analogue facts:
* an analogue signal contains an infinite amount of data.
* a finite amount of data is lost when transferring an analogue signal
from one analogue medium to another.
* subtracting a finite amount of information from an infinite source still
yields an infinite amount of information.
* a record has lost a finite amount of data every time you play it, yet
still retains an infinite amount
digital facts:
* a digital signal contains a finite amount of data.
* an infinite amount of data is lost when converting an analogue signal to
a digital one.
* if transferred digitally, no data is lost when transmitting digital
information from one source to another, but you will never get the
infinite amount of lost data back.
* a cd is actually missing an infinite amount of data compared to
an analogue recording of the same material.
don't you feel like you've been cheated?
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