Quote Originally Posted by NRG View Post
If recorded using 32 bit floating point at say 96Khz even after manipulation to remove rumble, surface noise and clicks the resulting file retains the signature of the original turntable sound. Its quite uncanny...the file can then be converted to say Red book CD or 320Kbs MP3 with dither applied and the turntable signature is still present.

Interesting, do you think it would work the other way round, if you recorded a digital file to vinyl would the same transparency be apparent? If not then we have an answer to the 'which is most accurate' thread ;-) (ie if digital is able to capture analogue accurately but analogue can't capture digital accurately (and there are clear and easy conditions we can generate where it won't) then digital is by definition more accurate)