Tuttle et al v Audiophile Music Direct

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On 8/9/2022 at 10:48 PM, Samuel T Cogley said:

Digitally-sourced vinyl is the biggest scam in audiophilia today.  I've always seen vinyl as a "necessary evil" to facilitate consuming content that is OOP or otherwise unavailable in digital form.  But Vinyl As A Lifestyle?  Can't help but feel a little schadenfreude at the MoFi news.

Some digital masters actually sound better on vinyl though, so assuming you want the best sound, a turntable is a must.

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1 hour ago, Samuel T Cogley said:

 

I got my first turntable in 1975 or so.  It was a BIC that looked something like this:

 

 

I currently have a Pro-Ject Perspex:

 

I respectfully disagree with your "best" characterization.  A digital source with added mechanical distortion will always sound worse that the same digital source without it.

 

Because of this, I believe that digitally-sourced vinyl is the biggest scam in audiophilia today.

 

 

 

 

 

Thing is, digital files can have distortion baked into them and sometimes the process of mastering to vinyl filters out the distortion, hence better sound. 

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26 minutes ago, firedog said:

How does it "filter out" the distortion in a way that mastering to digital can't?

What you really seem to be saying, without realizing it, is mastering to vinyl and LP production adds on more distortion, but a type you prefer to listen to.

Actually I borrowed this theory from Tony Faulkner who recorded this album:

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5 minutes ago, Samuel T Cogley said:

 

You can have the mechanical distortion.  It's just not my thing.

Sure, not everyone is so susceptable to digital distortion.

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This issue here is MoFo were dishonest and anyone supporting their position is either naive or also a dishonest person.

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27 minutes ago, Axiom05 said:

Tony Faulkner made some great recordings, he was a talented recording engineer. His views on recording formats were more controversial and, as I see it, not exactly based on a firm knowledge of the technology. He could make a great sounding recording regardless of the format used.

Do you by chance have access to the recording above, do you think it sounds great?

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19 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

Sorry guys but for me someone who's buying an AAA LP and expects all 3 production stages to be analogue is a quite reasonable person.

He wouldn't be one if he was buying eg an AAD vinyl but I guess there may be something wrong with this logic at least according to American law.. 😎

So you switched to the Good side, well done!

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11 hours ago, PeterG said:

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Still waiting to hear a person say they've found better sounding vinyl...

Oh dear, you didn't watch the YT review of Kind of Blue I posted 🖕

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11 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

This is your one warning. Next time you’re banned. 

Er Okay. I won't post again. Thanks to all those members I've enjoyed interacting with over the years, hope you find happiness with your music and systems. All the best!

Rex