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Edwird -> RE: Love it.... (7/5/2017 11:10:34 PM)
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ORIGINAL: HaveRopeWillBind
One of my hobbies of late has been using a turntable with a USB output and Audacity to convert my LP collection to MP3s, and that particular album converted very well. I've found that if an LP was well-engineered in the studio it can sound very good in digital format. Comparing a converted analog LP with a digital CD version of the same song, you mostly notice that the LP version will have less bass.
Which would mean that the A/D or D/A conversion process added something to the original. That was (is) an intentional and undefeatable digital processing feature of almost all D/A converters.
But still, the cartridge and the RIAA phono stage have a lot to say about the quality of vinyl reproduction.
Understandably, most people don't want to mess with it.
It costs money to do analog right, so one can see where CD or a lossless format like ALAC or newer formats have the advantage for most.
CD sales have plummeted, vinyl sales are on the rise, but streaming/downloading is the majority of distribution today, and as will be in the foreseeable future.
But setting the tonearm down on the disk is what I grew up with, so I'm a Luddite. I'll look for the best quality downloads at good price when I get around to it. But my record collection will still be here and always played.
One can't make fine sonic/audio quality distinctions or assessments from MP3 youtube, but this example of conversion turned out okay, especially the bass and vocals:
Take A Walk On The Wild Side
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