Full Range Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Austrian startup says new process promises 30% more playing time and 30% more amplitude Link — https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/04/high-definition-vinyl-is-a-real-thing-and-could-be-in-stores-next-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLXXX Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 If re-engineering the production of vinyl discs in this manner, it might also make sense to use laser technology to read the grooves. However, the further you went in that direction the closer you would get to... a CD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted April 12, 2018 Volunteer Share Posted April 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, MLXXX said: If re-engineering the production of vinyl discs in this manner, it might also make sense to use laser technology to read the grooves. However, the further you went in that direction the closer you would get to... a CD! that already exists: http://elpj.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLXXX Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sir Sanders Zingmore said: that already exists: http://elpj.com/ Yes, it isn't a new idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McP Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 more info regarding the process https://hdvinyl.org/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Range Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 I would definitely get some titles to try when they become available If they can fit 30% more content ? Would 45rpm also make for better playback definition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sime Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I thought vinyl was already perfect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Full Range said: I would definitely get some titles to try when they become available If they can fit 30% more content ? Would 45rpm also make for better playback definition Defeats the purpose of this so called hd vinyl. You would then lose 40% of your playing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Range Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, metal beat said: Defeats the purpose of this so called hd vinyl. You would then lose 40% of your playing time. I think you are correct Just something in my thinking made me question that issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrology Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 This exact story came around about 2 years ago. Vaporware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McP Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 23 hours ago, metal beat said: Defeats the purpose of this so called hd vinyl. You would then lose 40% of your playing time. only partially true, 45rpm has its advantages http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/33-1-3-rpm-versus-45-rpm.244564/ The real plus with HD vinyl is the more accurate laser cut ceramic stamper, the extra playing time is a side benefit https://hdvinyl.org/ < one-step process By contrast, traditional vinyl mastering is a multi-step, complicated process. The traditional stamper that presses vinyl records is actually a copy of a copy of a copy. A lacquer first produces a father disc, which then produces a mother disc, which then makes the stamper. It’s easy to see why information is lost in the traditional vinyl record production process. better audio quality HD Vinyl can reproduce frequencies up to 100kHz. By perfectly controlling the shape of the groove, the laser-cut HD Vinyl record produces a superior S/N-ratio. Also, tangential/radial errors are completely eliminated, removing the tilt of the needle. > 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofeline Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 They say that they start with high-resolution digital audio. Not an all-analogue chain. The quality will be only as good as the digital master, and with that is always the temptation to compress and add noise-reduction, etc. which desegregates the sound quality, just like we live with on poorly-mastered CDs (which are promoted as being high-quality). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McP Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 new vinyl pressings of contemporary arists that feature all analogue recording chain are pretty rare these days here's one Tony Allen: The Source https://www.discogs.com/Tony-Allen-The-Source/release/10833842 another https://www.analogplanet.com/content/gillian-welchs-harrow-harvest-finally-aaa-vinyl-and-well-worth-wait 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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