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dannygold · 24th February 2008

It doesn't really matter if it's analog or digital... the fact that it's TAPE should be enough to warm it up. I find audio recorded to moving linear media like tape FAR superior to that recorded to a typical winchester drive. But at least winchester drives have SOME moving parts... probably the most cold and sterile sound EVER is fixed media like my iPod shuffle which has no moving parts... half the reason people hate the MP3's sound so much is because they're playing it off fixed media. I'm sure you've all noticed that MP3s sound better off HDs than shuffles? Null tests can't prove this because they don't take into account the moving part factor. I'm hoping someone will come up with rotating ram chips to warm up the sound of audio. Surely dig audio passes thru the RAM while being recorded and shaking it up a little (literally) would help make the 1s and 0s stick together better?

24th February 2008	#9
dannygold Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,851	It doesn't really matter if it's analog or digital... the fact that it's TAPE should be enough to warm it up. I find audio recorded to moving linear media like tape FAR superior to that recorded to a typical winchester drive. But at least winchester drives have SOME moving parts... probably the most cold and sterile sound EVER is fixed media like my iPod shuffle which has no moving parts... half the reason people hate the MP3's sound so much is because they're playing it off fixed media. I'm sure you've all noticed that MP3s sound better off HDs than shuffles? Null tests can't prove this because they don't take into account the moving part factor. I'm hoping someone will come up with rotating ram chips to warm up the sound of audio. Surely dig audio passes thru the RAM while being recorded and shaking it up a little (literally) would help make the 1s and 0s stick together better? __________________ Danny Gold