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Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running (www.theverge.com)

submitted 8 months ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] arc@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Exactly, although CD isn't so much "retro" as it is a high frequency, high dynamic range audio recording. The only reason vinyl sounds "warm" is because their dynamic range & frequency is compressed so the needle doesn't bounce out of its groove.

While it's possible for a CD to receive a terrible master, if the mastering across formats is the same and other biases are eliminated (i.e. proper A/B testing) then CD will be objectively better sounding every single time.