I would like to throw Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) into the discussion. Harsher or more accurate than cutting lacquers? Was wondering as I was listening to a John Hiatt album last night (Bring the Family) that was cut with DMM (actually, I was streaming it so the DMM is irrelevant, but I was still thinking about it).
Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)
I was bored today on a support job so I made a meme. This isn’t a hard or serious conviction of mine, but I am interested in getting reactions 😁
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@mambacfa Vinyl is not a "true" analogue" to the extent that this connotes superiority. A vinyl record goes through a number of subtractive steps before it gets to the end consumer and, consequently, is a long way from the "true" sound of the master tape. To use your own words, it is an approximation of it. It can sound good, especially if the multitrack - if there is one - and the two track master were also analogue, but either way, it is not more inherently accurate than digital. Speaking as the owner of high end vinyl, cd and streaming playback systems, so not biased either way. |
There are things I like about each better than the other. |
That’s a bizarre comparison you’re suggesting there. Surely a more meaningful comparison would involve turntables and streamers of equal cost, whether at budget or high end. You’re conflating the comparison of vinyl versus streaming with the entirely different argument of whether it’s worth spending more on hifi in general. That issue is worthy of a thread of its own. |
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