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Rob wrote:
I suspect it could be to do with five things: the 'distortion', the
processing involved in converting analogue to digital and then back to
analogue, the CD standard cannot capture all the sound,

In what way? The algorithm used is designed to cover the audio band to a
higher standard than any previous analogue playback system, and to be
transparent to the ear.

sub-LP standard transfer to CD, and a fifth - I'd bundle perception,
the aural experience (lack of understanding/appreciation), marketing,
association and a number of other intangibles that don't spring to mind.

I think it dates back to when manufacturers with an axe to grind - like
say making turntables - decided to rubbish the principle. Which was taken
up with great gusto by the Hi-Fi press - after all it fills the pages. And
of course many believe what they read. (look at the sales of fancy cables
where no one has ever been able to hear the difference in scientifically
conducted tests) Then passed into folklore.

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