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Re: Are You Serious? said by Alex G Bell:Ha! What has the author of this article been smoking? The "latest" thing in recorded sound is the revitalization of the LP! They are selling like hotcakes, along with turntables, yes I said "turntables." People have decided that they just like to hold something tangible (album cover) and listen to listenable analog sound. Some listeners even are trying to bring back the 78! Check out this month's Stereophile magazine if you don't believe me: » www.stereophile.com/ I grew up listening to vinyl records and reel-to-reel tapes--from cheap mono to somewhat less cheap stereo, from pristine brand new to scratchy, well, vinyl. As far as "selling like hotcakes" goes, all I can say is "There's a sucker born every minute". The "vinyl sound" is fine if that's what you like, but you are listening to the needle scrolling through the groove, too... not just the music (and some people like that better). CDs are hardly perfect--it's not like they're DAT; the sampling rate is relatively low, but still high enough to give a "just the music" sound superior to vinyl (or non-DAT [tape]). So, if "digital first" becomes the wave of the future for distribution, will the sound quality equal the "lossless CD" sound? I doubt it. (Not that I care... I wouldn't buy or acquire in any way anything from an RIAA member artist. They aren't worth my time or money.) |
