So, I've become more and more interested in setting up a vinyl rig. I have been experimenting a little lately and I have been having fun with it. On paper, there should be zero reason I would want to spend additional money on a technically inferior source. However, I think there are a few advantages vinyl sources can offer over digital sources. One of those supposed advantages is that the so called "loudness war" only works on a digital source. IOW, extreme volume compression (clipping) is much more commonly associated with digital media than it is with vinyl media. The explanations I've read on this is that the RIAA curve used for mastering vinyl prohibits the use of excess volume compression. The claim is that excess dynamic range compression would cause the needle to skip off of the record.
Has anyone compared the volume compression of digital and vinyl album counterparts to know whether this claimed advantage is real or just another audiophile myth that vinyl heads tell themselves? I really don't know. So, please participate in this poll if you have an opinion on the matter.
Here's an example showing the digital vs. vinyl volume compression difference on a Red Hot Chili Pepper's album.
[video]https://youtu.be/EScPiP2QjXM[/video]
Has anyone compared the volume compression of digital and vinyl album counterparts to know whether this claimed advantage is real or just another audiophile myth that vinyl heads tell themselves? I really don't know. So, please participate in this poll if you have an opinion on the matter.
Here's an example showing the digital vs. vinyl volume compression difference on a Red Hot Chili Pepper's album.
[video]https://youtu.be/EScPiP2QjXM[/video]
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