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Why aren't hipsters allowed to like compact discs?
jeph:
I haven't bought an actual CD in probably 2 years. I dislike CDs because they take up so much goddamned space. My hearing is too fucked up to realistically care about sound quality (anything over 192kbps sounds alike to me), so the convenience, ease of backup and transport, and versatility of mp3s makes it a non-decision. Hell, the only reason I even have CD-Rs anymore is so i can burn stuff to play in the car or give to friends who can't afford fancy cable internets.
ScrambledGregs:
I like vinyl for a really odd reason: it surprises me, more often than not. 90% of the time when I buy music it's on vinyl from my local record shop. They don't have the largest vinyl section in the world, and what they do have is often seemingly random--for instance, they have 4 copies of Come On Pilgrim but nothing else by the Pixies; they have get in vinyl but when I buy it I never see it stocked again; they rarely have 'new' vinyl releases on release date; and so on.
However, this means that I frequently go there and take a chance on an album I know little to nothing about other than it was a band I had read about somewhere and how they were maybe any good. Occasionally I'm disappointed--Terrestrial Tones, ugh--but more often I am pleasantly surprised by albums I vaguely recognize. I acquired stuff by Do Make Say Think and The Mountain Goats through this gambling system, and I think it's a fine way of discovering music.
3Z3VH:
--- Quote from: jeph on 15 Sep 2007, 05:10 ---I haven't bought an actual CD in probably 2 years. I dislike CDs because they take up so much goddamned space. My hearing is too fucked up to realistically care about sound quality (anything over 192kbps sounds alike to me), so the convenience, ease of backup and transport, and versatility of mp3s makes it a non-decision. Hell, the only reason I even have CD-Rs anymore is so i can burn stuff to play in the car or give to friends who can't afford fancy cable internets.
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On any sound system that doesn't cost a fortune, 192k is just about the limit of it's audio range. You don't start getting into audio detail better than that unless you are pushing at least 120W/Speaker, have a VERY decent sub, and an audio processor that does auto-calibration. I am speaking in Home Theatre terms, though, since that is where my audio experience comes from.
muteKi:
I recall an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond that had an argument of sorts between jazz CDs and jazz records. An old jazz record usually has charm well over that of a CD. The crackles and hisses to me make me think of a cozy, warm fire or something, which is perfect for more mellow recordings especially. Louder and more uptempo songs have volume above the level of this hissing and crackling, so it's not a huge issue. It also emphasizes the mid to low end of the audio spectrum, which is where most jazz instruments are.
I happened to have more records at home than CDs, which were all from the 70s. I prefer CDs to vinyl because the fidelity of a CD is longer-lasting. That said, most of my favorite CDs seem to have irreparable skips and stuff.
valley_parade:
I love having records, but I go through needles on record players so fast that it's almost not worth it for me.
I GUESS WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT CDS ARE OKAY WITH ME, BUT I MUCH PREFER 128k mp3.
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