I think the cool kid stance is just actual ownership of the medium at this point, anything that the platform can't yank from your collection as soon as their licensing changes is A-okay.

Also, vinyl is immune to bit-rot, so there's that.

[–] WereCat 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Here I am using BlueTooth headphones that transmit audio trough vibration over my chin bones into my ears covered with ear plugs.

The best of both worlds

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

can you recommend a good brand? been looking for a good pair of those.

[–] WereCat 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I use Aftershokz and have no experience with any other brand. I had mine for at least 2years the battery lasts me 2 full work days on one charge and are excellent in an environment where you have to use ear plugs due to high noise. They are comfy and I don't have to worry about losing them. They however do make audible "humm" noise when standing near working welding machines. I think for this specific scenario they are absolutely perfect for me however I would never use them for their intended purpose which was outdoors sports. At least not without ear plugs as I find them necessary otherwise the surrounding noise (due to passing cars for example) may easily overpower them. For your typical gardening, walk in a forest, etc... they are fine though even without ear plugs as long as there is not too much surrounding noise. I also find the use of an EQ necessary as I found the base to be too overpowering.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

thanks, i appreciate all the other info. part of my job is noisy, so I've been using noise cancelling buds. but I felt like they might damage my hearing over time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Smooth graph better than steps though maybe ear technology will improve and then you’ll see!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Out of curiosity, is there any reason why you couldn't read an analog record digitally, and recreate the sound digitally? So that instead of a needle in a groove, which will--over time--wear out the record, you're using a high-precision optical reader to measure the variation in the groove, and recreate what the needle would have produced?

[–] vanderbilt 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are laser systems which read the groove without physical contact, as to avoid the wear problem. They are also so accurate that if your sample it at high enough quality you can do exactly what you allude to. Some purist is going to crucify you for even suggesting it though 😂。

People forget that in the 80s and 90s it was considered the highest quality possible to capture with wide magnetic tape, and record companies would tout that the master for the record was converted directly from wide magnetic tape tape.

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