Comments by "TheThirdMan" (@thethirdman225) on "The Truth About Vinyl - Vinyl vs. Digital" video.

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  2. 4:30 That happens in the cartridge, which is at the other end of the tone arm, i.e.: where the needle is. I disagree that there’s no functional difference between analogue recordings and digital ones. In quieter parts of some analogue recordings you can often hear the hiss of the original audio tape across the heads. This was really apparent when CD first came in. The notion of analogue having a different sound these days has to be tempered by the fact that all recordings, no matter what they end up on, are recorded in 24 bit digital and mixed and produced digitally. So, in fact, the only analogue part of a vinyl record is the needle tracking in the groove. Compression is a major factor in modern recordings. As one who listens to more classical than modern, it’s really, really noticeable. The quiet parts of classical music are usually quieter than for modern, while the loud bits are, in terms of the presentation in playback, just about as loud. The problem is though that recording companies have realised that by rereleasing music that has been digitally remastered, they can compress the original and make it sound more impressive. I would postulate that this is so that vinyl listeners can get more from their disc. The trouble is that, for us CD listeners, we are getting less information. I was listening to a remaster of Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ the other day through headphones and for the first time I really noticed it. Through headphones it’s awful. The mix is so compressed that it has no depth any more. It’s not as bad through speakers but it’s unplayable through headphones. I wish producers would stop doing this, especially when it’s so patently obviously a sop to the vinyl market. I ditched vinyl about 15 years ago and sold my Rega Planar 3 to a tragic. I can’t even remember the last time I used it. Lovely piece of kit but I’m never going back. I bought a CD the other day. I’m planning to buy more. In fact, I’m planning to get a dedicated CD player to replace the DVD player I’m currently using. I don’t expect to get a better sound though.
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