In Reply to: Another example of their ignorance about digital audio posted by Scrith on January 5, 2012 at 17:44:28:
I read through this discussion on the TAS/AVGuide forum and agree that an incredible amount of quasi-technical, speculative BS is evident.Then, the thought hit me that none of these people ever become obsessed over how many times a digital file is transferred or copied in the production of CDs, or the uniformity of media over the life of the stamping process, etc.
Even more so, I don't recall concerns about the incredible inconsistency in the quality of analog storage media. The steady deterioration of pressing quality from the start of a stamper run, variable vinyl purity, what generation of the master tape was used for which pressing (often an issue with LPs "back in the day") and on and on are ignored.
A purchased LP that is many multiple mechanical copies from the original acetate is treated with as some inviolate, perfect object. Meanwhile, a FLAC/WAV conversion that passes a MDSUM check as a perfect copy over the range of a hundred million bits or more is subjected to endless obsessive-compulsive navel-gazing.
This hobby is always an interesting study in human nature.
Edits: 01/05/12
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- RE: Another example of their ignorance about digital audio - mls-stl 19:42:04 01/05/12 (3)
- TAS was very concerned with stamping quality of LPs - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 07:03:02 01/06/12 (2)
- RE: TAS was very concerned with stamping quality of LPs - mls-stl 09:05:42 01/06/12 (1)
- I agree with you completely - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 14:01:47 01/06/12 (0)