Great Digital Audio STILL Can't Match Analog? Michael Fremer Explains
32K views · Feb 17, 2026 · Science & Technology
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@AndysRecRoom · 7 months ago
I love vinyl. I build turntables and tonearms,,,but,,,the biggest problem today is poor pressing. Recently I have had to return several Eastern European pressings. Now these sell for 35+ dollars and this is the single biggest turnoff for seasoned vinylists and newcomers.<br><br>Having said that, some of my original pressings smoke any streaming version. The quality of pressings has to come up.
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@chrisrees7054 · 7 months ago
When everyone was buying CDs, I was buying records. Now everyone is buying records, I am buying CDs. It's a win, win for me!! 😊
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@GiancarloBenzina · 7 months ago
The mechanical bicycle, vinyl, and reading books are matter of personal health.
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@joseauger1353 · 7 months ago
Like that Karajan box behind Mike at right (his left)!
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@randycarter6551 · 3 months ago
For me, it’s the engaging experience of taking the time to listen intently to vinyl. That active engagement alone makes it sound better to my ears, even though I know vinyl is a mechanically flawed medium.
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@Photoboy1948 · 7 months ago
Streaming is great for waiting for your equipment to warm up before you put on an LP, and finding new music.
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@johnmurray9155 · 3 days ago
Micheal went to his hair stylist with A picture of the Feeze Miser from the Christmas Cartoons and said “ I want my hair just like this”. Lol
@sheldonduffy9442 · 7 months ago
I remember the Animalympics cartoon!<br><br>Fifty something years old and i got back into vinyl and I am loving life.
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@Chunksville · 7 months ago
Taking a flat transfer and adding your own EQ / tweaking if need be allows you to make your own decision on how you want to hear the tape played back
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@analogue33 · 7 months ago
What a fantastic video, I've been following Michael since 2017 when I got a turntable again! It's ironic, because when I was a young man in my twenties I saw Michael on MTV in a "analog vrs digital" show ! And I thought he was a crazy old man even though he's was probably only in his late thirties at the time! Wow, how life comes full circle! I'm a new subscriber BTW!😊
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@LyndonSoulGroove · 7 months ago
Great to see Video again
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@thesurfacespins · 2 weeks ago
Great discussion, when’s part two? I like how you two compliment each other in terms of backgrounds and points of view.
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