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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 07:44 PM Original message |
Vinyl records grow in popularity as CD’s fall |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's really bizarre, when you think about it. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 07:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Size does matter. |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 07:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. A lot of people like the analog recordings |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
93. But album art in the 80s... not so much. |
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pepperbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 06:47 AM Response to Reply #93 |
122. those are a travesty, but. these are cool.... |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #122 |
132. Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush! A man after my own heart |
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pepperbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #132 |
161. WOW! I'd faint if I heard "the lamb lies..." in a grocery store! |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #161 |
162. I almost did! |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 07:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Hey - ya gotta love that "scratch, scratch" as the needle crosses boo-boos from the last party . . |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Not to mention the backwards Satanic messages |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:27 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. There's gotta be an application for that - no? |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
49. well, there you go.... |
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verges (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:43 PM Response to Reply #49 |
71. I would NOT recommend |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
67. "I'm on welfare - " |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 02:01 PM Response to Reply #67 |
177. "Leftist Agitator" - well chosen nic there . . |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
156. LOL. many wasted nights and many, many bong hits |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. That's a really good point. I was wondering what was missing from the digital version of Stairway. |
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johnfunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. I have both vinyl and CD -- prefer CD by a large margin, but vinyl's a blast |
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pangaia (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
78. I must be one of the 2% |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:14 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. MMMMMMmmmmmm Klipsch.... |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:34 PM Response to Reply #82 |
91. K |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:54 PM Response to Reply #78 |
94. 65 here with an onkyo tx8500 /Klipsch heresy |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:08 AM Response to Reply #94 |
103. Any used Thorens, Dual, AR. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #94 |
139. Buy a Nitty Gritty machine instead of a new turntable. Pricey, but excellent. |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #139 |
142. Excellent suggestion. n/t |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #139 |
153. I use an old VPI HW-16.5 machine. |
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johnfunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 01:35 AM Response to Reply #139 |
172. Nitty Gritty is still the BEST bargain for cleaning vinyl (and shellac!) |
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johnfunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 01:07 AM Response to Reply #94 |
168. I'd go with the Technics SL-1200 == PLUS here's a tip on a huge horn-loaded bargain |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 01:54 AM Response to Reply #78 |
121. I would rather have yours than his. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #78 |
133. Another Klipsch user here--my system cost less than $3k altogether, and vinyl STILL sounds best |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #78 |
141. That's an interesting story about your band's experience with the digital studio. |
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johnfunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 01:35 AM Response to Reply #141 |
171. I'll bet the mic amps for the steel drum were not properly impedance-matched to the board! |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
92. Have you ever tried a good belt-drive deck? |
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johnfunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 01:10 AM Response to Reply #92 |
169. I've tried belt drives; they're not as reliable... |
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Ildem09 (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
89. it actually makes sense |
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Ohio Metal (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 09:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
128. I store |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. I still have mine, even though I've transferred most of my |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why is it that whenever |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. When I sold my house in 1997 I threw away almost 40 years of vinyl |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 07:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Some old vinyl has value. If you don't know the market, you don't |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:01 PM Original message |
At the time I didn't have a computer and was unfamiliar with E-Bay. I am also |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
21. The Fugs were the late 60's originators of punk in the US, |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Some would argue that Floyd flounder Barrett was, but |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Yah, a guy could have a good argument about that. However, |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. Old blues records command the highest prices |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 09:03 AM Response to Reply #43 |
125. Well, I checked again on eBay. BB Kink 78's are going for |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #125 |
163. Good article on the 78 market (set your own value) |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #163 |
166. Very interesting. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. That same station also featured The Seeds and Mothers of Invention |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Thanks for the answer and the great laugh. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Happy to oblige, ma'am. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
64. Others would claim.... |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:55 PM Response to Reply #64 |
95. Some trivia. |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I wonder what my old Beatles' albums are worth. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Depending upon the serial number, up to four figures. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. It depends on many things, and some are really hard to |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
50. I can't imagine giving up those albums. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
47. I kept collecting U2 on vinyl instead of buying the CDs. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. I prefer the sound of vinyl, but it takes some money |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. We have one good one in our collection. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. The Beatles Butcher LP is one I always wanted but could never afford. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 11:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
