Recent content by davidf

I don't click on anything from that clickbaity site.

Thanks for the health update.

One starts, we all have to follow.

Because it was virtually identical to a clickbaity piece that was posted in a Facebook group (video from YouTube I think).

Necessary evil. I hate it.

I was.

What you just said appeared as a clickbait headline on one of the supposed "audiophile" Facebook pages. Rather than just repeat what others say, listen for yourself.

Improper setup (stylus angle etc) will be the main cause of damaged records, but keep the stylus and your records clean. Change the stylus regularly. 800 hours is recommended for a Shibata stylus. If there's no adjustment available, stick to the recommended cartridge.

And a little more placed in a corner as opposed to just against a wall.

Film can look amazing, and usually does when done right, but negatives that haven't aged well and grainier looking films (intentionally or otherwise) will start looking ropey when they're compressed - and the compression levels on streaming are pretty harsh.

Because it's true?

Define "best stuff"...

A Blu-ray Disc usually runs around 25-35Mbps (a 4K disc two to three times that), so those 4K streams that do actually reach into the 20s are still no better than Blu-ray. I've bought a few films on Blu-ray instead of rewatching them in 4K online.

That might be true of recent films shot on digital as they look super clean, so compressing it doesn't degrade it so much, but it's a different story for movies shot on film. Even some recent films show some horrendous compression in darker scenes.

With less competition, I guess they feel they can get away with it.