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In Reply to: Fortunately for CD listeners, the graph you posted is simply NOT true. posted by NewStevo on September 13, 2006 at 19:12:57:
or Digital would sound even worse than it does now.Did you ever see the brochure for the early Sony SACD and DAT players showing the staircase digital signal? They actually seemed to be proud of it.
This information is so clear, well written that I am adding both articles to my link page on my web site analoglovers.com.
“Is the sound on vinyl records better than on CDs or DVDs?†and “How Analog and Digital Recording Works by Marshall Brainâ€
"Analog is Music, Digital is mathematics"
Happy listening,
Teresa
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Follow Ups
- WRONG Digital Audio IS staircase, dither (analog noise) is added to the digital signal to smooth out the rough edges - Teresa 21:27:02 09/13/06 (16)
- You are on a very slippery slope here Teresa..... - tubesforever 23:09:19 09/13/06 (11)
- Yup... I agree witcha, Tubes. - soundnut 06:19:25 09/14/06 (1)
- Actually that is what I try to do: Enjoy the music, analog be it from LPs, Open Reel or cassette allow me to do that. - Teresa 09:27:46 09/14/06 (0)
- "Enjoy the music not the media." Isn't that what the hobby is about? It is for me. )MT( - J. S. Bach 05:00:45 09/14/06 (0)
- Dither does more than that, Page 426 of Robert Harley's "Complete Guide to High End Audio" - Teresa 01:26:34 09/14/06 (7)
- While I respect Harley, Teresa you are interpreting what he is saying.... - tubesforever 07:05:34 09/14/06 (6)
- dither experience - mothra 09:22:24 09/14/06 (1)
- Yes I follow you exactly..... - tubesforever 13:14:53 09/14/06 (0)
- Re: While I respect Harley, Teresa you are interpreting what he is saying.... - artemus 08:22:47 09/14/06 (3)
- So I could pay 15 bucks for a CD or get 20 used LP's..... - tubesforever 10:11:28 09/14/06 (0)
- "It sounds like you are not into vinyl, but into cheap." So am I, my friend, so am I. )MT( - J. S. Bach 09:02:32 09/14/06 (1)
- Us cheap guys need to stick together.... - tubesforever 13:17:24 09/14/06 (0)
- Re: WRONG Digital Audio IS staircase, dither (analog noise) is added to the digital signal to smooth out the rough edges - mothra 21:39:48 09/13/06 (3)
- So the response is not totally flat, at least it is the musical waveform NOT a numerical value! - Teresa 21:56:27 09/13/06 (2)
- Re: So the response is not totally flat, at least it is the musical waveform NOT a numerical value! - mothra 00:53:17 09/14/06 (0)
- Actually I had a line of Audiophile cassettes in the late 1970's - Teresa 01:35:55 09/14/06 (0)