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Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by infinityio on Friday June 03, 2022 @07:45AM (#31607023)
If modern music is mastered digitally (and assuming I want to listen to modern music), what advantages do analog technologies bring?
Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by BVCommander on Friday June 03, 2022 @08:01AM (#31607133)
If you're not passing your scratched to shit vinyl through a $20,000 tube amp and a Denon AKDL1 link cable you're not hearing the sound as the artist intended it.
Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by oblio on Friday June 03, 2022 @08:51AM (#31607523)
Hey, don't make fun of my gold plated Toslink cable!
Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by wvh on Friday June 03, 2022 @02:28PM (#31611945)
Pleasant imperfection. High-end roll-off. Natural compression. (Speaking as a musician, not an audiophile.)

Of course, all of that can be emulated quite faithfully now.