[HAM] Phat & Warm/ wasJimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight

[Bruce Gordon]

Markus Lind <wheelhead54 at gmx.de> wrote:I removed noise
and clicks from an old Jimmy Smith record 
for instance and although it sounds much 'cleaner',it
was far away from that 'phat' (<-this word again)
sound of the vinyl record.
Since I am technically clueless I wonder if am maybe
into a misbelief? Any thoughts on that I would greatly
appreciate.

Markus, just to throw out my 2cents on digital vs.
analog, CD vs. vinyl.  CD's are perfect and pristine,
and wear out slowly, analog falls apart rather
quickly, be it tape or vinyl.  BUT...I like vinyl
better because it has *warmth* produced by physical
movement in every phase of sound reproduction.  Voice
or speaker, *moves* the air, is recorded by a mike
diaphragm which also *moves*, then recorded onto
magnetic tape particles which *move* transferred to
vinyl to be played with a stylus that also *moves* in
the grooves, into speakers which move.  Movement
produces warmth, phatness, whatever it is people call
it.  Although I like the pristine sound of CD's and
often I hear the instruments clearer, it's somewhat
colder and doesn't *move* me the listener/neural
perceiver, the way vinyl and recording tape affect me.
 
  I still have a lot more to read here, hope I haven't
just rambled for nothing.
BG 

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