Except that as Mr. O has tried patiently to explain with his references to information theory, analogue is just as lossy - actually more lossy - than digital.
As analogue mastering is pretty nearly dead (who is still making analogue 2-inch tape machines these days? - never mind multitracks!) the entire argument is moot unless you only want to listen to stuff recorded years ago... Just to be absolutely clear on this - all methods of capturing sound into a storage medium are inherently "lossy". There is absolutely no zero-compromise technology. There is no "lossless" method. However, what matters is that beyond a certain point the information captured is good enough. So I fundamentally disagree that there is an inherent advantage to vinyl (tape walks all over vinyl - why aren't people using that?). -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables Outdoors: Boombox+Creative Sub (If I remember to turn it on...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53355 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
