Bitrate has a direct impact on sound quality.
What has a higher frequency ressponse mp3 or vinyl.
In most cases vinyl s frequency range is lower than that of cds.
Audio that s encoded at 22 05khz has a high frequency limit of about 10khz and audio encoded at 8khz only up to about 4khz.
Frequencies of up to 122 khz have.
But its not a high roll off.
Sales of vinyl records have been soaring although they still represent only a tiny fraction of the music industry s revenues.
In regards to frequency response fr don t worry about the overall bandwidth limits worry about the number of db that the overall playback system lp record condition phono cartridge phono preamp deviate from being perfectly flat in the audible region.
The low frequency response of vinyl records is restricted by rumble noise described above as well as the physical and electrical characteristics of the entire pickup arm and transducer assembly.
Cd4 records contained frequencies up to 50 khz.
Unlike cd vinyl has no inherent high frequency limit in theory.
Most dvd players only have a 96khz 24 bit digital to analog converter.
Its a low roll off and high boost during the cut.
Common lossy audio compression formats work at sample rates between 8 and 48 khz and remember that the standard audio cd sample rate is 44 1khz which gives a frequency response up to 20khz.
Frequency response of vinyl is supperior to cd digital but the dynamic noise is not.
When an original recording is compressed into an mp3 file a lot of information is lost.
And that all to have a better dynamic range.
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Vinyl is back no doubt about it.
The high frequency response of vinyl depends on the cartridge.
A lower bitrate could translate to a softer bass response or weak sounding drum cymbals or it could blur the attack and decay of a plucked guitar string.
Audiophiles tout the higher frequency response of vinyl over cds saying that vinyl can play back those frequencies that we can t hear.
The recording tracking ability of vinyl is easily at least 50 khz depending upon the cartridge and stylus profile and perhaps as high as 100 khz.
Dvd audio discs and players are rare right now but they will become more common and the difference in sound quality should be noticeable.
To take advantage of higher quality dvd audio discs however you will need a dvd player with a 192khz 24 bit digital to analog converter.
That said the high frequency response accuracy of vinyl varies tremendously.