"RobH" wrote in message


Given that technology has move on a bit since the record player (and
the CD player!) were developed, would it be possible to product a
domestic _analogue_ audio system which is better quality than those
which currently exist?

This imagined system, at the very least, must have:-

* flat response (none of this RIAA curve stuff)
* better dynamic range (at least 20 dB higher than vinyl)
* better S/N ratio
* less distotion i.e. no pitch variations, rumble, surface noise
etc

and probably a few others than I've not thought of.

Nice to haves would be durability and convenience but let's not get
our hopes up.

Basically, you have carte blanche and this imagined system does not
need to be backwardly compatible with any analogue format.

How do you do it?

High speed, half track, magnetic tape. The last generation of analog mag
tape equipment was almost sonically perfect, and met or came close to most
if not all of your goals.