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That's kind of my point: The distortion-free, flat frequency response canvas that digital provides can be used for good or garbage. My main point is that one doesn't need to spend tens of $thousands on a home or automotive sound system to get great sound. It's lipstick on a pig when all that power, high end speakers, and designer cables are used to reproduce audio that has been casualty of the Loudness War.
"Great sound" is not the same as accuracy, which is what I want.
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Nonsense.
Nearly 100 million CDs were sold in 2016.
That's still an awful lot of so-called "obsolete" product.
Vinyl records were declared obsolete in the mid-2000's. How'd that work out?
#194 is probably from a millennial.
As far as records go, I've already stated why they're resurging: Squash the CD & download version in the name of loudness, and people will attempt to find a better sounding version.
Nonsense.
Nearly 100 million CDs were sold in 2016.
That's still an awful lot of so-called "obsolete" product.
Vinyl records were declared obsolete in the mid-2000's. How'd that work out?
Then you take those CD's home and rip them to iTunes and now you can listen to your entire music collection on a treadmill at the gym. Or in your car. If somebody steals my phone, my $1500 music collection is still intact either at home or in the "cloud"
Then you take those CD's home and rip them to iTunes and now you can listen to your entire music collection on a treadmill at the gym. Or in your car. If somebody steals my phone, my $1500 music collection is still intact either at home or in the "cloud"
Only $1500?
I think I have more than that in vinyl and vinyl didn't cost that much back in the day.
I like to play albums in their entirety, not just the hits.
Only $1500?
I think I have more than that in vinyl and vinyl didn't cost that much back in the day.
I like to play albums in their entirety, not just the hits.
I get the idea of playing the entire album if the entire album doesn't suck. On the other hand as a teenager and broke E1 in the military I remember spending $18 for a CD that had 2 good songs on it. Adjusted for inflation, that's $32, or $16 a song that actually wanted. I most likely have far more invested in CDs and tapes (vinyl was before my time). Now the song I want is $1.20 on iTunes. Millienials just listen to Spotify and Pandora.
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Nonsense.
Nearly 100 million CDs were sold in 2016.
That's still an awful lot of so-called "obsolete" product.
Vinyl records were declared obsolete in the mid-2000's. How'd that work out?
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Originally Posted by Ziggy100
I get the idea of playing the entire album if the entire album doesn't suck. On the other hand as a teenager and broke E1 in the military I remember spending $18 for a CD that had 2 good songs on it. Adjusted for inflation, that's $32, or $16 a song that actually wanted. I most likely have far more invested in CDs and tapes (vinyl was before my time). Now the song I want is $1.20 on iTunes. Millienials just listen to Spotify and Pandora.
I can do you one better: Maybe it's my timing, but I can get all those CDs I missed out on 20-30 years ago because I couldn't afford them as a poor teen, for only $3 used at Goodwill, Salvation Army, the Friends of the local library, and annual booksales at libraries. Filled in *most* of the holes in my CD & download collection!
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