylus / needle quality. The material   
   used is one factor, but there are also others too, such as the shape of   
   the needle's point.   
      
       "Stylus Quality: Higher-quality styluses made from durable   
        materials such as diamond or sapphire tend to have a longer   
        lifespan compared to lower-quality alternatives."   
      
      
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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