184. I could have bought 2 of them in 1981 for $100 for both. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. True. Better to buy a good vintage TT |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. My table cost $3,000 back in the 1990s. I couldn't afford it today though. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Used Ar and Thorens start at about $200 sans cart. on ebay |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. I have a friend that owns a Clearaudio table that cost over $20,000 when you include |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Jeez. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. The diminishing returns for turntables is about $2,500.00. After the VPI Classic, |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:38 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Ah. Thanks. |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #37 |
136. I'd actually put that a lot higher but then again, I'm really picky. ;) |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #136 |
148. I use to own ARC stuff back in the 1970s and 1980s. |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #148 |
155. I always hear people talking about the classic ARC stuff. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #155 |
157. I haven't heard any of their gear the past few years. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #155 |
160. Since you're from Minnesota and know about ARC, what about Magnepan? |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #22 |
130. The Clearaudio Statement goes for $125,000. |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
144. The differences can be heard even on the cheaper systems. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. vinyl rules.....! |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
14. It's harder to roll one on a CD case n/t |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Can't beat that album sized rolling paper either. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
97. I've got that one. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. It's still a niche market. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. Now if only they made home vinyl "burners" |
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Ohio Metal (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #20 |
129. You can make your own |
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necso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. A buddy of mine |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
34. That article just contradicted itself. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. My records have no scratches, pops, ticks, or static. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. Here is a much better article from NYT |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Nice article. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
51. That article is from 12 years ago. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:11 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. Damn, I just realized I was a collector in a so called "niche market". |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:15 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Strange, but that claim doesn't match my experience. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:19 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I retired after 35 years in the audio business, so I say you are dead wrong! |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:31 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. I don't care what you claim to have done with your working life. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. How old are you? 18 maybe? |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:40 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. You're sounding a lot like an 18 year old. |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #57 |
143. That's my experience too. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:11 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. And sales of Lps and record players have only increased |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:14 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. And... |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:17 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. They're taking over with people who have taste in high end audio reproduction. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. You have no idea about me, and you have no idea what you're talking about. |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. I'm a DJ who uses both vinyl and MP3s and have found a really good piece of software for this prob |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:48 PM Response to Reply #44 |
74. Yeah, I know about replaygaining, but it doesn't help restore the lost dynamic range from the |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
75. +1 |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
36. x |
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corpseratemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
42. my albums are in excellent shape but my cds |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
46. Remeber "Record PLAYERS"?? |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
48. I think it's a sign of prestige rather than "sound" quality |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. Used records can be purchased for as little as a quarter |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:00 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Good point. That reminds me of an old friend |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:10 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. I agree |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. +1 |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 09:47 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. You're wrong. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:39 PM Response to Reply #53 |
69. You are disproving yourself as you go, which is hilarious. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:43 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. I don't know one single person who is buying turntables and vinyl because it is cool. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:44 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. ROTFLMAO! |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:11 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. I know tons of them, and they are professionals, musicians, doctors, teachers, |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:19 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. Sure, you do. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Tell me again, how many years experience do you have in this business? |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:00 AM Response to Reply #86 |
101. In the "business." |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:24 PM Response to Reply #72 |
87. Here is a story about Pete Townshend "acting cool" |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:01 AM Response to Reply #87 |
102. Thanks for proving half of what your pal tried to push as wrong. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:11 AM Response to Reply #102 |
106. What's your major malfunction? |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:20 AM Response to Reply #106 |
108. If you or your pal cared about discussion, you would have offered actual responses... |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:21 AM Response to Reply #106 |
110. As Barney Fife said about Earnest T. Bass..... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:29 AM Response to Reply #110 |
