| Zkuq said: I'm no audiophile, but I hate the thought of not having access to 'full' quality. I guess not going vinyl all the way should bother me more, but gotta have some limits, and mine is there. I'm somewhat curious about vinyls though, because I don't actually have any experience worth mentioning with them, but like I said, I find them impractical for my needs. I don't mind digital formats, just digital distribution unless it gives me access to a lossless format. In fact, I've actually ripped my CD collection to lossy Vorbis files (quality 9.0 seems reasonable for my needs), aside from some rared bonus tracks that would be more annoying to get a hold of if something were to happen to my CDs. I just want the lossless option to be there if I want it for any reason (in particular if I ever want to change formats, for any reason). |
Vinyl is not 'full' quality. It can capture up to 50 khz and some claim over, while CD maxes out at 44.1 Khz, but Vinyl has a smaller audio range (55-70 dB vs 96 dB for CD) and bass has to be reduced (and often mono bass) on Vinyl to avoid skipping. Deep base groves can make records skip.
The main attraction of Vinyl are the covers, the art work and feel. All the 'warm' sound feelings can be emulated / recorded on digital formats.
