Vinyl

[C-dog]

Originally Posted by Sithdarth

Digital isn't better yet. It's getting pretty close though. In a few years digital may very well be better. Of course a lot of how a medium sounds has to do with the speakers you use. Like that Bose thing makes digital sound very good.

DVD audio is pretty close. Aguably close enough to not notice the difference. I think it's more of an authenticity thing. Records contain the EXACT sound wave of the music scratched right into the vinyl. CDs and DVDs contain digital information of an approximation of the sound wave. Plus, CDs and DVDs cut off very high frequency and very low frequency to save memory. If you REALLY crank the bass with a cd, you'll notice it.

You need a high end system to get the most out of vinyl, but I guess you could say the same about didital music storage.

[Ziro]

Well you also have to account for how many times a record has been played. After the sound is altered every so slightly each time you drag a needle over it, and it will eventually erase the record, but thats another cool thing about records. It's like a living creature. It lives it changes it dies. If I was a religious person I'd say it has a soul.

But yeah nothing, NOTHING, will ever sound better than a brand new record.

I've got a humble record collection. It's mostly 7 inches, and 45's that bands have released here and there. I have a few LP's including a really cool Dill records pressing of "Sing along with skankin pickle."

[Dona Maria]

PDQ Bach! Freakin hilarious. Of course, you have to like odd-ball humor to get it. That and I say every Yes album you can get your hands on. We have a shmorgasborg of awesome classic rock.