Gollum Cat 24 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Finally got my turntable today - a $65 Victrola turntable from Walmart. Not the best quality ever, but it's all I can afford at the moment until I get a U-Turn table down the road. I noticed that despite being hard of hearing (can't hear super high frequencies well), and also not noticing anything "open" or "airy" about the audio sound, I seem to hear more instruments/sounds in the music itself that I don't remember, despite having heard the whole thing hundreds of times. Could this have anything to do with the fact that I've only ever listened to the music on mp3 conversion from CD, or YouTube? (Is vinyl lossless?) Would love thoughts on all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,289 Posted January 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2019 Bespin, A. A. Ron and Holko 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 From where we take this? 🤣 First, NO, vinyl is not lossless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Cat 24 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Haha folks. Serious questions here. I know basically nothing about any of this. I know that vinyl deteriorates over time, so that's not what I meant by "lossless." Maybe the right word is "uncompressed." I'm just trying to understand why I'm hearing more instruments, and learn a bit in the process. Not trying to be a moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 The "vinyl" sound is the "vinyl" sound... with his qualities and imperfections too. It's not a perfect media, but it offers it's...own charm let's say! You have to know that, engineers have to properly master a recording to put it on a vinyl. Because a vinyl can't reproduce all the frequencies. More than that, the inner and outter grooves of a vinyl can't reproduce exactly all the same frequencies. That's a serious start, no? I personnaly have a definition to sommarize the sound of a vinyl, and it's very respecfull: it's a jewel of distortions! But hey, we loved that! 😉 Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Cat 24 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Ah, ok. So then, what would make me hear more stuff on vinyl, vs CD or mp3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Forget mp3s, first. We now talk about FLACs and WAVs, which are "lossless" formats, at least, matching a CD quality. But... then... listen to music on the medium you prefer! The vinyl offers it own flavor and that's far from begin bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 The mastering for vinyl will differ to address the limitations of the format, possibly with differences in compression or accentuation of different frequency bands. The high-resolution blu-ray (or DVD-audio from the earlier releases) remains the optimal delivery mechanism for this music. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 A properly mastered CD gives a sound quality that's as good as what you'll be able to detect with your limited, human hearing. Assuming you are, indeed, human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 13 hours ago, Bespin said: The vinyl offers it own flavor and that's far from begin bad! Did you mean "Far from Bespin bad"? Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Did you mean "Far from Bespin bad"? So there's one way to get Alex to check the Tolkien subforum, talk about vinyl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chane 1 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Vinyl records differ in sound transmission, but the sound is very good, despite the fact that vinyl is not as popular as before.Personally, I love to devote the day from time to time to reading books to the music of vinyl records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,647 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 For a while they were trying to sell CDs in faux vinyl packaging. Best of both worlds. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,501 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Mike, do you mean "mini vinyl replica sleeves"? I like those. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I have the Shaft In Africa CD in that packaging. Its fun, though a bit cumbersome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Do you giggle each time you put it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,499 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The 2 CD Sgt. Pepper remaster replicates the original gatefold and the paper cutouts in CD scale, I like that one. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Here's an example of LP size (almost) replication: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Do you giggle each time you put it on? No, i just play my lossless files of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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