By Edward Nawotka LONDON: Nathan Dunn was waiting out a flight-delay in Bangkok airport last year when he spotted a man carrying a portable gramophone. “He had a bag full of old records and would dust each one off meticulously before playing it. On seeing this I was reminded of what we’ve lost in the digital age — a love …
Is Analog More Authentic Than Digital?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story about Underwood’s first release of a recording of short stories on vinyl suggests that analog recordings offer a richer experience than listening to an MP3. Print versus digital. Pen and paper versus keyboard and computer. Vinyl versus MP3. Each has its own advocates. One one side is the argument that analog is more authentic, …