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Posted by KrissO on Nov-06-2003 17:15:

Quality of vinyl/cdr

i've always wondered about this. What quality does vinyl have, in kbps? And what about cds (not home burnt)?

Posted by reciprocalspace on Nov-11-2003 03:24:

vinyl vs CD

This is really a matter of opinion. Since vinyl is analog it reproduces the sound as it was recorded. On the otherhand a CD is digitized sound meaning that a sample is taken from the analog source, usually at 44khz for CD. This sample then is made into binary 1 and 0 to represent that wave. Most audiophiles will say that analog, like vinyl, will sound warm or full and digitized sound sounds flat or lacking. I've heard that a new vinyl will sound better than a cd but over time it will wear out and degrade sound quality, where the benifits of digital come in. Like all digital encoding there is a loss, but most of the time it is negligible to most ears. If you encode a CD or a vinyl to 128kbps mp3 i doubt there will be a huge difference besides popping or other noise from the vinyl source. It is mostly a matter of what you like to hear. I hope i'm correct in my sayings here or that would look dumb

Posted by KrissO on Nov-11-2003 14:41:

Okey, I see your point. Thanks man

Posted by Dr. Cfire on Dec-07-2003 21:47:

The Whole Analog Vs digital, Vinyl vs CD. is a pretty much pointless argument.

Yes a record will produce an analog signal but then the signal will go through your Digital Amp. Then it will be returned to a analog signal for your speakers.

The red book standard for CD Audio:

Audio CDs are recorded at the rate of 44.1kHz or 44,100 samples per second. Each sample os assigned a value in a range of 65,536 possible values. This produces 16 bits. The samples are then coverted into a binary code based on their value. This is a simplified explanation.