cpt_paranoia
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That article points out the main problem with bad-sounding CDs: **** mastering and loudness wars (a subset of **** mastering, really...). Fix those faults, and you don't need a new format.
here we go again, new format, new medium,new equipment
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That article points out the main problem with bad-sounding CDs: **** mastering and loudness wars (a subset of **** mastering, really...). Fix those faults, and you don't need a new format.
cpt_paranoia
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Not really...
donprice
Wound up workin' at a gas station....
By forming a new company, NeoFidelity, Inc.. to record artists across a wide range of musical genres and provide a platform of distribution for Ionic Originals, Burnett is also determined to reset the valuation for recorded music.”
Reset the valuation for recorded music? Is that code for being more expensive than a high-res digital download or CD? And requires new hardware? Sign me up and be sure to charge me extra for the extended warranty!
Reset the valuation for recorded music? Is that code for being more expensive than a high-res digital download or CD? And requires new hardware? Sign me up and be sure to charge me extra for the extended warranty!
melvinjames
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Or Kind Of Blue for the Jazz lovers.
Late Boomer
Super Member
I am reading the puffed up lines about archival quality future-proof musical painting and I cannot help thinking "April Fools Day". Sure, if CDs and downloads are too cheap for you, pay hundreds for "sonic fidelity that exceeds any of the means of experiencing recorded music". Did he provide any measurements? Why should he, true audiofiles do not measure, they listen with their golden ears.
twiiii
Lunatic Member
Unfortunately most people want convenience over quality now days. They don't want to have to waste space to store recordings or deal with any physical media at all. Yes, a small number see the value of an LP or a CD. Others don't even want to deal with the latest 4K DVD;s. They stream everything and store it in a cloud some where. Remember if you want great sound you can now buy 1:1 analog copies of master tapes for $450 dollars a throw. Then you don't have to worry about tracing grooves in a record that can get dirty or scratched. Like others have said its just going to be another fad.
Late Boomer
Super Member
Apples, apple crates, and oranges. If you want to have a local copy, have at it. I prefer having a local copy myself. Digital killed analog forty years ago, so no LPs for me, than you very much. Also, digital is digital no matter what sort of medium you use, and if a $20 memory card provides enough storage for 200 CDs, why having CDs? I mean, I do have several hundred of them mostly because I like shiny discs and artwork, otherwise there is no reason to keep them.
Streaming is a different thing, but then again, you can stream at 30 kbps or at 320 kbps or at 1.5Mbps (RedBook).
P.S. When I started reading your message I thought it was an honest rant, but by its end I figured you are being sarcastic. But the beginning still sounds like an honest rant! Have you switched horses in the middle? Anyway, I am going to leave my message as I originally typed it.
P.P.S. Some people just want to sell an artefact. It does not even have to be physical, you can buy an NFT. And some people are paying huge money for them! What is more useless: a digital NFT or an aluminum plate with grooves?
grillebilly
Empty Head
My guess is Dylan has been railing on digital media for a very long time. He's probably the most well known artist who is vocal about the superiority of analog.
He could of used the master tapes for Blood On The Tracks and Blonde On Blonde to re-release had he not sold the rights to them. Not knowing the recording process, maybe the tapes themselves are a lesser medium and the live music needs to be put directly on those discs.
It won’t even be a fad — a lot of people have to buy something for it to be a fad, nobody in their right mind will invest in this.
>you can buy an NFT
You do realize NFTs are largely about laundering money and beating the taxman..? You may as well consider it to be crypto in jpg format, it sounds like an asinine idea but the present is a strange place at times (most of the time really).
just dave
vintage rules!
I just emailed them for info. The laser turntable of course.There are laser stylus turntables out there. Never seen or heard them though. I'm sure a tube-powered one would be even more awesome
https://www.elpj.com/stylus-vs-laser-why-the-laser-turntable-excels/
cpt_paranoia
Addicted Member
I note the link to how the laser turntable works' returns a 'page not found'.
The description in the link is a bit whiffy... Using a laser doesn't guarantee freedom from distortion; sensors aren't guaranteed to be linear. A stylus doesn't just read from the bottom of the groove.
I'm a digits man, not a vinyl proponent. I've got no cartridge/stylus drum to bang.
Agreed. That site seems a bit sketchy, could very well be a one-man operation. It was no means an endorsement for that place, just an example of one that's out there. I saw the concept described quite a few years ago, perhaps in EETimes, but I forget who authored it.
twiiii
Lunatic Member
I was trying to be honest this time with no sarcasm thrown in. Having been in the recording business for a few years I know what the old analog tape machines using the new high-output back coated tape were capable of sonically. Then Add Dolby A or DBX Decilinear noise reduction and the sound was way beyond what I have ever heard on a CD or streamed. Telarc and Reference Recordings come the closest to besting that old analog sound the most consistently. But in my mind that will always be the standard I will be looking for in a recording.
I doubt very much it will become popular enough to be a fad.
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