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The dynamic range of vinyl is nearly 60dB while cassette tape usually offers around 50-55 dB. Both these analog mediums are inferior to digital offerings such as the CD which has 96dB. However, much of the dynamic range of CDs are completely wasted due to the Loudness Wars and compression.

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