on 10/31/01 9:25 PM, Robert Benschop at rbenschop_at_mac.com wrote:
> So my gut feeling was right (and maybe my memory helped) Analog recording=
s
> have their own limitations, even when they are of and it is partly about
> sampling rates.
Audio tapes have their own "sampling rate" issues. For instance, you can fi=
t
more "data" on a 1/4" tape than on the standard cassette 1/8" tape. A 1/2"
or one inch tape can fit even more. :-) And yes, analog has its own
problems--tape hiss, wow, flutter, tape bias etc. No medium is perfect.
That's why the audiophile niche exists. :-)
BTW, who was it, Carver? Who said that he could re-create the tonal
qualities of any tube amp on his transistor amps? That always struck me as
the most ironic admission of imperfection in the hi-fi world. :-)
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