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Why aren't hipsters allowed to like compact discs?
a pack of wolves:
She could spend hours tracking down a decent rip of them (and even then quite possibly end up with nothing), or support the artists and labels by buying their records. Seems sensible enough to me. Remember, a lot of releases are vinyl-only.
muteKi:
--- Quote from: tommydski on 16 Sep 2007, 09:47 ---Cassettes are actually very cool because they were cheaper than CDs and Records, which for an emerging technology was utterly unique. They also basically spawned the DIY, tape-trading scene and made it accessible to people who could not afford expensive equipment to participate. Of course you could also record things for free which was a great equalizer in itself. Also, they made music properly portable for the first time, which was an incredible feat. Another advatage was the variable tape sizes, which meant you could sometimes fit something like four albums on one tape. Also, when you bought a tape you could hear the album as it was meant to be heard - as two distinct sides rather than one continuous playlist. The sound quality of tapes is fine and I would much prefer to hear most bands I enjoy on tape. Find 'Murmur' by REM on tape if you need clarification of this.
Tapes were not bad at all.
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Yes, especially if they're of a high enough quality, I mean, a type I tape is going to sound pretty bad in the end, but get up just to type II and the quality increases near-exponentially
rhinohelicopter:
Unfortunately, I was born after the golden age of vinyl and have very little (though I like to think what I have is of high quality). But, I really do prefer the warm sound that you get from vinyl that you can't get from digital formats (cd/mp3). Not to say that there's anything wrong with digital recording I just think that it's easier to "feel" the music in analog. But, I've noticed a lot of bands are starting to put out vinyl releases with codes for mp3 downloads (Pinback- Autumn of the Seraphs for example). Maybe people will start buying vinyl again now that it's easy to get a copy of the album into a portable format.
Darkbluerabbit:
I only see vinyl sold in a few places. There's thrift stores that sell old Cher or Tom Jones albums for $1, and there's record stores that sell limited edition vinyl releases of Bright Eyes and hipster emo albums for $25. I think I will stick with CDs for new music purchases.
That said, my dad was a big music collector when he was younger, and I've had some good times going through his old vinyl. He has a pretty good collection. Lots of classics, and there is definitely something special about the feel of a record.
I like CDs because I have a cassette adapter in my car that lets me play them. I don't have an mp3 player, so I burn stuff off of my computer. I like making mix CDs especially. Also, from time to time I drive across my state to get home from college. I usually get on a rideshare board because carpooling saves the planet and scores me some gas money, so I wind up traveling with people who might not appreciate much of my music, so I have a couple of "inoffensive" mixes that won't make anyone hate the trip, including me. I usually check out their Facebook profiles, giggle at their terrible taste, and then pick the couple of bands they like that don't suck, a few bands I like that aren't too "weird," and make up a mix.
I used to not have a portable CD player, so I did listen to a lot of tapes. I found pretty good ones hella cheap too. Unfortunately they don't hold up very well in a hot car, so most of my favorites got ruined.
I like mp3s because I have a nice big hard drive, and Media Monkey so I can find any song in seconds.
Basically, I like music. I'm not enough of an audiophile to really care about subtle differences in medium, and I'm too poor to listen through anything that'd let me hear the differences anyway, so whatever's most convenient to the situation makes me happy.
Phaedra:
Vinyl prices vary pretty wildly over here. Most CDs retail for between $22-35 depending on whether they're imported or not, whereas full-length vinyl recordings go for anywhere between $18-55. Some of those are collector's pieces, of course, but then My Bloody Valentine's Loveless was priced at $45, which is a bit ridiculous (and as far as I know, was just a standard release)...
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