Robin L
Master Contributor
Fully analog? Potentially, but not usually in practice. But fully lossless? Not possible, the LP gets lossier the closer the stylus gets to the deadwax, There's not a thing to be done. Technologically, a dead end. A DAP will outperform an LP, all things being equal.It doesn't really answer the question, but this interview with a cutting engineer gives a pretty decent layman's explanation of some of the variables involved in LP mastering / cutting:
https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2014/11/does_vinyl_really_sound_better.html
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