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speak_onyesterday at 11:00 PM1 replyview on HN

Absolutely! All these examples have imperfect audio paths - that is the point.


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PaulDavisThe1styesterday at 11:03 PM

But the central point is that there's no reason to pick on the digital elements in any particular way. Recorded music in 2026 is a pretty good recreation of the original acoustic pressure waves when it is intended to be, but (a) not perfect, even in the pure analog domain and (b) it is frequently not intended to be.

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