New rule

[gfish]

No one is allowed to have an opinion on vinyl vs. digital unless they have at least a basic understanding of the Shannon sampling theorem. Seriously, if you don't know what the Nyquist rate is, shut the hell up.

Note: There are still valid arguments to be had in this domain. They just don't include the phrase 'warmth of analog' at any point.

Comments

[tfabris.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I find it odd that some people want the additional coloration between the artist's original mix and their ears. I'd rather hear something closer to what the artist heard when it was being mixed.

[caladri.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's that odd alongside to the debate between whether electronic music should be quantized to sub-millisecond perfection or more "organic". Without a little noise in the system, ideally at every stage, people respond better. I mean, hell, the "sound" associated with many analogue synthesizers is in part down to the quirks of the individual parts. A little entropy seems to be important.