Is there a notable difference between vinyl and CD or is it just a placebo effect?

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Anonymous asked: Is there a notable difference between vinyl and CD or is it just a placebo effect?

I don’t know; I just like the crackle of the needle running over a record’s grooves. You can’t get that on CD.

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rigidfingers said: also the files are more compressed, so you can miss some of the subtler layering
roavl said: Technically, vinyl records hold more “data” than CDs do (about the same as an SACD, I think). BUT, us humans probably can’t hear that extra data.
titusandonocus said: I find vinyl to be more of an active listening experience too. Packaging, flipping the record over etc. And colored vinyl is the coolest thing.
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