Vinyl Sound Quality Myth

Some alter the dynamic range.

Vinyl sound quality myth.

Some have less background noise. There are other mastering techniques that can also affect the sound. Check out our listening results. There are other mastering techniques that can also affect the sound.

The quality of the sound derives from the vinyl compound as opposed to the weight of the disc. Different masters can substantially improve or reduce sound quality. The results may surprise you as they did us. Does vinyl reproduce sound better or is it just.

We compare the sound quality of analog vinyl vs digital audio cd flac on a 100k stereo setup. Why vinyl sounds better than cd or not according to rolling stone magazine sales of vinyl albums continue to grow setting a new record in 2010. Some have less background noise. There s very little compression so the loudest parts of those sounds often.

Another common myth surrounding digital audio is that buying the right cables can reduce what s called jitter that claim is again based in a small dram of reality but wildly overblown. Vinyl requires a better sounding master because it is physically incapable of reproducing the hypercompressed sound mastered to cd. About 2 percent in 2014. Some alter the dynamic range.

Vinyl requires a better sounding master because it is physically incapable of reproducing the hypercompressed sound mastered to cd. I m not claiming that all old records sound great not by a long shot. And don t believe anyone who tells you that 180g discs boast deeper grooves and thus a richer sound the engineer who cuts the vinyl master determines the depth of the grooves regardless of the weight of the vinyl. Different masters can substantially improve or reduce sound quality.

See our youtube debate. Jitter is a type of distortion that doesn t express as noise but as an imperfection in bit timing making your waveform ever so slightly. That s why snare drums cymbal splashes and other loud instruments have so much more punch in vinyl recordings. If you really want to experience what some audiophiles prefer about vinyl try some clean pre 1980 original pressings.

Vinyl is back no doubt about it.