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The physical limitations of vinyl had a direct effect on the sound. Although the Loudness War [1] started on vinyl, the move to CDs let it step up to a whole ne
by manarth 9y ago
The physical limitations of vinyl had a direct effect on the sound. Although the Loudness War [1] started on vinyl, the move to CDs let it step up to a whole new level [2].
Without getting into the merits or detriments of loudness and DRC, the physical medium of vinyl enforced a constraint on the sound.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war
[2] https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/compression-is-killing-your-music/ https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/compression-is-killing-your-mus...
- soundwave106 9y ago"Better" is also a very subjective terms. From an engineering standpoint these days, digital indeed these days will be a more accurate representation of the sound (discounting artificial post-processing like the loudness wars that primarily affected pop and rock music). But it's possible to like vinyl's imperfections and coloring of the sound purely for personal preference reasons. Nothing wrong with that.