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>I don't understand why so many people are in love with the Model M I think it's similar to people who like the audio quality of vinyl records, but play them o

>I don't understand why so many people are in love with the Model M I think it's similar to people who like the audio quality of vinyl records, but play them on a classic 1960's record player, negating the actual benefits. It's not really about the better quality, it's about the nostalgia and retro feel. I know a guy at work who types his personal notes on a mechanical typewriter. Not because it's easier or better, but because he likes the way it makes him feel to use a mechanical typewriter.

Aelius 8y ago
Doesn't matter what you play a vinyl on, vinyls are just going to be worse than CDs, despite what proponents tell you. When you extract the audio by literally scraping a piece of metal across the surface- every time you play a vinyl, you degrade it. The "warm" quality of the audio proponents talk about is just noise introduced by the degrading material. When CDs were new, many of them were mastered poorly. So there is a very specific few years where you want the vinyl instead of the CD. That's the most you can say for vinyl. /tangent
- sosborn 8y ago
  > vinyls are just going to be worse than CDs, despite what proponents tell you. In terms of pure measurements, absolutely. In terms of experience? Well, it really depends on the person (and I am someone who much prefers modern digital music formats over analog).
- setpatchaddress 8y ago
  I fully agree with the argument that digital can sound better than vinyl when properly mastered, but nothing you say here is correct. You’re not scraping metal across the surface unless you’re using a phonograph with steel needles to play 78’s, which are not “vinyl”, and you hit the arm such that it goes perpendicular to the grooves, which is not a good idea, because it will make an unpleasant sound and badly damage the surface. Digital material is still often mastered poorly. Some older material is still not properly mastered, despite multiple “remastering” releases.

Aelius 8y ago

Doesn't matter what you play a vinyl on, vinyls are just going to be worse than CDs, despite what proponents tell you. When you extract the audio by literally scraping a piece of metal across the surface- every time you play a vinyl, you degrade it. The "warm" quality of the audio proponents talk about is just noise introduced by the degrading material. When CDs were new, many of them were mastered poorly. So there is a very specific few years where you want the vinyl instead of the CD. That's the most you can say for vinyl. /tangent

sosborn 8y ago
> vinyls are just going to be worse than CDs, despite what proponents tell you. In terms of pure measurements, absolutely. In terms of experience? Well, it really depends on the person (and I am someone who much prefers modern digital music formats over analog).
setpatchaddress 8y ago
I fully agree with the argument that digital can sound better than vinyl when properly mastered, but nothing you say here is correct. You’re not scraping metal across the surface unless you’re using a phonograph with steel needles to play 78’s, which are not “vinyl”, and you hit the arm such that it goes perpendicular to the grooves, which is not a good idea, because it will make an unpleasant sound and badly damage the surface. Digital material is still often mastered poorly. Some older material is still not properly mastered, despite multiple “remastering” releases.