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Any perceived difference isn't due to any technical superiority of vinyl though, more often it's the other way around: you can't dynamically compress audio as much and still have it playable from vinyl, so there's often a different, more dynamic, master/mix going onto the vinyl.

Sighted testing and different audio levels are other common sources of perceived vinyl superiority.

Many people enjoy the ritual of grabbing a vinyl and setting it up for playback, having physical access to coverart and maybe lyrics, which are entirely valid reasons to prefer vinyl, but that isn't audio quality.

parent thulle 1 month ago

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