113. And more ludicrous projections is all you can offer. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #106 |
138. HuckleB just likes to argue. |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
55. At the end of their mainstream life cycle, vinyl albums were POORLY produced |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 10:52 PM Response to Reply #55 |
76. RCA's PlexiDisc... |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:00 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. $30 to $114 on Amazon |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:13 PM Response to Reply #55 |
81. I still have some audiophile... I think they called them 'superdiscs' |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:20 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Yup. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:29 PM Response to Reply #84 |
90. Here you are full of it again. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:59 PM Response to Reply #90 |
100. Blah. Blah. Blah. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:10 AM Response to Reply #100 |
105. I did address your content. You said it was about collecting, when in fact |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:19 AM Response to Reply #105 |
107. Again, the reason people bought them was about collecting. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:39 AM Response to Reply #107 |
116. Again, you're talking about something you know nothing about. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:54 AM Response to Reply #116 |
119. I purchased plenty in my day. |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 01:06 AM Response to Reply #119 |
120. I have posted plenty of examples of equipment and recordings in this thread. |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. I had original and Super-Disc copies of "Double Fantasy"... |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:56 PM Response to Reply #85 |
98. "Double Fantasy" sounds great on vinyl... |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:27 AM Response to Reply #85 |
111. My Fisher player back in the states still works great too! |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #55 |
159. I routinely buy 180/200 gram vinyl from tiny, unknown labels that put out righteous high grade... |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
80. Vinyl rules. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:27 PM Response to Reply #80 |
88. A lot of artists, young and old, want to record in analogue. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:56 PM Response to Reply #88 |
96. the vinyl "surge" is more like a vinyl wavelet. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:21 AM Response to Reply #96 |
109. Exactly. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-11-10 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
99. Well one thing's for sure, if anybody goes back to VHS... |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:28 AM Response to Reply #99 |
112. Difference there is just plain quality... Even BetaMax was better! |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:33 AM Response to Reply #112 |
114. I know. I was making a joke. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 08:08 AM Response to Reply #114 |
124. Yeah I remember those HUGE cassettes that would make like 4 VHS tapes |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
104. Bill Maher's New Rule way back in 2005... |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:38 AM Response to Reply #104 |
115. LOL. I guess it's a subject that seems to raise a lot of people's hackles |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:45 AM Response to Reply #104 |
117. Bill was too cheap to buy a decent turntable and too stoned to clean his records. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:54 AM Response to Reply #117 |
118. Oh' lighten up. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #117 |
147. I take offense at that remark ... |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 11:28 PM Response to Reply #117 |
179. 90 percent of America is too cheap to buy a decent turntable |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
123. I never really stopped buying LPs, & do so every month |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
126. needles are a pain to find, and expensive |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
127. What about those pesky scratches in all formats? |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
131. Well, I think we have found another subject to add to the "flame war" category.. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
134. I only prefer vinyl's covers. |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
135. I still have my vinyls from the 60s |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
137. I own dozens of albums on both CD AND Vinyl. There's a difference! |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #137 |
145. The warm analog of vinyl is better for guitar heavy sounds, imo |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:08 PM Response to Reply #145 |
151. It's better for wuss-rock too. Trust me on this. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #151 |
154. lol..well, my extensive LP collection is all underground metal/acid rock spanning 5 decades |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #154 |
158. Oh, it can be guitar laden and still be wuss rock! |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
140. Sorry, vinyl sounds great, but I don't have the room. |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
146. Add a good tube amp to the mix and it's bliss. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
149. This is the last resting stop for vinyl |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #149 |
150. That's about the worse sounding turntable in world. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #150 |
152. that's not the exact brand.. |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
164. I wish this "analog is purer" meme would die. |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
165. One audio test I wish someone would run, if it hasn't been done already. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-12-10 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
167. Vinyl snobs are out of their minds...SNR on vinyl is a joke, the dynamic range is very limited and |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
170. Yeah, the CD's just don't capture the 'air' of the higher frequencies/harmonics |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #170 |
173. Exactly what are these "subtle ambient spacial cues"? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #173 |
175. I've gone back and forth on the 'euphonic distortion' argument |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #175 |
176. There's nothing inherent in digital technology that ensures good implementation... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #176 |
178. Yeah, getting rid of the brick-wall filter using higher sampling rates/digital filtering has helped |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
174. In honor of vinyl, here is Pearl Jam's |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 11:37 PM Response to Reply #174 |
180. Pearl Jam is on SNL, 3/13 |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
181. I wonder if, when put to the test, anyone can consistently tell the difference |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 11:42 PM Response to Reply #181 |
183. The best groups should include teenage girls |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
182. "Git out ol' Dan's records..." |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-13-10 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
185. Records sound warmer and more "live" to me than CDs do. |
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