Myths (Vinyl): Revision history

17 May 2016

• curprev 14:1514:15, 17 May 2016‎ Anonyme-x22 talk contribs‎ 28,041 bytes +180‎ →‎Myth: Proper vinyl playback is click-free
• curprev 10:0010:00, 17 May 2016‎ Anonyme-x22 talk contribs‎ 27,861 bytes +131‎ →‎Myth: Proper vinyl playback is click-free
• curprev 09:5709:57, 17 May 2016‎ Anonyme-x22 talk contribs‎ 27,730 bytes +122‎ →‎Myth: The vinyl surface is heated to several hundred degrees on playback, and repeat play of the same track should wait at least several hours until the vinyl has cooled
• curprev 09:4609:46, 17 May 2016‎ Anonyme-x22 talk contribs‎ 27,608 bytes +6‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl sounds better than CD
• curprev 09:4609:46, 17 May 2016‎ Anonyme-x22 talk contribs‎ 27,602 bytes +469‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl sounds better than CD

23 April 2016

• curprev 21:5821:58, 23 April 2016‎ 73.252.129.148 talk‎ 27,133 bytes +2‎ →‎Vinyl is often sourced from digital anyway

31 March 2016

• curprev 14:0514:05, 31 March 2016‎ 79.186.164.228 talk‎ 27,131 bytes +10‎ corrected information

2 February 2016

• curprev 19:4419:44, 2 February 2016‎ 98.145.23.51 talk‎ 27,121 bytes +1‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl sounds better than CD

31 December 2015

• curprev 17:3117:31, 31 December 2015‎ 90.199.15.201 talk‎ 27,120 bytes +263‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl requires a better-sounding master because it is physically incapable of reproducing the hypercompressed sound mastered to CD: Added Seal example

13 November 2015

• curprev 02:5802:58, 13 November 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 26,857 bytes −308‎ →‎Further comparisons

4 November 2015

• curprev 06:0906:09, 4 November 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 27,165 bytes +1,307‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl is better than digital because the analog signal on the vinyl tracks the analog signal exactly, while digital is quantized into steps

30 October 2015

• curprev 03:3103:31, 30 October 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 25,858 bytes +17‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl sounds better than CD
• curprev 03:1203:12, 30 October 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 25,841 bytes +24‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl sounds better than CD
• curprev 02:5202:52, 30 October 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 25,817 bytes +6‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl sounds better than CD
• curprev 02:3002:30, 30 October 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 25,811 bytes −1‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl is better than CD because it reproduces higher frequencies than CD and avoids anti-aliasing filter issues at the frequencies CDs can reproduce
• curprev 02:2702:27, 30 October 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 25,812 bytes +114‎ →‎Myth: Proper vinyl playback is click-free
• curprev 02:0102:01, 30 October 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 25,698 bytes +470‎ →‎Vinyl is often sourced from digital anyway
• curprev 01:4701:47, 30 October 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 25,228 bytes +947‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl is better than CD because it reproduces higher frequencies than CD and avoids anti-aliasing filter issues at the frequencies CDs can reproduce

29 October 2015

• curprev 06:2606:26, 29 October 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 24,281 bytes −2‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl sounds better than CD
• curprev 06:2006:20, 29 October 2015‎ 120.151.164.49 talk‎ 24,283 bytes +461‎ →‎Myth: Vinyl always sounds better than CD

22 June 2015

• curprev 05:2105:21, 22 June 2015‎ 174.24.39.82 talk‎ 23,822 bytes +4‎ spelling fixes

16 June 2015

• curprev 12:5012:50, 16 June 2015‎ 138.232.74.21 talk‎ 23,818 bytes +450‎ →‎inaccurate sampling, ADC, and DAC theory

4 June 2015

• curprev 19:1819:18, 4 June 2015‎ 109.150.236.218 talk‎ 23,368 bytes 0‎ →‎Jitter

25 December 2014

• curprev 11:4811:48, 25 December 2014‎ 87.57.151.96 talk‎ 23,368 bytes +636‎ →‎Myth: Belt-driven turntables are better than direct-drive turntables

8 October 2014

• curprev 04:3604:36, 8 October 2014‎ Mjb talk contribs‎ 22,732 bytes +1,926‎ + my attempt to address the assumption that spiky waveforms and higher DR measurements mean different masters were used and that the vinyl is audibly more dynamic

2 October 2014

• curprev 19:4419:44, 2 October 2014‎ 67.226.156.77 talk‎ 20,806 bytes +60‎ Just added some clarity to the titles.

22 September 2014

• curprev 04:0304:03, 22 September 2014‎ Greynol talk contribs‎ 20,746 bytes −108‎ Vinyl sourced from clipped masters will remain clipped but are usually not apparent to the untrained eye or dynamic range meters.

