Preference for listening to music?

MP3 player or CD player?

Yes, this relates to prog songs because I find some quality is lost in an MP3 player. Plus that, there's nothing like lying down, popping in a new CD, and listening to it straight through. CDs seem more special than just a bunch of osngs on your MP3 player. Lastly, you get the best listening experience with a CD player for the reasons above, and that's what I find as important with prog.

So what do you prefer, CD player or MP3 player? Or no real preference?

 CD player most definitely

CD player definitely, preferably with a good pair of headphones.

Edited by Laurent

Anything goes.

MP3 Players I believe could deliver an even bigger death blow to the music industry I believe. Someday bands might not even release albums, but one or two songs per year. Something to ponder, eh?

Plus, CD's are much more satisfying to get for me. I like putting it in and then it coming to an end and there's silence.

I might buy CD's and then later burn them onto an MP3 player, though, but I have to get the CD first.

CD's are best because they represent a whole work; i mean come on, Scenes from a Memory's songs dont have a third of their power if you just have one or two scattered with other songs on an ipod

Mp3's are awesome too because it's helping to slowly cripple the music industry!! (notice how they're in panic mode putting all those giant FBI WARNING stickers on new mainstream cd releases)


Edited by coffeeintheface

FishyMonkey wrote: MP3 player or CD player? Yes, this relates to prog songs because I find some quality is lost in an MP3 player. Plus that, there's nothing like lying down, popping in a new CD, and listening to it straight through. CDs seem more special than just a bunch of osngs on your MP3 player. Lastly, you get the best listening experience with a CD player for the reasons above, and that's what I find as important with prog. So what do you prefer, CD player or MP3 player? Or no real preference?

Numeric is crap.
But among numeric, MP3 (and others compressed formats) is the worst thing ever invented.
So CD!

I'd go for CD (although Vinyl is my favourite) but I often listen to MP3s - but I also have to get the CD or the Vinyl before. Not for the music industry but for myself. I just love to have the "original thing"

oliverstoned wrote: FishyMonkey wrote: MP3 player or CD player? Yes, this relates to prog songs because I find some quality is lost in an MP3 player. Plus that, there's nothing like lying down, popping in a new CD, and listening to it straight through. CDs seem more special than just a bunch of osngs on your MP3 player. Lastly, you get the best listening experience with a CD player for the reasons above, and that's what I find as important with prog. So what do you prefer, CD player or MP3 player? Or no real preference? Numeric is crap. But among numeric, MP3 (and others compressed formats) is the worst thing ever invented. So CD!

CD is also a compressed format compared to Vinyl and vinyl is a compromise compared to rael tape wich is a compromise compared to studio-tapes....

....but of course, you have to draw the line somewhere

Studer a80