Hi Edgar, I think. In fact I know.
156. I think the guy that keeps his hands always pressed against his upper thighs, on Boston Legal, is a hoot.
157. I think the endless invention of clever sentences in Charles Dickens' books is a daunting inspiration to we lesser writers.
158. I think spring may be close, in Houston. Last week, it was near twenty degrees; today was near eighty, plus the trees on the apt. property are showing signs of preparing new leaf growth.
159. I think email is one of the greatest innovations to touch my life.
160. I think the $400 we just paid for a new key making machine was ridiculous, considering the quality of the product. (It has a label, Made in USA, pasted on the front. On the manufacturer's information plate on back, it is labeled, Made in Canada).
And if you peek under that plate, it'll say "Made in China."
I would not be surprised in the slightest, CI.
161. I think the Peter Duchin version of Stardust is the best one of all.
162. I think vinyl records, if clean and not scratched up, are vastly superior to CDs.
163. I think Harry Potter is a marvelous series. I wish I could have grown up reading it. As it is, I read the first three or four books and gave up. Wouldn't have happened that way when I was a kid.
164. I think of Leopold and Molly Bloom much the way I think of far off relatives and friends.
165. I think Dr. Ebenezer's Book and Liquor Store, by Gerald Rosen, is worth reading again.
166. I think my poem writing days may be nearing the end. Nothing good produced in a very long time.
167. I think I confused snood with my thread about him. Hope I didn't hurt his feelings in some way.
168. I think my son and I have grown closer than ever in the past several months.
169. I think some forms of Buddhism may be compatible with my atheism.
170. I think Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are worth reading over again.
edgarblythe wrote:162. I think vinyl records, if clean and not scratched up, are vastly superior to CDs.
Why is that? Just a personal preference, or technically so?
Reyn wrote:edgarblythe wrote:162. I think vinyl records, if clean and not scratched up, are vastly superior to CDs.
Why is that? Just a personal preference, or technically so?
Vinyl has much greater depth and clarity. When I listen to CDs of albums I also have heard for many years on records, certain sounds I listen for are muted.
edgarblythe wrote:Vinyl has much greater depth and clarity. When I listen to CDs of albums I also have heard for many years on records, certain sounds I listen for are muted.
Okay, so you're comparing vinyl made into CDs versus the orginal vinyl only then, right? You're not saying that music made into CDs originally is better that orginal vinyl, just to clarify?
You can't compare a CD that was never on vinyl to a record, I guess, but when there is opportunity to compare, the record always sounds best, in my experience.
Interesting. I wonder how someone who has never listened to vinyl music before would react to that, after only listening to CDs?
Would you know if any technical comparisons have been made?
I don't do that and don't know who does. As I said earlier, records have to be kept clean, no scratches, also played on good equipment, to be as I've described them.
When I was a kid, I can still remember seeing a few of the old 78s around. They were quite thick, if I remember right.
Got any of those, too?
At one time, I had a great stack of 78s. But, I never had equipment to play them at optimum level and eventually gave them all away. Even had Great Balls of Fire on 78.
There was also a record speed of 16 2/3, but I never saw a record like that.
I agree with edgar. Vinyl has a warmth that is lost on cd. It also has pops and hissing. It's a trade off.
(Welcome back, Swimpy :wink: )
Not from a paper I read often - but
this report is related
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"Vinyl has a distinct sound," said Doyle Davis, co-owner of Grimey's New & Preloved Music, a Nashville store where 15 percent to 20 percent of sales are vinyl. "You hear people use adjectives like 'warmer' and 'more round.'
"And there are other things beside sound quality. People know what the song titles are. It's not like, 'I like track 5.' You put the needle on and let it play through -- not jump around. You have more of an intimate relationship with the music."
Vinyl records use analog technology, whereby a physical groove is etched into the record mimicking the sound wave. CDs, on the other hand, transform sound into digital packets of information.
"No one ever doubts the quality of vinyl over any other format that's ever existed," said George Sulmers, a Nashville club DJ who spins classic funk and soul discs under the name Geezus. "I understand why change happened, but I don't think there was a valid need for the change."
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I feel a sense of violation over the arbitrary phasing out of my favorite medium.
Unfortunately, it has become a digital world. There have been some good things about it, but, as you say, the vinyl has good things about it, too.
Look, for example, at videotape. That's now given way to recordable CDs. I can't honestly say that I'll miss the constant cleaning of the heads, etc.
By the way, I saw something on the tube about turntables making a comeback. These are mainly the high-end ones though. It seems there are many more who feel as you do.
One final word on the vinyl: The last perhaps five years they were in vogue, the manufacturers tried cutting corners on the production of them. I would say one out of three new purchases were prone to skip, even on good equipment.
