A Phoenix record store owner set the audiophile world on fire
"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."<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'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 "natural" or close to the original. That's nonsense.<p>Don't get me wrong, DACs aren't perfect. But with good recordings and mastering, a good DAC and overall system, it'll sound great.<p>If someone still likes vinyl knowing its faults, that'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!