Omg there was a digital step…

Aug 07, 2022,08:16 AM
 

DIGITAL BAD!!! 🤣

Actually, folks, digital can be great. Analog can be great. Both can also be not so great, with nasty noisy all-analog pressings or compressed-to-heck poorly-encoded digital file.

This just shows that the ‘purists’ don’t have a leg to stand on. It comes down to care and skill in the recording and mastering process.

What’s sad is marketing pressures and old men arguing over things they most likely can’t hear (and it is 99% men, of an age at which their hearing will have naturally degraded quite a bit). Plenty of money to be made with snake oil in the audio market…

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What a disgrace

 
 By: Gelato Monster : August 7th, 2022-03:01
www.washingtonpost.com

Very interesting

 
 By: Arronax : August 7th, 2022-03:59
In a way yes it is a disgrace yet at the same time you have to wonder, if so many people got fooled and couldn't tell the difference there is a bigger problem in that hobby.

LoL that is also true

 
 By: Gelato Monster : August 7th, 2022-04:26
perhaps advancement of DAC processing etc enables them to do so.

I have some...

 
 By: mdg : August 7th, 2022-04:40
...speaker cables for sale. Made from braided unicorn hair and gold from King Tut's tomb. A steal at only $12,000 per foot : )

We must share the same audiophile friends

 
 By: Arronax : August 7th, 2022-05:12
Some of the claims are straight out of the X files, with matching prices too.

😀

 
 By: Flanker : August 7th, 2022-08:00

LOL

 
 By: Gelato Monster : August 7th, 2022-09:43

:)))))))

 
 By: amanico : August 7th, 2022-16:14

i agree

 
 By: Gelato Monster : August 7th, 2022-09:45

In fact it is a known fact that some record companies use digital resources.

 
 By: Flanker : August 7th, 2022-08:00
That did not surprise me. Streaming in high quality can give very satisfying results, that is the way I choose for my listening sessions.

Omg there was a digital step…

 
 By: Esharp : August 7th, 2022-08:16
DIGITAL BAD!!! 🤣 Actually, folks, digital can be great. Analog can be great. Both can also be not so great, with nasty noisy all-analog pressings or compressed-to-heck poorly-encoded digital file. This just shows that the ‘purists’ don’t have a leg to sta... 

agree

 
 By: Gelato Monster : August 7th, 2022-09:44

Shameful...

 
 By: vitalsigns : August 7th, 2022-13:16
But perhaps the real scandal is that self-described audiophiles were so fooled. I was part of the audiophile community for a while, many years ago. I spent vast sums on equipment. It was fun, but when $10K in upgrades can squeeze out only a 1% improvement... 

Thank you for sharing your wisdom

 
 By: Gelato Monster : August 7th, 2022-13:24
Totally agree with 1%.

Many thanks for sharing…

 
 By: Fat Bastard : August 7th, 2022-17:53
I am really shocked as an audiophile. I have spent a significant amount of money on my equipment and sourcing MoFi vinyls.

Thank you

 
 By: Gelato Monster : August 8th, 2022-00:01
It is very disturbing