On Feb 6, 4:45=A0pm, Audio Empire wrote:
What makes me skeptical about Arny and Bob and others here who try so har=
d to
dismiss vinyl is that such a stance doesn't really make much sense. Music=
is
where you find it, and if some of the best music is available on LP and n=
ot
CD, then to eschew vinyl simply on technical grounds is, to me, elementar=
y
purpose defeating.
And as far as the sound of vinyl vs the sound of CD is concerned, I don't
"prefer" vinyl to digital per se, I merely prefer good sound over mediocr=
e.
In some cases that good sound comes from CD and digital in general (in al=
l
it's guises), and in some cases that good sound comes from vinyl. Sometim=
es
it even comes from mono LPs from the early 1950's.
So there are two very good reasons NOT to dismiss vinyl: In some cases a
particular vinyl record might actually sound better than a CD of the same
performance, and secondly, there are many performances that never have an=
d
never will show up on digital media. I prefer having the advantage of bei=
ng
able to enjoy vinyl for both those reasons, and find those who are so
prejudiced against vinyl that they won't even consider the argumenst put
forth here, to be extremely myopic. It's their call, of course, but it do=
es
seem to be a silly stance to take. =A0 =A0
I can't speak for Arny, but if you think I have written anything that
disagrees with your points here, then you should go back and read it
again.
Because you didn't understand it the first time.
bob