Apparently you have no idea of the audiophile market. I have someone swear that music doesn’t sound as nice when converted losslessly from WAV to AIFF/FLAC on whatever $$$$ gear he uses.
There is this audiophile article [0] that takes compares some different consumer level NAS devices. They used the same listening setup to play lossless audio files from different NAS devices. The article's authors perceived a difference in sound quality and characteristics, depending on the NAS and RAID configuration!
The article is a solid example of a placebo effect. The bitstream is identical between the setups.
When it comes down to digital to analog conversion, there's a lot of variables going on. I can definitely hear the difference between my laptop's headphone output and the headphone output of my prosumer-level audio interface. A more expensive audio interface might introduce measurably less cross-talk and noise. Some headphones will sound weak if the headphone amp is not powerful enough.
In other words: some people focus on things that are measurable. Others seem to be deliberately chasing the placebo effect of expensive equipment.
0. http://www.enjoythemusic.com/hificritic/vol5_no3/listening_t...
What entry level turntable and speakers would you buy for listening to vinyl in a standard living room and why?
If you really want to play and use vinyl, you should try to read up on it yourself shopping around and experience it, otherwise you just have something at home because its hip to have it at home.
You might just like the weirder sound from your selection even more.
There are plenty of good youtube channels and videos showing you a varity on options you have to explore.
I also understand that I am not a good evaluator of audio items. I don't know, nor do I care about the lingo. I just want a good turntable, so I can get some of the old vinyl out for my small children. I think Thick as a Brick and Locomotive Breath are two things that absolutely need to be experienced in your youth.
And I can't break up my pot and roll a joint on the back of an mp3 player. (jokes)
That's why I've asked here for advice.
Of course, the real answer is to find vintage equipment at a local audio place, but that isn't always easy for newbs and is a bit dependent on your local music nerd community.
So that's a crazy thing that the thing that would make your record have the best audio quality, will also just rip into your record so bad it will probably also immediately be the last time you could listen to it at that quality.
He swapped his collection to CD's the second that became a reasonable option.
This can be probably explained by different mastering between the two. CD releases were subject to loudness war. Spotify and other streaming services normalize volume, so there is no incentive to release louder, less dynamic range tracks.
They have a conference in Vegas.
The sound from these setups are amazing.
I started to get into it, but there is always something to do that provides a slightly better experience. Even 40k setups have room for improvement
Just because someone believes a con job doesn't make it less of a con job.
[1] https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2015/01/29/ex...
(links to paper)
Motor function is objectively measurable. "I like the sound of this" is not.