Records from the past were recorded with tape and analogue equipment and recorded on vinyl. It then went to digital recordings on CD with digital recording gear.
How are vinyl records of digital recordings better than CD’s?
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One thing that nobody has mentioned is the benefit in regards to the “loudness wars.” Record labels started cranking up the volume on CDs during the 80s and 90s. Unfortunately, this causes a loss in dynamic range (ie. the quiet and loud parts of the song are about the same volume) so less impact from the music and also increased ear fatigue. Vinyl is analog and has limited storage space so it forces the music to be pressed on the vinyl quieter. So there is definitely the potential for improved audio quality. Of course if record labels actually utilized CDs to their potential then they would sound better, but that seems unlikely to ever change.
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