On Fri, 13 Jun 1997, Christopher Fahey wrote:
quoted 7 lines Chris Fahey Sez:
> Chris Fahey Sez:
> I just thought of something. If the human ear is supposed to be so very
> weak that CD audio far exceeds it's ability to detect, then how come so
> many folks can hear the difference between vinyl and CD? Usually they
> are probably liars, just like people who think they know something
> about wine.
>
I can hear the difference, but mostly what I hear clicks and pops and surface
noise.
Analogue systems overload and distort differently than digital systems,
and often in ways that sound better to most people's ears. But if you're
like me, you listen to recordings on stereo equipment that's very old,
very cheap, or both. And a $150 CD player sounds better than a $150
turntable + cartridge.
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