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    Posted: December 06 2008 at 09:01
Its CD for me, because its much easier to deal that a LP, does not have the background hiss from the needle and i can burn or rip it into MP3 to use wherever and whenever i want: MP3 player / Ipod, car, etc.

Besides, the quality is much bigger than the MP3 and since i am not a dog and cannot listen to the "expanded" sound specter the LP have, the CD works fine for me.


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LP - because its beautiful
Mp3 - practical (filling up 120 GB (1500-2000 albums? 13000-14000 tracks?) on a player not much bigger than a mobile phone is incredible)
CD - worthless plastic crap (but not really).
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CDs for me, for life.  I refuse to start over. 

My LPs are all gone.  MP3 doesn't interest me in the least. 
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Depends for what. Listening? CD. But for collection or decorations or whatever of the style, LP it is, it's just awesome.

BTW: Where's the Cassete?Tongue
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Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

BTW: Where's the Cassete?Tongue


Don't think the cassette was as important as the 3 listed. I mean, sure the cassette was very important during the 80's, but there are some issues with it. The more important is that the total cassettes sold are in a much smaller number than the LP or CD sold. Besides that, it just was REALLY present for a decade, wile the LP IS out there for well over 50 years and the CD for over 20 years. Also, in  some places there were simply no "official" cassettes. For example, in Brazil more than 80% or all cassettes sold were pirate cassettes.

So, that's why
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My preferred is the LP. But the one I use the most is the CD. But I feel something special with the LP, so I go for it.

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CDs for me. First and foremost, CD quality is the best. Also, I like to have a physical copy of an album, and CDs provide the physical copy, liner notes and what not. I use mp3s often for when I'm using my computer or on my ipod when I'm out and about (320 kbps or better only). LPs are nice collectors items, and listening to an album on vinyl can be fun sometimes, but they can never replace CDs.
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Originally posted by CCVP CCVP wrote:

Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

BTW: Where's the Cassete?Tongue


Don't think the cassette was as important as the 3 listed. I mean, sure the cassette was very important during the 80's, but there are some issues with it. The more important is that the total cassettes sold are in a much smaller number than the LP or CD sold. Besides that, it just was REALLY present for a decade, wile the LP IS out there for well over 50 years and the CD for over 20 years. Also, in  some places there were simply no "official" cassettes. For example, in Brazil more than 80% or all cassettes sold were pirate cassettes.

So, that's why


I was just joking man, didn't you see theTongue.....darn emoticons are useless...Wink
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LPs sound like Anthony Hopkins. CDs sound like Stephen Hawking.
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Originally posted by clarke2001 clarke2001 wrote:

If it's about good music, anything will do.



I agree.
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I own 200 CD's and just 1 LP (from ELP). Still , that LP is amazing and I think there has to be a way to go back to that era I mean the quality of the CD is amazing but the artwork has nothing to do against the LP
 
And MP3 was my gateway to prog and jazz , plus is very practical.
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Considering most of my music is in a non-physical form, I vote MP3. I never understood LP's personally, but I asume from these comments that its a collectors' thing, and that the artwork is nicer to look at than on a CD. Which is probably true. As for a CD, never use them because all I do is rip them to my PC, so I've cut out the middle man, although honestly it is nice to have a physical copy of the music because you feel closer to it, and can actually read the liner notes and such, which if you really loike the music, is a real plus. But for practical use, I have way too much music to not have it on MP3.
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I went for CD. Not necessarily because it is a better sound but because they are much more practical. I can convert to Sony ATRAC and put all my albums on my HD Walkman, I can do a bit of sound manipulation on my PC software and, as I get most of my music through the internet these days, a CD can be posted through the letter box - otherwise I'd get a plethora of 'sorry we missed you' cards from the postie and result in a lengthy journey to the sorting office.
 
However I think vinyl does have two main advantages. Firstly, I prefer the sound of vinyl but I hate the ticks and scratches that inevitably build up. Also I think that a good few sound engineers haven't quite got to grips with the subtle difference in sound between CD and vinyl. Controversial or what?? Secondly I like to look at the artwork on covers. If I had the resources (not to mention the permission of the wife!) instead of keeping my CDs side on in shelves I'd like to keep them front on across our largest wall. I've seen some hanging systems that store them in a diamond orientation which look OK, but don't give me any ideas!
 
I don't do downloads as I can see the point in them and, as said, I like to see album artwork.
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Points: 7971 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2008 at 12:27
Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

Originally posted by CCVP CCVP wrote:

Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

BTW: Where's the Cassete?Tongue


Don't think the cassette was as important as the 3 listed. I mean, sure the cassette was very important during the 80's, but there are some issues with it. The more important is that the total cassettes sold are in a much smaller number than the LP or CD sold. Besides that, it just was REALLY present for a decade, wile the LP IS out there for well over 50 years and the CD for over 20 years. Also, in  some places there were simply no "official" cassettes. For example, in Brazil more than 80% or all cassettes sold were pirate cassettes.

So, that's why


I was just joking man, didn't you see theTongue.....darn emoticons are useless...Wink


yes, i know dudeWink. But i though t it was better to answer anyway because someone may ask it more seriously and then we get ourselves a sh*tstorm. . .
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MP3s, for practicallity. Face it people. they are the future of music/audio.
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Interesting question ! I actually picked Mp3. With a three hour daily trainride mp3 is ideal (100% prog btw)
LP would be a little bit harder  LOL
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cd for the sole reason that cds are normal from someone my age, vinyl is cool and all but its difficult to get a vinyl player, its difficult to get a bloody vinyl if you don't live in a city and you cant skip tracks as far as I'm aware.
I don't dislike vinyl but I have like 300-400 cd, I vinyl and only 3 itunes albums.
I agree with liking linear notes/lyrics booklets, being able to listen inn most cars, plus easy mp3 conversion via ripping.
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LP definitely - Prog is about musicality, not practicality ! Stern Smile
 
 
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Points: 7971 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2008 at 13:21
Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

LP definitely - Prog is about musicality, not practicality ! Stern Smile


so i will never be a progger LOL
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