do you really lose data though? if you’re sampling the wave at say 48KHz with a good ADC what are you losing?

i dont think this is true… with digital audio you typically have a sample rate of 44.1KHz which is faster than a cutting machine can create variations in the lacquer. sure a digital wave can never equal an analog sound wave but its closer to the original soundwave than the analogue representation of it on the record

elaborate

a beautiful response! and i completely get all your points, im purely talking on a technical level