I might be stupid on several other subjects but I know how a CD or a vinyl disc works without using painting analogies

Hahaha very funny. But if you read on how CDs and vinyls and sampling rates (for audio) work you'll find out I'm right.

Then if you know so much then please explain how they work then so that everyone knows them instead of LOL IM MUSIC TECHNOLOGY STUDENT IM BETTA THAN YOU

inri cheetos is kind of dumb as shit don't bother.

LPs would only be "better just because they're analog" in an ideal world, in theory only, in the real world they're not.

I don't remember saying anything about "bit depth" either

LPs would only be "better just because they're analog" in an ideal world, in theory only, in the real world they're not.

But nobody is forcing anyone to compress the sound before putting it in a CD, rockman. This is just a marketing strategy that didn't exist when LPs weren't obsolete.

LPs would only be "better just because they're analog" in an ideal world

Also, blind tests have confirmed that listeners cannot tell the difference between the quality of a CD and a LP, therefore CD wins again for several other reasons

This is correct, but no one does because it is the modern recording standard to use level compressors. It's also not one rule for us and another for you, Inri, as you said

earlier that......CDs would only be better in an ideal world, where level compressors were no longer used.

This brings it down to opinion again. Also this is a very shaky conclusion, considering that you are not specifying these reasons, something which you asked me to do (rudely, I might add!)

So, one must disregard the specific content of the vinyl record or CD in question, which can vary dramatically. With the same audio content, however, vinyl wins every time.

I'm not sure where you are failing to see the problem here. I actually thought it was common knowledge that Vinyls, in mint condition have a truer sound. Why do you think they still manafacture a limited supply of vinyls if the quality was inferior to digital?

But CDs do not need them to work

But what if they put compressed sounds in a LP. Will it become a worse recording medium just because of that?

You cannot recycle vinyl discs.

CDs are smaller.

You can uses CDs as mirrors, you can even make a periscope with them

You can pirate CDs at home

You can record CDs at home and it doesn't even need some huge and complicated machinery

I didn't say they did, straw man.

But what if they put uncompressed sounds on a CD? Will it become a better recording medium just because of that?

Giving them to others when you no longer want them.

What does this have to do with anything?

What does this have to do with anything?

Just as you can with vinyl records.

Yeah, computers aren't huge and complicated at all.

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A lathe used to put sounds into a LP:


A record pressing machine:

Yes but nobody cares about current day recording and mastering practices

No, it will remain the same thing, it will still be better than vinyl discs

What if someone forgets them under the sun and they become warpped and unplayable?

Well how many LPs can you put inside your pocket? I can put a lot of CDs inside mine and I like that, it's more practical.

It's just an advantage they have

But it will have to be either into a CD or a cassete tape

photographs of superceded vinyl record production machinery

If your computer is larger than this then I must admit it's HUGE