Correct. And if you replay a track too quickly, the vinyl hasn't had enough
time to cool and snap back to the original shape and the noise becomes
permanent.
On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> What you must remember is that each and every time you play vinyl, it
> degrades a bit. how much is based on your cartridge and stylus.
>
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>
> I think a lot of the current revival of vinyl comes from the "hipster"
>> movement where they'll say that vinyl is obviously superior and if you
>> can't tell that, you're clearly deaf.
>>
>
> It all depends on the source material. I'm of the opinion that
> anything that has ever been touched by digital in any form will have
> had the goodness stripped out of it. The only exception would be with
> the latest/greatest 24/96 with oversampling in the D/A. Yes, there is
> even higher bit-depth and sampling rates, but the D/As aren't keeping
> pace. As long as the internal processing of the mixers and processors
> (within the digital environment) are a minimum of 96k, you're OK. But
> 192K is certainly better when applying a complex dynamic or eq
> process.
>
> Vinyl is superior in a very very specific set of conditions. It's
> become a non-issue, for me. I can very much tell the difference
> between 44.1k and 48k sampling rates, and again, 96k over 48k, but for
> anything recorded with more than two carefully spaced microphones in a
> stereo-array, but that has to do entirely with spacial accuracy. Where
> vinyl is superior to ALL other storage/playback systems is in the
> CREATION of sound at time of playback. As the needle moves through the
> groove of the LP, it is actually functioning as a musical instrument
> and the creation of overtones occurs in this stage. These overtones
> influence and shape the sound-wave to create an artificial impression
> of frequency range which really isn't there. The human ear is fooled
> by these overtones into thinking that there is something there which
> really isn't. Vinyl has a sense of more "presence" and "air" which is
> lost with all other mediums. While not accurate, it does create a more
> pleasing sound. Combine that with the spacial accuracy, listening to a
> carefully crafted stereo recording is an experience (especially if
> your speakers are time-coherent) unmatched by anything else. Working
> with the BBC, NPR and WGBH, as well as several other top names in the
> recording industry, I was heavily involved in extensive testing of
> these theories.
>
>
> The 'Golden ear people', this set of 1m long $6,000
>> RCA to RCA gold plated cables with make anything
>> sound like a million dollars, or how about this great
>> $7,000 HDMI cable with ethernet, not forgetting
>> the specially polarised and pre aligned electron
>> copper speaker cables :)
>>
>
>
> LOL, "bits are bits"....
>
> The "golden ear" crowd believes whatever it is that they want to
> believe. It is safe to say that the first $10,000 gets you 98% of the
> way there, but beyond that point, it's mostly ego. There are a few
> tiny exceptions, but I would rather spend $7000 on acoustical design
> of the room than waste it on welder cables.
>
> AG Ears
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