15 August 2014

• curprev 03:3903:39, 15 August 2014‎ 65.190.3.16 talk‎ 20,854 bytes +108‎ →‎Vinyl requires a better-sounding master because it is physically incapable of reproducing the hypercompressed sound mastered to CD

12 June 2014

• curprev 09:5809:58, 12 June 2014‎ Mjb talk contribs‎ m 20,746 bytes +59‎ →‎Frequency resolution: adjustments to previous edit
• curprev 09:5609:56, 12 June 2014‎ Mjb talk contribs‎ 20,687 bytes +674‎ +attempt to debunk a myth spotted in the comments of https://underdesign.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/the-math-behind-why-compact-discs-sound-better-than-vinyl-records/

7 June 2014

• curprev 08:0808:08, 7 June 2014‎ 188.153.157.60 talk‎ 20,013 bytes +1‎ →‎Vinyl is better than digital because the analog signal on the vinyl tracks the analog signal exactly, while digital is quantized into steps

21 April 2014

• curprev 19:2119:21, 21 April 2014‎ 24.57.231.44 talk‎ 20,012 bytes +386‎ →‎A cartridge is permanently damaged and should be replaced if the stylus appears even slightly bent

11 April 2014

• curprev 09:3209:32, 11 April 2014‎ Mjb talk contribs‎ 19,626 bytes +135‎ +references section and plea for help
• curprev 09:3009:30, 11 April 2014‎ Mjb talk contribs‎ 19,491 bytes +2,227‎ expanded and added subsection headings to quantization section

21 March 2014

• curprev 12:2712:27, 21 March 2014‎ Mjb talk contribs‎ m 17,264 bytes −3‎ →‎Adding a penny to the headshell improves tracking/sound: rm extra word

31 October 2013

• curprev 10:0310:03, 31 October 2013‎ Mjb talk contribs‎ 17,267 bytes −35‎ →‎Belt-driven turntables are better than direct-drive turntables: rearranged and rephrased this section for readability and clarity. "speed tolerance" seems to encompass variable stylus drag.
• curprev 09:2809:28, 31 October 2013‎ Mjb talk contribs‎ 17,302 bytes +564‎ →‎Adding a penny to the headshell improves tracking/sound: Adjusting counterweight to compensate isn't an aside, and people who added coins to headshells in their youth often didn't adjust squat
• curprev 07:4107:41, 31 October 2013‎ Mjb talk contribs‎ 16,738 bytes +61‎ →‎A cartridge is permanently damaged and should be replaced if the stylus appears even slightly bent: this "myth" conflated terms, contained contradictory info, and seemed to say the myth was true

19 August 2013

• curprev 01:4701:47, 19 August 2013‎ 70.243.122.166 talk‎ 16,677 bytes +3‎ →‎Belt-driven turntables are better than direct-drive turntables: grammar
• curprev 01:3601:36, 19 August 2013‎ 70.243.122.166 talk‎ 16,674 bytes 0‎ →‎Vinyl always sounds better than CD: fixed preposition

6 August 2013

• curprev 11:2411:24, 6 August 2013‎ Mjb talk contribs‎ 16,674 bytes 0‎ Frequency is not measured in dB. Response=amplitude, right?

6 June 2013

• curprev 00:4800:48, 6 June 2013‎ 99.119.214.203 talk‎ 16,674 bytes +15,530‎ nice vandalism /mu/
• curprev 00:2400:24, 6 June 2013‎ 173.186.46.142 talk‎ 1,144 bytes −1,203‎ →‎Belt-driven turntables are better than direct-drive turntables
• curprev 00:2300:23, 6 June 2013‎ 173.186.46.142 talk‎ 2,347 bytes −317‎ →‎A cartridge is permanently damaged and should be replaced if the stylus appears even slightly bent
• curprev 00:2100:21, 6 June 2013‎ 173.186.46.142 talk‎ 2,664 bytes −449‎ →‎Adding a penny to the headshell improves tracking/sound
• curprev 00:2000:20, 6 June 2013‎ 173.186.46.142 talk‎ 3,113 bytes −682‎ →‎Vinyl has greater resolution than CD because its dynamic range is higher than for CD at the most audible frequencies
• curprev 00:1900:19, 6 June 2013‎ 173.186.46.142 talk‎ 3,795 bytes −2,027‎ →‎Vinyl is better than CD because it reproduces higher frequencies than CD and avoids anti-aliasing filter issues at the frequencies CDs can reproduce
• curprev 00:1700:17, 6 June 2013‎ 173.186.46.142 talk‎ 5,822 bytes −5,579‎ →‎Vinyl is better than digital because the analog signal on the vinyl tracks the analog signal exactly, while digital is quantized into steps
• curprev 00:1700:17, 6 June 2013‎ 173.186.46.142 talk‎ 11,401 bytes −872‎ →‎Vinyl always sounds better than CD
• curprev 00:1600:16, 6 June 2013‎ 173.186.46.142 talk‎ 12,273 bytes −702‎ →‎The vinyl surface is heated to several hundred degrees on playback, and repeat play of the same track should wait at least several hours until the vinyl has cooled