Islandboy Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Of the 2 choices, both of which I have crates of but rarely use, I’m picking vinyl. Takes me back to an unhurried time when we could engage with those who produced our music. IMO, the move away from vinyl brought an end to the unique personal relationship with the artist that the media offered, and has had a detrimental effect on the quality of artistry and musicianship ever since. Damn...I just became my parents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky McSwensen Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I know the materials have gotten better but the CDs I have from the early 90s have deteriorated. No really portable options with vinyl but if stored correctly they are good to go indefinitely. A good base for any hard copy that is easily transferred to digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David88 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 While I much prefer vinyl, CDs win it for me for the practicality of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainMilG Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I've actually looked at setting up a record collection. But, like most things, the amount of money I'd dump into it makes me think twice. Sure, CD's a "better" quality, but there's something about vinyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypots Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 The charm of vinyl is there for me but most of my music has been digitized. CD is the practical choice going forward. About ten years ago my wife, who loves to neaten up stuff, was in the basement and asked if it was OK to get rid on the vinyl records, my fully automatic Yamaha turntable, and my Nakamichi cassette deck. Let's just say the stuff is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 20 hours ago, tigger said: Though how the recording was mastered matters more. Recorded and mixed as well. There's some interesting stuff going on with recording to tape and then using closed loop analog signal processing. That said, the only thing I really miss about vinyl are the album covers, inner sleeves, all the associated photos, artwork, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldEasy Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Assuming by convert we are referring to adding a vinyl press of all CD’s and digital music in my collection, and throwing away the digital copies I would do that in a heartbeat. Of course if we mean simply convert the digital music files themselves to analog and then press onto vinyl that defeats the whole advantage of the analog format as the digital file has already lost the additional waveform information present in the initial recording (assuming the recording itself was done with analog equipment). The only thing I would really miss is music in the car, and I would indeed miss it, but I’d gladly give it up to have my entire collection on vinyl. At present, early presses of classic albums are just too expensive for vinyl to be practical for me for any but my favorite albums. I rarely listen to CD’s these days, mainly mp3 files on my phone for convenience, and vinyl when I’m home and can. Honestly I just packed up most of my CD collection and stuck it in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveyBoulevard Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 19 hours ago, FatherOfPugs said: Vinyl is preferred, but CD just makes it easier for compact storage; so I went with CD. Ditto (yes, I am a provincial putz (look it up :)) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Vinyl makes a better frisbee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Puffer Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 62.5% to 37.5% in favor of CDs. I’m shocked at the difference. Vinyl here btw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc2001 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Fortunately, I don't need to make this choice again. I converted all my vinyl and CDs to digital hi-res MP3 years ago and have them stored on DVD, HDD and an Apple Classic 160GB. I don't think I will ever go back to either vinyl or CD. Vinyl had its shot and lost to a better more advanced tech. Vinyl deteriorates with every use, it is not portable, it takes more storage space, is more susceptible to dirt and temperature damage, etc. No brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optic101 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Vinyl without question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 7 hours ago, westg said: Vinyl makes a better frisbee Not really, and not especially useful during the zombie apocalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeFOH Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 Saddens me as a vinyl man, but CD killed it - 57 to 36... Well, you can't win em all. But speaking of winners... the random draw for the El Pres Sampler goes to @WhiteMamba !! Congrats! Please PM your details to @First Lady so Lisa can dispatch your prize. Thanks again to all participants. Next poll will be up later today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovethehaze Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Congrats @WhiteMamba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloy Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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