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Great Digital Audio STILL Can't Match Analog? Michael Fremer Explains

32K views · Feb 17, 2026 · Science & Technology

Comments · 340

  • @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. &nbsp;It&apos;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&apos;ve been following Michael since 2017 when I got a turntable again! It&apos;s ironic, because when I was a young man in my twenties I saw Michael on MTV in a &quot;analog vrs digital&quot; show ! And I thought he was a crazy old man even though he&apos;s was probably only in his late thirties at the time! Wow, how life comes full circle! I&apos;m a new subscriber BTW!😊

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  • @LyndonSoulGroove · 7 months ago

    Great to &nbsp;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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