Why did you left CDs?
- KVRAF
- 7624 posts since 21 Dec, 2002 from MD USA
CDs sound awesome, better than records.
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- KVRAF
- 3057 posts since 4 Jan, 2005
A good vinyl on a good record player and good stereo sounds so good though ...a CD on a good CD player and stereo doesn't always sound so great though .... but I never got into vinyl , I think I had some Michael Jackson Thriller , 1970s the muppet show with Elton John , and had a lot of those $1 or $2 forty fives , think I had M.J. Beat it , Don Henley Dirty Laundry , I had a bunch of those . Then the Sony Walkman came out and it was over for records for me , even though cassettes sucked , they were portable .... The cassette is basically the mp3 of records ......
- GRRRRRRR!
- 15955 posts since 14 Jun, 2001 from Somewhere else, on principle
Vinyl only sounds good the first few times you play it. Remember, it's a sharpened piece of diamond running over soft, brittle plastic. Every time you play it, it is just a little bit worse than the last time so if it's something you really like, you'll wear it out pretty quickly. OTOH, I still have the first CD I bought in 1986, Infected by The The, and it still sounds exactly the same as it did the first time I listened to it. Better still, I can listen to it at home, in the car and even when I am out and about (I still have a Discman).
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- KVRAF
- 3057 posts since 4 Jan, 2005
I like CDs better than Vinyl , but man those old ass magnovox record players inside those big assed wood cabinet speakers thingies ... Man those were some good sounding stereos .
- KVRAF
- 7624 posts since 21 Dec, 2002 from MD USA
fedexnman wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 6:09 pmA good vinyl on a good record player and good stereo sounds so good though ...a CD on a good CD player and stereo doesn't always sound so great though .... but I never got into vinyl , I think I had some Michael Jackson Thriller , 1970s the muppet show with Elton John , and had a lot of those $1 or $2 forty fives , think I had M.J. Beat it , Don Henley Dirty Laundry , I had a bunch of those . Then the Sony Walkman came out and it was over for records for me , even though cassettes sucked , they were portable .... The cassette is basically the mp3 of records ......
I have a great set up for both. Both sound good.
my music: http://www.alexcooperusa.com
"It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am." Muhammad Ali
"It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am." Muhammad Ali
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007
- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
Albums are often a reflection of a certain period, place or state of mind for an artist, and this can certainly give them some kind of cohesive through-line. However, this is not always the case. Artists are bound (Or at least they used to be) by contract to release material, at given points. Often this leads to a lot more randomness, and even duds to make it onto albums. Add to that, that many albums' running order is decided 'by committee', and bound to the 'laws' of where to place singles, and how many 'fast-ies' should 'we' have before a 'slow-y. And then there's what to do at the end of side one to ensure that the listener will be bothered to get up, and walk across the room.Jace-BeOS wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:59 amI wouldn’t call it a ritual. For me (and it seems also for the artists I like), albums usually mean something as a whole. When I listen to music to focus on music (not as background), I’m in it for the whole package. Each song often belongs with the others on the album, and that is especially the case with concept albums (my favorite).el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:16 amMaybe it's more like people not being as into the same rituals as you are
I'm all for people listening to an album in it's 'proposed'/given order, should they wish. But the way it's been presented in this thread just comes over as snobbery (Maybe I'm wrong).
