Thought I'd stir a little
Everyone on this forum anyway complains about compressed (either digitally or dynamically) music, But vinyl has always been a compressed format, that's what the RIAA curve is for.
Music is dynamically compressed to keep groove size, etc., manageable for a little tip to trace.
If your expander (phono stage) doesn't follow RIAA absolutely 100% you dont get to hear the real music. Same thing happens if the compressor isn't 100% either.
Waits for CS to swing then ducks and runs
Everyone on this forum anyway complains about compressed (either digitally or dynamically) music, But vinyl has always been a compressed format, that's what the RIAA curve is for.
Music is dynamically compressed to keep groove size, etc., manageable for a little tip to trace.
If your expander (phono stage) doesn't follow RIAA absolutely 100% you dont get to hear the real music. Same thing happens if the compressor isn't 100% either.
Waits for CS to swing then ducks and runs