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[jaylach]

How do you make 1/3 of a post ?

LOL! Actually it is reference to old long play vinyl music records that spun at 33 1/3 RPM.

This is a good example of 1/3 of a post as it has nothing to do with the topic but still supplies info.

 

[anewbie]

LOL! Actually it is reference to old long play vinyl music records that spun at 33 1/3 RPM.

This is a good example of 1/3 of a post as it has nothing to do with the topic but still supplies info.

I had a record once - it has a song on it about new math by Tom Lehrer - actually i think the whole record was done by Tom Lehrer but i just remember new math - i think i was around 7 or 9 when we got it. My sister gave it to the junk man when my parents live so i don't have new math any longer.

 

[Innesfan]

I had a record once -

Ouch. Damn, I feel old.

 

[MaloK]

Ouch. Damn, I feel old.

Let me guess... In additions of books, you also have vinyls ?!?

Cool !!!

 

[jaylach]

Let me guess... In additions of books, you also have vinyls ?!?

Cool !!!

Not exactly as vinyl was mostly music. On a good sound system vinyl will blow away today's digital music as it is analog, Every time you turn analog to digital you lose quality. This is true in video, music and photos. With digital you have a limit as to dots in photos and/or number of bits involved in music and video. With analog there are no such restrictions.

 

[anewbie]

Not exactly as vinyl was mostly music. On a good sound system vinyl will blow away today's digital music as it is analog, Every time you turn analog to digital you lose quality. This is true in video, music and photos. With digital you have a limit as to dots in photos and/or number of bits involved in music and video. With analog there are no such restrictions.

We also had stories on records when i was a kid - nut cracker and little red robin hood of some sort that wasn't normal version. It had a big bad wolf.

We had a whole stack of them on these little mini-records just perfect for the small hands we had back then.

And we had a record player with different speeds made out of plastic but nut cracker wouldn't play on ti because it need some sort of special needle that my parents stero record player had - never understood the part about the special needle.

 

[jaylach]

Actually vinyl has made a come back due to the more real sound quality. There are many USB turn table units now sold for vinyl usage. They won't kill digital but true audiophiles are eating them up. Just do a search for "USB turntable".

And we had a record player with different speeds made out of plastic but nut cracker wouldn't play on ti because it need some sort of special needle that my parents stero record player had - never understood the part about the special needle.

I would guess that there was likely an issue with the recording. I'm sure there were different crystals used for playing vinyl but the primary two were diamond or sapphire. The crystal was mounted in the 'tone arm' that followed the record's grooves. If I remember right the needle or stylus being diamond lasted a lot longer but sapphire gave purer sound being softer and more able to better pick up the vibrations from the record grooves.

 

[MaloK]

Not exactly as vinyl was mostly music. On a good sound system vinyl will blow away today's digital music as it is analog, Every time you turn analog to digital you lose quality. This is true in video, music and photos. With digital you have a limit as to dots in photos and/or number of bits involved in music and video. With analog there are no such restrictions.

Nothing sounds as good as a well oiled vinyl on a quality diamond... At good speed, loll...

I don't have a "lamp" sound system. But I have, All class "A" stuff and Mission Speakers...

I got myself one of the big Denon's a couple years ago, While it has all the Digital input of today's. You can still plug in a good old 16 band EQ... And a Phonograph.... And a tape and a 110 CD changer. And a computer, over wifi, lan and sea...

I had a Really formidable Technics, that was able to move furniture in the house... But after 15 years I repaired it for 10... Then I let it go.

One of the big factor with digital sound reproduction is the Bit width and mixing speed...

And I can tell That the original numeric version of "For those About to Rock" CD, sounds Better than the vinyl... If your sound card is able to produce studio quality sound...

And in the last years, the need to have a better sound card has become more obvious with consumer grade computers.

My last gamer Laptop has a ridiculous sound chip, lolll....

 

[anewbie]

Actually vinyl has made a come back due to the more real sound quality. There are many USB turn table units now sold for vinyl usage. They won't kill digital but true audiophiles are eating them up. Just do a search for "USB turntable".

I would guess that there was likely an issue with the recording. I'm sure there were different crystals used for playing vinyl but the primary two were diamond or sapphire. The crystal was mounted in the 'tone arm' that followed the record's grooves. If I remember right the needle or stylus being diamond lasted a lot longer but sapphire gave purer sound being softer and more able to better pick up the vibrations from the record grooves.

All i know is my mom called the vendor and they explained what it needed and it worked on my parents stero system which was kind of great because prior we were not allowed to touch it but now we could go and use it !

 

[GaryE]

We're so far off topic I'll create another thread for old tech talk.