I need to get out of the political forum for a bit, so lets talk about Digital Music 
As we've established, CD is a superior format over vinyl when it comes down to the measurable specs. The problem with CD isn't in the format, but in the mastering process. In the mid 1990's we started to see the "Loudness War" take hold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war
I am personally very sensitive to the effects of the Loudness War, and is the main reason I started getting back into Vinyl about 10 years ago. In my opinion, music from a hearing perception point of view is that it sounds flat. Listening to this compressed flat sound for even a little while causes me to become restless. Even songs I like are not enjoyable. I believe it's the lack of dynamic range that is the culprit.
This is an interesting website http://dr.loudness-war.info/
It's a database of measured dynamic range from music in a variety of different formats. The larger the numbers, the higher the dynamic range. Dynamic range is simply the difference between the softest sound to the loudest. The scale ranges from 1 (BAD) to 20 (GOOD). It's interesting to compare CD's that you feel sound good to ones that you don't. Vinyl isn't perfect in this regard. Much of the new Vinyl being pressed uses the same crappy master that was used for the CD, but they do have to tweak the levels so the record is actually playable.
The we have Hi-Rez music which I'll leave for another day. Some people feel it's useless and beyond the range of human hearing. Some people swear by it. My personal opinion is that they do sometimes sound better, but not because of the extra frequency/bit rate.
As we've established, CD is a superior format over vinyl when it comes down to the measurable specs. The problem with CD isn't in the format, but in the mastering process. In the mid 1990's we started to see the "Loudness War" take hold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war
I am personally very sensitive to the effects of the Loudness War, and is the main reason I started getting back into Vinyl about 10 years ago. In my opinion, music from a hearing perception point of view is that it sounds flat. Listening to this compressed flat sound for even a little while causes me to become restless. Even songs I like are not enjoyable. I believe it's the lack of dynamic range that is the culprit.
This is an interesting website http://dr.loudness-war.info/
It's a database of measured dynamic range from music in a variety of different formats. The larger the numbers, the higher the dynamic range. Dynamic range is simply the difference between the softest sound to the loudest. The scale ranges from 1 (BAD) to 20 (GOOD). It's interesting to compare CD's that you feel sound good to ones that you don't. Vinyl isn't perfect in this regard. Much of the new Vinyl being pressed uses the same crappy master that was used for the CD, but they do have to tweak the levels so the record is actually playable.
The we have Hi-Rez music which I'll leave for another day. Some people feel it's useless and beyond the range of human hearing. Some people swear by it. My personal opinion is that they do sometimes sound better, but not because of the extra frequency/bit rate.
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