I do see concept albums as different. To me, they are like long-form novels, whereas most albums are like collections of short stories. Those short stories may have an over-arching theme, through line, or are all placed in the same universe, but they are just as valid and 'whole', in and of themselves; they can be just as enjoyable in isolation, or in any order one chooses
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- addled muppet weed
- 105853 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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- addled muppet weed
- 105853 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
not snobbery so much as it sounded.el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 5:46 pmAlbums are often a reflection of a certain period, place or state of mind for an artist, and this can certainly give them some kind of cohesive through-line. However, this is not always the case. Artists are bound (Or at least they used to be) by contract to release material, at given points. Often this leads to a lot more randomness, and even duds to make it onto albums. Add to that, that many albums' running order is decided 'by committee', and bound to the 'laws' of where to place singles, and how many 'fast-ies' should 'we' have before a 'slow-y. And then there's what to do at the end of side one to ensure that the listener will be bothered to get up, and walk across the room.Jace-BeOS wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:59 amI wouldn’t call it a ritual. For me (and it seems also for the artists I like), albums usually mean something as a whole. When I listen to music to focus on music (not as background), I’m in it for the whole package. Each song often belongs with the others on the album, and that is especially the case with concept albums (my favorite).el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:16 amMaybe it's more like people not being as into the same rituals as you are
I'm all for people listening to an album in it's 'proposed'/given order, should they wish. But the way it's been presented in this thread just comes over as snobbery (Maybe I'm wrong).
I do see concept albums as different. To me, they are like long-form novels, whereas most albums are like collections of short stories. Those short stories may have an over-arching theme, through line, or are all placed in the same universe, but they are just as valid and 'whole', in and of themselves; they can be just as enjoyable in isolation, or in any order one chooses
i just meant, id just be getting in to something and theyd change it. i personally found it annoying in said situation, a smoking session, wasnt helped by the constant picking and choosing.
how people choose to listen to music is theor business of course. but, rituals exist in certain situations beyond personal choice.
if you invite me to a party, i expect a mishmash of songs, if you invite me to have a smoke and listen to some albums, i expect to hear an album from start to finish
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- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
Actually, I didn't mean snobbery in reference to either your or Jace's posts. Even with the others it's probably more like one-upmanship.vurt wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 5:57 pmnot snobbery so much as it sounded.el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 5:46 pmAlbums are often a reflection of a certain period, place or state of mind for an artist, and this can certainly give them some kind of cohesive through-line. However, this is not always the case. Artists are bound (Or at least they used to be) by contract to release material, at given points. Often this leads to a lot more randomness, and even duds to make it onto albums. Add to that, that many albums' running order is decided 'by committee', and bound to the 'laws' of where to place singles, and how many 'fast-ies' should 'we' have before a 'slow-y. And then there's what to do at the end of side one to ensure that the listener will be bothered to get up, and walk across the room.Jace-BeOS wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:59 amI wouldn’t call it a ritual. For me (and it seems also for the artists I like), albums usually mean something as a whole. When I listen to music to focus on music (not as background), I’m in it for the whole package. Each song often belongs with the others on the album, and that is especially the case with concept albums (my favorite).el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:16 amMaybe it's more like people not being as into the same rituals as you are
I'm all for people listening to an album in it's 'proposed'/given order, should they wish. But the way it's been presented in this thread just comes over as snobbery (Maybe I'm wrong).
I do see concept albums as different. To me, they are like long-form novels, whereas most albums are like collections of short stories. Those short stories may have an over-arching theme, through line, or are all placed in the same universe, but they are just as valid and 'whole', in and of themselves; they can be just as enjoyable in isolation, or in any order one chooses
i just meant, id just be getting in to something and theyd change it. i personally found it annoying in said situation, a smoking session, wasnt helped by the constant picking and choosing.
how people choose to listen to music is theor business of course. but, rituals exist in certain situations beyond personal choice.
if you invite me to a party, i expect a mishmash of songs, if you invite me to have a smoke and listen to some albums, i expect to hear an album from start to finish
And if you'd ever come 'round to mine for a smoke, you'd be taking your chances. Often the album would be left to play, but I used to like to ride the buzz in more directions than most albums could deliver. So I'd usually dj it
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- addled muppet weed
- 105853 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007
- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
With gaps as long as it took to eject one cd and load the next
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- addled muppet weed
- 105853 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007
- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
To be fair, there was always some kind of talking and video-gaming happening. Wasn't just silence every few minutes
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- addled muppet weed
- 105853 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass