Myths (Vinyl): Difference between revisions
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==A cartridge is permanently damaged and should be replaced if the stylus appears even slightly bent== | ==A cartridge is permanently damaged and should be replaced if the stylus appears even slightly bent== | ||
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==Belt-driven turntables are better than direct-drive turntables== | ==Belt-driven turntables are better than direct-drive turntables== |
Revision as of 00:23, 6 June 2013
Vinyl always sounds better than CD
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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
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Proper vinyl playback is click-free
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Vinyl is better than CD because it reproduces higher frequencies than CD and avoids anti-aliasing filter issues at the frequencies CDs can reproduce
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Vinyl is better than digital because the analog signal on the vinyl tracks the analog signal exactly, while digital is quantized into steps
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Vinyl has greater resolution than CD because its dynamic range is higher than for CD at the most audible frequencies
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Adding a penny to the headshell improves tracking/sound
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A cartridge is permanently damaged and should be replaced if the stylus appears even slightly bent
my dicks bent 2
Belt-driven turntables are better than direct-drive turntables
Belt drives are far easier to implement than direct drives, easier to improve, and arguably easier to repair. Well built direct drives have speed and rumble tolerances as good or better than well built belt drives.
Subjective claims to the improved musicality and audio quality of belt drives are disputed and not well agreed upon by all listeners.
Belt drives hold their value just as poorly in the used market as direct drives.
Direct drive motors tend to last a very long time (some original-model SL1200s may still run without any maintenance). Belt drives need new belts on a semi-regular basis and tend to have noisier motors at the same price ranges as direct drives.
There is a common myth that a direct drive will "hunt" for the correct speed and cause audible speed variations. This has no basis in reality.
It is believed that direct drives are better at handling dynamic stylus friction than belt drives, except in cases of very poor direct drives or very good belt drives.
Some examples do exist of direct drives of inferior quality.
Stock tonearms on direct drives tend to be much less expensive than the tonearms that come with belt drives at similar price points.