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Vinyl has a bit of a resurgence these days and it is considered by many to be a more “natural” or “warm” sounding format than digital files. There are some technical reasons for this:

1. Frequency Response: Vinyl has a slightly rolled off high frequency response and a slightly elevated mid-range compared to CDs and other digital formats, which can sound more harsh by comparison.
2. Noise Floor: With digital music, there’s something known as a noise floor. This is the level of noise present in the silent parts of a recording. Vinyl has a higher noise floor, but that noise is generally less obtrusive than the sharp, clicky noise floor present in many digital recordings.
3. Dithering and Quantization: These are parts of the digital recording process. Dithering is the addition of a small amount of noise to a digital signal to reduce the distortion associated with the