[c. leeds]

Chung wrote:

Yes, digital audio did not take over immediately. One reason is that the
cost of the CD player was very high in the first year, or maybe two
years. Back then you had to really care about sound to invest in a CD
player and the CD's.

You must be joking, right?

Those who were classical music lovers tended to
care about sound more, and maybe they also had higher disposable incomes
as a group, and therefore a much higher percentage of them switched over
than those from, say, rock music lovers.

And you know this be true... exactly how?

I made the switch in 1983, and my first CD player, a Technics model,
cost about $1K. Good vinyl gear cost significantly less.

No, a good turntable cost more than that, even then. And it needed a
pickup arm, phono cartridge and phono preamp to be complete... far more
expensive than a CD player.

The first CD's
I bought cost $18-$20, and they were hard to get, whereas vinyl LP's
could be had anywhere from $3.99 to maybe $9.99.

Really good LPs of the time, including MoFi and high quality imports,
often cost $18 - $22.