The digital photo analogy doesn't really work in this case.
Wow, I thought this old urban legend died out long ago: the waveform exiting a CD player is not a chunky "staircase". It is a smooth sine wave, just like what exits a turntable's or tape deck's output.
Digital photos do use...
Robert AG: I have read several times that part of the reason for the vinyl format's "airiness" is that cartridge/stylus/groove interactions cause out-of-phase conditions, thus generating this pleasing effect. What do you think?
For the record: I also think vinyl can sound very good, but it also...