Does vinyl reproduce sound better or is it just.
Vinyl worse than mp3.
Let s take a trip to a record store and i ll tell you the four reasons why 12 vinyl records are better than digital mp3.
While mp3 files tend to be smaller than aac files the differences are not substantial.
About 2 percent in 2014.
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The trade off is that the.
Vinyl is back no doubt about it.
Why vinyl sounds better than cd or not according to rolling stone magazine sales of vinyl albums continue to grow setting a new record in 2010.
A few exceptions exist.
There are several reasons at least one of them valid.
Digital superiority technically speaking cd is a generally superior medium.
It s very much alive and is much more preferable than listening to music in a digital format.
But whether its origins are digital or analog more on this later a vinyl disc should have more musical information than an mp3 file so it should be an improvement on streaming sites such as.
But is it better than digital music.
The analog format stokes the passions of many music lovers and it s an enjoyable experience.
Clear vinyl picture discs and glow in the dark pressings are more susceptible to poor playback.
Sales of vinyl records have been soaring although they still represent only a tiny fraction of the music industry s revenues.
Most audiophiles who place great value on the best possible sound quality tend to avoid mp3 aac and other digital audio formats because these formats use compression to create smaller files.
Very few additives can be mixed into clear vinyl without jeopardizing the opacity which means there is a potential for worse sound quality albeit this drop is often imperceptible to the common listener.
If you ask me it s just like trying to figure out how you want your pizza.
As long as you re using quality ingredients you re not going to be disappointed with your meal.
Vinyl didn t die when jimi hendrix did.