View Single Post
Old 06-22-2012, 02:23 PM   #37
QuantumIguana
Philosopher
QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.QuantumIguana ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
QuantumIguana's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,034
Karma: 18736532
Join Date: Jan 2012
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2 gen, Kindle Fire 1st Gen, Kindle Touch
Quote:
Originally Posted by ApK View Post
Yeah, but from that point of view do you really think a needle bouncing in a vinyl groove or a voltage going through tape head is an ACCURATE analog recreation of a 100 instruments generating their own unique analog waves across a concert hall?
The only ACCURATE analog reproduction would be another orchestra playing in an identical space!

The only REAL argument for analog being objectively better than digital is the idea that there is a magical quality of music that can't be digitized...like a soul or something.
Maybe there is, but I'm staying with my digital audio.

ApK
I'm not arguing in favor of analog. Just stating that it is, in principle, more accurate than digital. In practice, flaws in the recording medium will cause the analog recording to suffer, while a CD and have flaws and still be just as clear.
QuantumIguana is offline   Reply With Quote