I love vinyl.

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

records are a waste of money

they don't even have discrete stereo, they're matrixed

and the RIAA's ruled 'acceptable' record wear is that the frequency response of the recording drops from 20khz down to 16khz after only 8 plays, and continues to fall down to 8khz................................ this would be what makes records sound 'warm' fellas

disposeable, 1/2 *** stereo recordings FTL

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

records are a waste of money
they don't even have discrete stereo, they're matrixed

and the RIAA's ruled 'acceptable' record wear is that the frequency response of the recording drops from 20khz down to 16khz after only 8 plays, and continues to fall down to 8khz................................ this would be what makes records sound 'warm' fellas

disposeable, 1/2 *** stereo recordings FTL

K, great thanks for that....

But, I don't care.....

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

K, great thanks for that....
But, I don't care.....

x2

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

records are a waste of money
they don't even have discrete stereo, they're matrixed

and the RIAA's ruled 'acceptable' record wear is that the frequency response of the recording drops from 20khz down to 16khz after only 8 plays, and continues to fall down to 8khz................................ this would be what makes records sound 'warm' fellas

disposeable, 1/2 *** stereo recordings FTL

i still love em.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

I just heard one for the first time the other day they are in fact awesome.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Most people are just non believers....

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

records are a waste of money
they don't even have discrete stereo, they're matrixed

and the RIAA's ruled 'acceptable' record wear is that the frequency response of the recording drops from 20khz down to 16khz after only 8 plays, and continues to fall down to 8khz................................ this would be what makes records sound 'warm' fellas

disposeable, 1/2 *** stereo recordings FTL

What if I bought all of them as they were coming out ? It was either records or listen to the radio constantly , and I fooking hate disco music with a freakin passion. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

records are a waste of money
they don't even have discrete stereo, they're matrixed

and the RIAA's ruled 'acceptable' record wear is that the frequency response of the recording drops from 20khz down to 16khz after only 8 plays, and continues to fall down to 8khz................................ this would be what makes records sound 'warm' fellas

disposeable, 1/2 *** stereo recordings FTL

That may be but the stereo image is still a better sound, not to mention the warmer sound is just incredible. The only thing that I don't care for with vinyl is the maintenance that goes with it. Not to mention I don't have a very good turntable. I deadened the bottom side of the platter, beefed up the rca outputs and ground cable and it still leaves alot to be desired. One of these days I'll spend 2 or 3 hundred bucks on a decent turntable. Factor that with the recording labels NEVER really taking full advantage of the CD format and its a no brainer what is better.

On your comment about the frequency range fading after so many plays: I don't listen to my vinyl that much. I only listen to vinyl once or twice a year when my friend brings his albums over along with some good burboun and a few good cigars and we listen and relax. Its more of a nostalgic thing for us, not so much of a fidelity thing.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

On another note the only digital formats I've heard that come close to vinyl in fidelity is SACD and DVD-Audio 2 channel. Mobile fidelity, Telarc, Sheffield Labs, etc...have done wonders with reg. CD but that is only a small percentage of the CDs in circulation today. Fact is most of today's recording engineers abuse the format. There is far too much dynamic range compression used on CD recording and mastering. There have been POP cds measured to have only 6 db's of dynamic range on them. That is absolutely pathetic. On the flip side of that, some of Telarc's recordings on CD have a dynamic range of almost 60 dbs. Pretty big difference.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Ahh, just turned on Zappa again. Amazing guitar. Sounds sooooo good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Ahh, just turned on Zappa again. Amazing guitar. Sounds sooooo good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Zappa is good but almost too childish.... My opinion...

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

I hate flipping records over //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

I hate flipping records over //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Lazy bastard....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

There have been POP cds measured to have only 6 db's of dynamic range on them. That is absolutely pathetic. On the flip side of that, some of Telarc's recordings on CD have a dynamic range of almost 60 dbs. Pretty big difference.

POP music sux .. so why go the extra mile for SQ ............. lol

People like to blame CD technology as being inferior to vinyl but everyone

forgets about the recording methodology. I have great CD's and bad ones,

it's not the CD that's to blame. I also have some SACD and DVDA. IMO, over-rated formats.

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

my parents have about 2 or 300 vinyls. Pretty much all old good stuff.