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That’s the point!

• amelius 4y ago
  Parent was trying to show that > It's absolutely not possible to accurately record every digital recording onto vinyl. Outlining an idempotent process of recording and playback does not help there.
  • kstrauser 4y ago
    If they were idempotent, yes. But they're not. Analog processing can't be perfect, and amplification is an inherently noisy process. The RIAA curve first cuts the signal on the bass end of the spectrum, throwing away information in the process (because vinyl doesn't have infinite resolution). Then it amplifies that degraded signal. You can simulate this pretty well with computer speakers. Turn down your audio outputs so that it's barely audible, then turn up the speakers as load as they'll go. Noisy, isn't it? In theory that should be the same as turning the outputs to their maximum clean level and turning your speakers way down, but in practice it's absolutely not. Well, every vinyl record made does exactly that to the bass.