Yarlung Interview – Analogue vs Digital Music

Hi-Fi Choice Senior Contributor Neville Roberts interviews Yarlung’s Bob Attiyeh NR: Bob, after listening to recorded music over many decades, I’ve found that music recorded on vinyl and especially copy-masters on professional analogue tape sound so much more detailed and complete than even my best high resolution digital music files.  As a recording engineer and as a producer whose record label embraces both analogue and digital formats, why do you think this may be the case? BA: My dear Neville, you ask a question with no perfect answer, and frankly the question in general opens a can of worms in the audiophile world.  But this need not worry you or me! People who prefer analogue music reproduction and people who prefer digital music reproduction may never agree on answers to this question, or on the question itself.  I happen to appreciate the qualities of both digital and analogue recording. NR: Continue Reading →