Comments on: What sounds better: a record player or a CD player? http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 06:10:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: D-Zyne http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm/comment-page-1#comment-816 D-Zyne Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:25:21 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm#comment-816 You CD guys are so far off base.... Sound of any form is an analog wave; music from an instrument; speech from your mouth; engine noises from your car; the sounds coming from your speakers; they are all analog. In order for these sounds to become digital, they need to be SAMPLED; notice I didn't say converted, I said SAMPLED. A digital SAMPLE is NOT the same thing as the original analog sound, it is an approximation of what it sounds like. And in order for them to be reproduced for your ear, they need to translated BACK to analog. How accurate is a message going to be if it's written in English, translated to French by one person, then back to Engligh again by another person? By definition, analog means continuous and digital means broken up into sections. Now you tell me, what will sound more natural; one long, continuous sound wave or that same sound broken up into a million little fragments? CD's and digital media can sound very good and they are getting better. And digital certainly has its benefits- no wow & flutter speed variations, no clicks and pops, no motor rumble; but the simple fact is that less accurate sound reproduction is the trade-off for these benefits. For true, accurate sound reproduction an properly calibrated turntable playing analog vinyl recordings blows digital out of the freakin' water! PS This argument has been going on for 20+ years amongst us audiophiles. You CD guys are so far off base….
Sound of any form is an analog wave; music from an instrument; speech from your mouth; engine noises from your car; the sounds coming from your speakers; they are all analog. In order for these sounds to become digital, they need to be SAMPLED; notice I didn’t say converted, I said SAMPLED. A digital SAMPLE is NOT the same thing as the original analog sound, it is an approximation of what it sounds like. And in order for them to be reproduced for your ear, they need to translated BACK to analog. How accurate is a message going to be if it’s written in English, translated to French by one person, then back to Engligh again by another person?
By definition, analog means continuous and digital means broken up into sections. Now you tell me, what will sound more natural; one long, continuous sound wave or that same sound broken up into a million little fragments?
CD’s and digital media can sound very good and they are getting better. And digital certainly has its benefits- no wow & flutter speed variations, no clicks and pops, no motor rumble; but the simple fact is that less accurate sound reproduction is the trade-off for these benefits. For true, accurate sound reproduction an properly calibrated turntable playing analog vinyl recordings blows digital out of the freakin’ water!

PS This argument has been going on for 20+ years amongst us audiophiles.

]]> By: Al Inshearah http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm/comment-page-1#comment-817 Al Inshearah Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:25:21 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm#comment-817 The LP by far as it is a anolgue representation of a anologue sound. A CD is a sampled representation, therefore some information is lost The LP by far as it is a anolgue representation of a anologue sound. A CD is a sampled representation, therefore some information is lost

]]> By: Billy http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm/comment-page-1#comment-818 Billy Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:25:21 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm#comment-818 You are comparing "apples" to "oranges" here. Even a cheap poorly made CD player will sound better than a top of the line record player. Reason is CD's are playing digital music and the records are not digital. With that said, you can still get some nice sound from a LP player. I've got one myself. But it can't be as good as a CD player. Just doesn't have the advantages digital playback has. You are comparing "apples" to "oranges" here. Even a cheap poorly made CD player will sound better than a top of the line record player. Reason is CD’s are playing digital music and the records are not digital.

With that said, you can still get some nice sound from a LP player. I’ve got one myself. But it can’t be as good as a CD player. Just doesn’t have the advantages digital playback has.

]]> By: BK thang http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm/comment-page-1#comment-819 BK thang Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:25:21 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm#comment-819 Record player. Why you think they still use vinyls in clubs. Record player. Why you think they still use vinyls in clubs.

]]> By: vipin k http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm/comment-page-1#comment-820 vipin k Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:25:21 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-sounds-better-a-record-player-or-a-cd-player.htm#comment-820 cd player cd player

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