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kenethlevine 
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Prog-Folk Team
Joined: December 06 2006
Location: New England
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Points: 9080
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 Posted: December 16 2008 at 23:15 |
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I rarely buy MP3's and when I do I burn them to a CD. I have to have a physical item to be happy, but I have to say that with more and more music in my collection as I get older and older, MP3's are the best for sheer practicality. Between my 80 GB ipod and the MP3 CD player in my car, I am happy. I listen to the ipod on my commute on the train, and I burn MP3 CDs with 6 hours of music for long car rides. I don't even have to change a CD between Boston and Montreal. And it saves a lot of space in those CD holders.
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SgtPepper67
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Joined: October 17 2007
Location: Argentina
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Points: 530
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 18:58 |
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Definitely CD. I hate MP3s, even though they made a lot of music more accessible, music that I would have never heard of any other way. Besides the poor quality of the songs, I hate the fact that albums are losing importance and they're making the music focus just on single songs. I love listening to albums as a whole, not just as a bunch of songs put together, I guess you know what I mean being prog fans. But it seems to me that concept is being lost, people just download their favourite hits from some bands and the listen to them on random order.
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In the end the love you take is equal to the love you made...
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Slartibartfast
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Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam
Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
Status: Offline
Points: 29630
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 10:46 |
 TartanTantrum wrote:
It has to be the LP. I am 50 now and was brought up with them. Besides, I can't read the sleeve notes on CDs anymore!
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I'm only 43 until March, but I don't care for the LP other than the large format covers.  I can't read the CD sleeve notes either. 
Edited by Slartibartfast - September 10 2009 at 20:52
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TartanTantrum
Forum Groupie
Joined: August 17 2006
Location: Scotland
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Points: 62
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 09:34 |
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It has to be the LP. I am 50 now and was brought up with them. Besides, I can't read the sleeve notes on CDs anymore!
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666 is no longer alone
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CCVP
Prog Reviewer
Joined: September 15 2007
Location: Vitória, Brasil
Status: Offline
Points: 7971
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Posted: December 15 2008 at 21:58 |
33rpm wrote:
LP's just sound better!!! |
I disagree. . .
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peskypesky
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 25 2005
Location: Texas
Status: Offline
Points: 359
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Posted: December 15 2008 at 19:51 |
33rpm wrote:
LP's just sound better!!! |
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Slartibartfast
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Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
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Points: 29630
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Posted: December 15 2008 at 10:41 |
Once you try robot hookers you will never go back. 
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Foolsdrummer
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Joined: June 20 2008
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Points: 40
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Posted: December 15 2008 at 10:11 |
I voted for vinyl!
(Turning around the LP and putting the needle on it is a wonderful ritual  ) I ain't that much into mp3
There are more extroadinary LP's available in the vicinity here, than CD's.
I sometimes order a few CD's at Amazon, though.
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prog4evr
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 22 2005
Location: Wuhan, China
Status: Offline
Points: 1455
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Posted: December 13 2008 at 03:37 |
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Always got upset at scratches on the LP (especially if it was Japanese virgin vinyl!) Then, I thought CD was awesome, until it too would "skip" because of sh*t on the laser lens. Then, I thought all my problems were solved with MP3 - what could possibly go wrong? Well, sometimes, the MP3 downloads are f**ked up too. So, I think I am waiting for the next technological innovation instead...
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Henry Plainview
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 26 2008
Location: Declined
Status: Offline
Points: 16715
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Posted: December 10 2008 at 18:48 |
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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The Quiet One
Prog Reviewer
Joined: January 16 2008
Location: Argentina
Status: Offline
Points: 15745
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Posted: December 10 2008 at 17:24 |
Roj M30 wrote:
I was brought up on vinyl LPs (not literally!), but the times they have a changed, and I will vote for cds which I use almost exclusively now.
Cacho, I still have a Walkman cassette player!! I listen to my old early 80s neo prog cassettes from bands like Tamarisk, Gothique, Karma and Trilogy that didn't quite make it.
Unfortunately, I have really not got to grips with mp3s and such as yet. That's my resolution for 2009! |
Cool to hear that Roj! Even if I don't know those bands 
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The Quiet One
Prog Reviewer
Joined: January 16 2008
Location: Argentina
Status: Offline
Points: 15745
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Posted: December 10 2008 at 17:22 |
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sean
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 02 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 1155
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Posted: December 10 2008 at 17:20 |
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i think LP's sound the best, but are the least convenient, whereas mp3's sound the worst but are the most convenient. CD's are in between both and have a nice balance, where they sound better than mp3's but are still portable, and though they don't sound nearly as good as LP's, they are easier to travel with.
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Slartibartfast
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Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
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Points: 29630
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Posted: December 10 2008 at 13:21 |
LDP3CPM, geeze you guys are so behind the times.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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topofsm
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Joined: August 17 2008
Location: Arizona, USA
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Points: 1698
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Posted: December 10 2008 at 13:01 |
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I think I've been blessed (or cursed) with a bad ear when it comes to quality of sound. I really can't tell much difference between vinyl/CD/MP3. However, I can really tell when it's a really bad MP3, when the cymbals seem to shatter and the whole sounds like it's underwater. Maybe that's why I don't really have much more love for vinyls or something. However, I really do prefer to have a physical copy of my music if I can, which is why I get the CD if I really am looking forward to listening to it.
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Atavachron
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: September 30 2006
Location: Pearland
Status: Offline
Points: 65602
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Posted: December 09 2008 at 23:29 |
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the quality is about the same but when burned to disc, mp3s seem to lose a lot of gain level
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Henry Plainview
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 26 2008
Location: Declined
Status: Offline
Points: 16715
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Posted: December 09 2008 at 22:44 |
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I've never been able to tell the difference between a CD and an MP3, and MP3s are much cheaper.
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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gr8dane
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 11 2005
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 1127
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Posted: December 09 2008 at 16:25 |
Floydoid wrote:
CD for quality of sound
MP3 for convenience
LP for artwork
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Yup.
That does it for me.
I take more chances on the Buying MP3's.A $9 chance is better for me than taking a $20-25 chance.
Don't have a record player anymore.
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33rpm
Forum Senior Member
Joined: April 14 2006
Location: Ohio USA
Status: Offline
Points: 327
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Posted: December 08 2008 at 14:25 |
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LP's just sound better!!!
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Vinyl just sounds better!!
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Alberto Muñoz
Forum Senior Member
Joined: July 26 2006
Location: Mexico
Status: Offline
Points: 3577
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Posted: December 08 2008 at 10:06 |
clarke2001 wrote:
If it's about good music, anything will do.
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Same here 
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