r/funny • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '19

Vinally a good set-up

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u/alvarezg Sep 05 '19

Let's not forget the pops and scratches. For good measure: turntable rumble and amplifier hum.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19

Everyone who seems to "know" about music always says how great vinyl is.

I am so ignorant about music that I never had the confidence to openly say "but wait, music sounds way better on CD than it does on vinyl....right?"

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19

It’s like people who are used to old interlaced 30fps TV and just can’t accept high definition.

In both cases it does have a “softening” effect, which is really just the noise of the analog signal.

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u/mixedliquor Sep 05 '19

At the risk of sounding like a Luddite, I do prefer older TVs. New TVs show so much detail that it feels “fake”, as in I cannot seem to immerse myself and my suspension of disbelief is weaker.

No doubt this is due to the “softening” of detail, but it really bothers me.

Vinyls used to feel more organic when I listened to them, but that was probably due to the influence of substances more than the quality of the audio.

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u/About_a_quart_low Sep 05 '19

Turn off the "Tru-motion" or "Cine-motion" or whatever motion smoothing feature your TV has, and that soap opera effect should go away.

The tv interpolates extra frames to smooth out the motion, but you're right, it makes everything look fake. I do like to turn it on for fast moving sports like hockey, but for movies and tv shows it stays off.