Which followed by 10 years of much better mp3 s but now everyone had crappy ear buds and tiny computer speakers.
Does vinyl sound better reddit.
Listening to the first cd.
Horrible mp3s thru a 10 000 dac and 100 000 system will still sound horrible.
Before weighing vinyl s ahem good and bad sides it helps to know how records are made.
Yeah i remember that.
Did the album touch a computer at some point in production.
There s very little compression so the loudest parts of those sounds often.
Sales of vinyl records have been soaring although they still represent only a tiny fraction of the music industry s revenues.
Okay most of the answers here are subjective.
The mastering is different between cd and vinyl often favoring vinyl for quality.
Vinyl can still push music to the limits of its dynamic range 55 70db but it often shies away from doing so in order to maintain sound quality.
I actually listen to my vinyl rips more than the actual vinyl i prefer the ease of digital but many digital releases have butchered audio.
In which case yes it does sound better than low grade mp3s through tinny laptop speakers.
About 2 percent in 2014.
Analog listening is similar to film.
That s why snare drums cymbal splashes and other loud instruments have so much more punch in vinyl recordings.
Similarly if you are investing in vinyl you are probably investing in good speakers amps etc.
Bye bye vinyl then came 10 years of crappy mp3 s.
Depends on the source and all the other components.
Cd s should be able to sound as good better than vinyl but business decisions often lead that to not be the case.
The objective truth is that vinyl does sound better but only if album you re listening to was recorded mixed and mastered on analog gear.
No but also yes and it is different anyway.
In brief an engineer such as gonsalves receives mixed recordings from the studio or even a band s laptop.