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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From a technical point of view vinyl records do not produce better sound then CD. Although it is possible to argue that the frequency range of vinyl records is much higher and the dynamic range is higher since vinyl is an analog format, CD was specifically created to capture the entire range of human hearing with some margins. And the issues with vinyl as a physical and degrading material makes it much worse.
However vinyl records can produce a much better listening experience. It is a larger format so you get more album art. You can press the vinyl in different colours and do various fancy things with it. When taking the vinyl out of its sleeve you can see the music in the grooves even before you start playing it. Even the longer time setting up a vinyl record on the player compared to a CD and the more manual steps involved increases the anticipation and eventually improve the experience.
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