scudderfish
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| posted on 23/11/11 at 09:10 AM |
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Makes no difference to me, my ears are f*cked.
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foskid
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| posted on 23/11/11 at 12:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
Makes no difference to me, my ears are f*cked.
Same with mine, been hanging around jet engines too long.
But I voted cd for the convenience of it.
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 23/11/11 at 01:04 PM |
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High quality MP3 for convenience on phones or in the car where the quality isn't so much of an issue (I challenge anyone to pick the difference
between CD and MP3 on a decent stereo in a small car.)
CD at home.
I have no time for vinyl whatsoever tbh, sure it's fun and the whole being-a-total-pain-in-the-arse adds some occasion like driving an old car,
but on a technical level, no.
Tapes shouldnt still exist, there was little excuse for the quality in 1995 and certainly none now!
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FASTdan
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| posted on 23/11/11 at 02:44 PM |
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Originally posted by alistairolsen
Tapes shouldnt still exist, there was little excuse for the quality in 1995 and certainly none now!
Yep!
IMO minidisc should have been THE format of the 90's, far better/more practical than CD for the average listener. CD's in a car do my head
in, too big, too fragile etc. For most of the noughties I had 30+ minidiscs slewing around in a single door pocket in my XR2 (happy days), most
without cases. They ALL still play spot on, never had one failure.
Then came the ipod - handy, small etc but remembering to take it with me was half the problem. Now I'm using my HTC phone with straight forward
MP3's purely for convenience but it sounds pretty good on the ford/sony system in my mondeo. Still use the ipod for running/cycling but itunes
does my head in so it rarely gets updated these days.
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ken555
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| posted on 23/11/11 at 02:58 PM |
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twybrow
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| posted on 23/11/11 at 04:19 PM |
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Define 'best'?! Easiest to plat? Highest audio quality? Most available?
MP3 - very easy to get hold of. Can be ripped onto a CD, or added to your phone/iPod. Quality is more than enough for most people,a nd certainly
enough to listen in a car.
CD - I still like them, but they are a pain to store, and they all degrade over time.
Tape - no no no. It wasn't good when it was modern. Now, it is simply awful! What are the redeeming features?!
Vinyl - I like them for mixing, but then modern DJs can dop much the same with MP2 mixers, or CD mixers... Otherwise, I cant see the appeal. They just
have more background noise - you can't tell me the recording artist wanted you to really appreciate the background hiss you get?!
Live - yes please, but only when the sound system is good. I saw a well known group play live a few years back, and I walked out half way through, as
the audio quality was so poor you could not distinguish the words bing sung!
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02GF74
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| posted on 23/11/11 at 04:37 PM |
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for convenience I have sony player (Atrac format) that fits into a small pocket bit for serious lisening, it is CDs. CDs also for the car, rarely do
they jump and not have one trashed by the player.
I have lots of vinyl and should really get the Linn LP12 plugged in, as well as sorting out the arm for the Michel Gyro .............
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