From eric hill Sent Tue, Jan 12th 1999, 17:17
From eric hill Sent Tue, Jan 12th 1999, 17:17
>Not to mention the sound quality and durability of vinyl is crap. Flames an oft-cited tidbit: old records sound a lot better on current-day turntables than on the equipment of their time, and vinyl will always be open to innovations in turntable technology. cd's, however, will always sound the same (speakers and other sound-conducting equipment aside). though early records had poor durablility, the composition of records was changed to something closer to the current formula in the 40's. we don't have any 50 year-old cd's yet, so the durablity problem remains to be seen (there are 50 year old LP's that still sound wonderful, don't skip, and play on every turntable). there's a big physical difference between pressed-and-purchased cd's and cyanine cd-r's, the latter of which have a lifespan comparable to regular cassette tapes. eric onnow: bisk : ticklish matters (sub rosa)