High Definition Vinyl!!!

[amb3cog]

That's right folks. High Definition Vinyl. Check it:

https://pitchfork.com/news/high-definition-vinyl-is-happening-possibly-as-early-as-next-year/amp/

 

[bberkom]

I mean, it’s sill going to depend on your turntable and cartridge quality and setup. If you’re not getting all of the musical info out of “standard” vinyl with your setup, you sure aren’t going to get more with an “HD” disc. Maybe I’m missing something.

 

[soundmig]

Ya, old news. I fail to see how this method of cutting stampers will yield higher fidelity, but we'll just have to see (hear) what they ultimately come up with. Sounds like a potential CF to me, but ????

 

[Djcoolray]

Isn’t the remastered St. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 2017 a digi-mix done by the original engineers son ???

I generally buy European pressings because you find vinyl with more analog sources and the LP’s have no surface noise....I’ve got some seriously sensitive speakers. Allot of the digi-mix sounds good, just not the same. But I just had to check out the above album and was impressed.

 

[NoTransistors]

Yup, that's what I want. More digital in my analog playback.

 

[amb3cog]

Yea I never heard of it. And got an article about it on my news feed today. I was thinking the same thing. It all sounds very digital to me. But I'm not big on vinyl anyway. I don't have the room for it. Or the money really. I do own a turntable, and a few beat up records, but it's in the garage till I can get a real stereo rack for my gear.

Just figured someone would find it interesting.

 

[E.Man]

Ca$h up opportunity.

Just make the records right ffs.

 

[Thunderbox]

I would like to hear what they have to offer. Why is everyone being so negative without even hearing a single HD Album?

 

[VinylHanger]

Isn't this a bit like saying I invented water that is wet? Records on a good setup are pretty hi def to me. Not sure how digitizing it will make it better than good pressings from clean master tapes, or better than D2D pressings.

 

[Norliss]

Given that the source materials for most records now are digital anyhow, I think the new process is potentially interesting if it's used to improve sound quality rather than just to cram more onto each side.

 

[luke85]

just keep it analog...............

 

[Lapslah]

I think the reason many are calling BS on this is that the term HD traditionally refers to Higher Definition via higher resolution - i.e. more bits which theoretically result in a closer approximation of the original waveform. Good old analog vinyl, despite its arguable limitations, uses the actual waveform with its inherent infinite resolution, so applying a new process to achieve "HD" makes no sense whatsoever.

 

[Poinzy]

"HD vinyl." Thanks to digital technology. Michael Fremer, call your office.

 

[Lavane]

Yup, that's what I want. More digital in my analog playback.

That was my thought when I read the article a few days ago. And I don't see how packing in more tracks and grooves is going to help.

 

[KentTeffeteller]

Sorry, this is not real HD vinyl. This technology also is inferior to what exists.

 

[illinoisteve]

"High Definition" is a meaningless marketing buzzword. In camera equipment, it generally means in practice "warning! -- this is cheap crap for the uninformed." I tend to steer away from that label.

 

[WaynerN]

There is nothing in higher definition then pure analog..............

 

[KentTeffeteller]

WaynerN is right. Nothing better than the best analog.

 

[vinylrayk]

HD vinyl involves a tremendous amount of digital processing. If this is what you want, then you are better off with a well recorded and mastered CD.

Ray K

 

[luke85]

and theres blu ray audio