A Phoenix record store owner set the audiophile world on fire
&quot;In the world of audiophiles — where provenance is everything and the quest is to get as close to the sound of an album’s original recording as possible — digital is considered almost unholy.&quot;<p>Out of context of the rest of the article, this is total nonsense. While <i>some</i> in the audiophile scene like going analog, none of them debate against the truth that <i>objectively</i>, vinyl is far lower quality. Vinyl doesn&#x27;t have nearly the resolution or nearly the dynamic range that a high-quality digital recording will have. Not to mention the higher noise floor. You lose a lot of the original audio with vinyl.<p>I dislike peddling it as somehow the objectively superior option. Or more &quot;natural&quot; or close to the original. That&#x27;s nonsense.<p>Don&#x27;t get me wrong, DACs aren&#x27;t perfect. But with good recordings and mastering, a good DAC and overall system, it&#x27;ll sound great.<p>If someone still likes vinyl knowing its faults, that&#x27;s 100% fine. Nothing wrong with that, everyone in audio likes the sound a bit differently. Some people absolutely love the sound of vinyl and having a cool physical collection with gorgeous cover art. Power to them!