"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Paul wrote:
Ok. Then I guess I will have to talk about it.
To me, the 'vinyl' issue is simple.
We could perform a little experiment.
Here we go...
Take a sound source that can be replicated. Let's use a digital synth
together with a sequencer.

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There's an easier way.

Take your 'favourite' CD. Copy it to CD. If you do this properly there
will be no difference.

Well, not strictly true. As there is no Cyclic Redundancy Check incorporated
in audio CDs, there is always the possibility of rare, infrequent errors.
Another experiment to prove the point - take a CD (preferably not your
favourite) and drill a *small* hole in it. Now play it. It should work just
fine, you would not hear any problem despite obvious errors. I suspect the
designers reasoning behind this is that, if CRC was employed, a great many
CDs would be unusable with the slightest scratch. CDs need to be treated
with a great deal of respect. Keep them clean and scratch/mark free and you
will have very few, if any, errors.

Now copy it to LP. Expensive yes, but I've done it. *Anyone* will hear the
difference between the original CD and LP copy.

This proves that LP isn't a clone of any master - and that's before the
mastering boys have got at it. And can't possibly enhance the original -
regardless of what the disciples say. It is adding distortion - in the
main.


No need to do this. We know it is not a clone or anywhere close. It has been
butchered by the RIAA filter in an attempt to make up for the inability of a
mechanical system.

Paul