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Why aren't hipsters allowed to like compact discs?
3Z3VH:
Hehe, Go Tommy
thenosebleedkid:
CD's, to me, are the best juncture of portability, sound quality, storage, robustness, affordability and accessability. Sure there may be tiny variations that some pople might actually here between vinyl and CD's, but there have been numerous studies done to show that blindfolded even the most prestigious sound engineers cannot tell the difference on 95% of tracks. Most of the difference is psychological perception.
Cd's are great, I can have 100 in a space I could have 10 vinyl's, they stack easily. I am actually enjoying longer CD's, the notion that 80 minutes is 'too long' is really silly. Some bands might not need it, for sure, but wouldn't you rather more for your money? Sometimes it actually allows a more complex, more nitense, and more lengthy album progression. This is of course only utilised sometimes.
I'm also sure the stores enjoy CD's more, they are more robust and easier to stack, they present better and don't go insane with weather changes (espcially in hotter countries).
Just IMO and IME!
McTaggart:
--- Quote from: 3Z3VH on 15 Sep 2007, 23:41 ---The new ID3 standard allows you to embed abum art into the MP3.
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And that does what good to anyone? Great now I can see a faint little picture on this tiny little screen. Great now my media player is taking up even more screen real estate. Great now all my mp3s are 160kbs bigger. I still can't read the liner notes, hold the case, feel the sort of embossed bit or show off my collection.
Spinless:
--- Quote from: McTaggart on 16 Sep 2007, 05:18 --- Great now my media player is taking up even more screen real estate. Great now all my mp3s are 160kbs bigger.
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Wait, THAT is what done it?! That's awesome, I can just dlete my album artwork and fit double the music on my mp3 player. This news makes me happy.
ALoveSupreme:
--- Quote from: muteKi on 15 Sep 2007, 08:50 ---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.
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Agreed with this 100%
I sort of missed the boat on responding to the responses of my earlier post, but that's all pretty much how I have always felt. If it isn't recorded analogue the purchaser of vinyl is deluding themselves.
I do, however, have a favorite pastime in digging through thrift store record collections. The more they destroy my allergies and induce sneezing with all the dust collected the better!
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