Vladimir said:@Bernard
Well for someone not clever you sure have a geeky signature full of tech.
And I understand none of it.
And I understand none of it.
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CnoEvil said:Covenanter said:CnoEvil said:
I'm sure you are correct that in the long run music will be delivered in another form. However I actually rather like CDs.
Chris
Is it the CD you like, or the sound it produces?....though I realise that the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. I think it's fair to say, that less effort is put into album cover art, as the smaller "canvas" of a CD box doesn't do it justice.
I like the sound but I find the format neat and tidy and easy to manage. I agree that it doesn't lend itself to the type of art form that LP covers became and that is a loss but it will go even more with streamed music unless of course it were to come with streamed art work too.
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A good CD player should make your badly recorded CDs sound nice. They are never going to sound as good as your good recorded CDs but a good CD plyer should be able to surprise you on just how good they can make those badly recorded discs sound. That's why you should always take some badly recorded music with you when you go to demo hi-fi. I have 4 CD players sitting in my apartment and I can hear the difference between each of them. there's not a huge difference between each of them but they each have their differences. I prefer vinyl covers to CD cases but not the sound (guess i'm weird like that). I also prefered Minidisc and their cases to CD and their cases.
MrReaper182 said:
No that's probably the normal standard view. Think I'm in a tiny minority of people who like CD cases, Yes they're fragile and poorly designed but they do the job of protecting their contents (including the inlays and booklets). You can make nearly all old CDs look brand new by treating then to a new plastic case, whereas LP jackets often suffer from split spines, tears, creases, delamination and ring-wear.
CDs have been and still are my favourite source the last 25years, never going give them up. Although starting to use iTunes through my hifi's for convenience and have also been using lossless for my new stuff (I'm learning!) I think I will always feel my music collection needs to be physical.
I even bought a marantz cd5004 for £145 brand new (amazing CD player for the money) just for the kitchen as I buy about 10 CDs a month and it might take me 3 months to be bothered to put them into iTunes, was trying to use it as iTunes only. If my naim CD player broke it would go back to naim for a service I have no intention of upgrading it.
I even bought a marantz cd5004 for £145 brand new (amazing CD player for the money) just for the kitchen as I buy about 10 CDs a month and it might take me 3 months to be bothered to put them into iTunes, was trying to use it as iTunes only. If my naim CD player broke it would go back to naim for a service I have no intention of upgrading it.
MrReaper182 said:
If the mastering is any good. And if the hi-res is a genuine hi-res and not just some another mix stuck on a blu-ray audio release (which is happening).
2014 so far, has been a bit of a life changer for me . . . I would not go as far as 'Loving CD's' but certainly, selectively I enjoy them. The same applies to streamed music, put this against vinyl . . . I have to say, that a top quality recording on the black stuff takes some beating, that of course infers there is rubbish there too!
I used to be of the dismissive school,'vinyl is best, beginning and end of story'. The tweaking I have done was in that direction only, recent changes and thoughts have moved me to more of a middle ground. I believe the way the equipment is setup, the type and quality in the digital world, has a lot to do with the end product. Personal circumstances have made a difference, I am getting older, getting up and down to change sides can be a 'pain', literally.
I am selectivly enjoying my music for its own sake, with very little bias these days. :?
CJSF
I used to be of the dismissive school,'vinyl is best, beginning and end of story'. The tweaking I have done was in that direction only, recent changes and thoughts have moved me to more of a middle ground. I believe the way the equipment is setup, the type and quality in the digital world, has a lot to do with the end product. Personal circumstances have made a difference, I am getting older, getting up and down to change sides can be a 'pain', literally.
I am selectivly enjoying my music for its own sake, with very little bias these days. :?
CJSF
some vinyl sounds better because in the 70's record companys threw millions of pounds into the production and let the artists take their time finishing the album
jimmy1 said:
That and the mass consumption of alcohol, LSD, heroin and marihuana during studio recording sessions.
Love my iPad and my music rips/downloads for ease of use and portability. However, I have encountered difficulties in changing account details and importing past files etc. Also slightly concerned with passwords and access. Are these files actually mine? I can listen to a CD and when I'm done with it I can sell it on or give it away.
What's odd is that my younger sisters use YouTube and Spotify, yet buy music on CD and movies on DVD. Like some above, they throw away the cases. Tempted to go down a similar route considering all the potential issues over ownership and access to my downloads.
What's odd is that my younger sisters use YouTube and Spotify, yet buy music on CD and movies on DVD. Like some above, they throw away the cases. Tempted to go down a similar route considering all the potential issues over ownership and access to my downloads.
byakuya83 said:
Afraid this post says it all to me. The modern consumer attaches little value to recorded music, giving a knock on affect into the industry? :wall:
Just listening to some jazz (Freddie Hubbard Straight Life) CD sounds great vivid and dynamic. Why I love CD - Freddie was part of 25 cd collectio bought for £40. For the same money how many vinyl jazz records could you buy? Also no pops hiss, crackle, no worries about condition or warps. What's not to like?
Strangely I can think of only one person among my friends which still buys cd's. All the others use streaming services (spotify is easily the most populair service). It makes me wonder whether the enthousiasm for cd's here is either something of an audiophile-thingy or is perhaps (don't mind me saying this) age related, or both.
Ripping on a fast desktop makes ripping to .flac quite bearable, I use DBPoweramp which I like, my Roksan K2 will shortly be on Ebay as streaming IMO has no disadvantages over CD's & I find I'm listening to ripped CD's that have only been played once maybe as it's so easy to access them - If buying HQ music were cheaper I would download it but as things stand buying used CD's & ripping is the cheapest way of getting new music though, still have a Cyrus CD transport which as they are hardly worth selling I will hang on to it.
cse said:
I'm often estimated to look younger than I am. Not smoking, living healthy and moisturizer help me slow down some of the visible consequences of aging. But no, I'm not 10 years old. Is my remark that strange or even offensive to you that you feel the need to ask whether I'm 10 years old?
I love CDs but spend most time using Spotify and internet radio these days. Stick it on and forget about it.
CDs do sound better than 320kbps Spotify though.
CDs do sound better than 320kbps Spotify though.
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