Do vinyl records (LPs) really sound better than digital audio?
It depends…. lets just say that a good vinyl pressing played on a well designed and set up turntable through a high quality phono amplifier does engaging things for music, things that digital systems have trouble with. I think that one of the reasons that vinyl is making a comeback today is the poor quality of the compressed digital audio which many people have become accustomed to as a reference (see the question on MP3) – even played on less than ideal phono setups, vinyl has warmth and resolution which is missing in action on aggressively compressed digital. Generally, vinyl has an ease of sound, a warmth and openness which is tough to achieve digitally. Do I need special cables to get the best sound from my system? The cables and connectors used in an audio system are important to the sound of that system. There is a fair bit of hype surrounding this topic, and it is important to keep things in perspective, but an otherwise good system with generic cabling will not be performing
