Back to the Basics of Sound
NORVIN
Posts: 1
I haven't bought a CD since 1997 which was "A Fistful Of Film Music: The Ennio Morricone Anthology". I got into vinyl last year. It's OK I guess. I have maybe 30-40 records. Do records sound better than digital? Some do and some don't. To me, it is kind of like comparing a type writer (vinyl) to a computer's word processor (digital).
As of now, whenever I want music, I just download FLAC versions using uTorrent. I actually hate doing this but it is like I am cornered because CDs, though I think they sound OK, are not that great. DVD-As and SACDs might be better, but I want one picked as the defacto audio format.
That brings me to my point. Why is no one really trying to get back to the basics of sound? What I mean by that is vinyl is analog and has a nice audio curve whereas digital looks like steps. Why doesn't some person or organization create an entirely new digital format that repeats the analog curves identically? If this existed, I would delete all my FLACs, eBay all my audio equipment along with CDs and records, and start all over again. Surely it would be the best audio experience other than coming straight from the band and the master recording(s) right?
I don't care if it is DVD-A, SACD, Blu-Ray, or something entirely new. I want two speakers and maybe a subwoofer. I don't care about surround sound. Who stands in the middle of a band anyway other than a band member?
God if someone could do it I would so start over. I don't want trade-offs or closeness. I want digital identical to analog in a stereo format. Is this too much to ask for?
As of now, whenever I want music, I just download FLAC versions using uTorrent. I actually hate doing this but it is like I am cornered because CDs, though I think they sound OK, are not that great. DVD-As and SACDs might be better, but I want one picked as the defacto audio format.
That brings me to my point. Why is no one really trying to get back to the basics of sound? What I mean by that is vinyl is analog and has a nice audio curve whereas digital looks like steps. Why doesn't some person or organization create an entirely new digital format that repeats the analog curves identically? If this existed, I would delete all my FLACs, eBay all my audio equipment along with CDs and records, and start all over again. Surely it would be the best audio experience other than coming straight from the band and the master recording(s) right?
I don't care if it is DVD-A, SACD, Blu-Ray, or something entirely new. I want two speakers and maybe a subwoofer. I don't care about surround sound. Who stands in the middle of a band anyway other than a band member?
God if someone could do it I would so start over. I don't want trade-offs or closeness. I want digital identical to analog in a stereo format. Is this too much to ask for?