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No one has stated searching for better sound, digital or vinyl, is a fool’s errand.

Most here engage in this pursuit on a regular basis. :slight_smile:

Edit: It also strikes me you may be unfamiliar with the old idiom, a fool’s errand. This is not an insult, but a description of the task at hand.

A fool’s errand is futile task, a task with little hope of success. Here, putting together a digital front end which sounds just like vinyl, or making vinyl sound just like digital. Or modifying a Bentley to handle like a Ferrari.

I am sorry you felt insulted, not my intent.

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Paul’s idea, which should be patented, for vector recording/processing/production to outshine all digital and maybe vinyl as well merits development. He did a video about it about a month ago.

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I think he does 96/24, or did as of last year.

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You are correct Ron. I witnessed @aangen trying to slip it out of his pocket at Axpona! Lol

All in good fun of course!

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I actually had Fremer hand me his special thumb drive which I plugged it into a Grimm MU1. He played music from it for an hour or so. It all sounded like vinyl. Even though…

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getting very smokey in here

can’t tell the difference between good scotch and good bourbon

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Thanks for the report, Al.

I have been curious as to how his recordings sound from the perspective of a fellow audiophile.

I have seen mentions in magazine articles and the like also reporting they sound like vinyl, but do not recall reports by “real” people.

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That was Axpona 2022 this year you tried giving him a scare by reaching into the pocket where he keeps the thumb drive.

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We had a nice laugh later in the evening. I told him what I was hoping to find and he reached into his pocket and pulled out the magic thumbdrive.

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deja vu all over again…

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Well, that post is from 2014. Digital playback - both in terms or sources and DACs as well as supporting players like switches and cables - has improved a wee bit in the interim…

That’s not to dispel the basic notion (which I write while trying to figure out a turntable purchase.) Just pointing out the comparison is dated.

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thread spans 2014-2019

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more controversy?

I have several DTD albums (direct to disk, no digital), like butter they are

I applaud his conclusion…enjoy what you enjoy

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Yes, this deceased horse has been clobbered many, many times.

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beating the dead

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another thread/topic about vinyl and digital started yesterday