Subj : Vinyl vs CD
To   : Nightfox
From : Ogg
Date : Fri Feb 25 2022 09:20:00

Hello Nightfox!

** On Wednesday 23.02.22 - 09:37, Nightfox wrote to Ogg:

 Og>> [...] I have to wonder what the justification might be
 Og>> for companies to continue to invest in producing the
 Og>> auxiliary supplies (cartridges/needles/tonearms/belts,
 Og>> etc) for the turntable crowd.

 N> I've been wondering about that for a while.  I keep hearing
 N> about people who have gotten rid of their CDs and DVDs and
 N> streaming more, but apparently there is more demand for
 N> vinyl records?  I don't really get it.

The world is full of wonders. Maybe its partially a new  
generation that wants the experience.  Meanwhile, the quality  
of vinyl has improved (it's heavier). I remember some releases  
out in pewter many years ago.  Mannheim Steamroller recordings   
was one of them.


 N> [...] but I also heard that a laser turntable also tends to
 N> be more affected by dust & other particles than a
 N> traditional turnable would be. A laser turntable will
 N> recreate the sound of all the grooves it reads, and dust
 N> and other particles will come across as noise, so the
 N> record really needs to be clean to work with a laser
 N> turntable.

You'd think that they could implement a filter to remove the  
obvious spikes.  And.. while they are at it, "store" a  
recording of the play - or provide a convenient audio-out to  
acomplish that with aux equipment.  Not sure what the  
engineering thought-process was for any of that.

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