RE: confusion again

Posted by John Elison (A) on June 6, 2023 at 13:34:52

In Reply to: RE: confusion again posted by belyin on June 6, 2023 at 11:49:26:

> a vinyl record will still preserve the waveform for maybe 10,000 [years].

I think we can all laugh at that one. First of all, there are no records that are 10,000-years old. Secondly, show me a record that's 100-years old and I'll show you a record that sounds like crap compared to modern vinyl pressings.

Digital is only about 50-years old. I own some of the first CDs made. I bought them in 1982 or thereabouts and as far as I can tell, they sound just the same as they did when brand new. Actually, they probably sound better now because the playback equipment sounds better. However, the binary data on the CD hasn't changed as far as I can tell.

Digital is simply binary data -- numbers. You can write them down on a piece of paper if you want.

Just because there are new digital formats being developed doesn't mean you still can't play the original formats. However, DSD256 sounds as good as anything I've ever heard. Therefore, even if newer and better digital formats are developed, DSD256 will still sound just as good as it sounds now and I find it hard to believe that any newer digital formats can be significantly better sounding. You can only get so close to perfection and DSD256 comes pretty close as far as I can tell.

Anyway, I disagree with your arguments against the longevity of digital.

Best regards,
John Elison

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Topic - Rudy Van Gelder called the LP "the biggest distorter" - magiccarpetride 16:36:34 06/04/23 (27)

A silly post - George S. Roland 08:30:24 06/06/23 (5)

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Thanks for a thoughtful response NT - George S. Roland 14:24:41 06/06/23 (0)

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RE: Easy - you like the distortion (nt) - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 10:50:07 06/05/23 (0)

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Careful John, MoFi complainers will sue you! - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 13:57:52 06/06/23 (1)

Yeah, I know what your mean! :-) /nt\ - John Elison 14:41:06 06/06/23 (0)

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