Music vs. Cover Art & Booklet

^ I hated the fan noise of my previous PC ... so with my current one I made sure that it's very silent, and so far I'm really happy with it. Of course it's not 100% silent - but then again when you listen to vinyls it's not completely silent either. Usually I listen at a decent volume, so that noise in the room is negligible. BTW: My refrigerator is louder than my PC ...

As a side note: People are different. I can tolerate the noise of my computer, but I'll be annoyed when I watch a movie with friends or in a theater, and someone eats popcorn.

Petrovsk Mizinski wrote: BaldFriede wrote: Our homes definitely would be less "home" if it was all on the computer. No, just your home

No, our homes.

crimson87 wrote: manofmystery wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Dean wrote: Exhibit 1:     ...how many people bought that in the 70s because of the Patrick Woodruff's artwork rather than Dave Greenslade's music? (hint: lots) I did!!! Beautiful.......but the exception rather than the rule. I took mine back actually. Its such quiet music and the crackles on the vinyl drove me nuts! Plus I thought it a wee bit boring.   Vinyl is the only format with any value to the cover art/booklet, CDs are just too small   From now on I hate CDs with a passion!!! Vinyl is the only way to go!!

Petrovsk Mizinski wrote: WalterDigsTunes wrote: Petrovsk Mizinski wrote: BaldFriede wrote: Our homes definitely would be less "home" if it was all on the computer. No, just your home No, our homes. Pre 1989 artists

Are the only legitimate ones, the only ones that ought to be purchased and consumed (in any form).

I prefer the music but I enjoy cover art and booklet(even if it's less magnificent on cd's when talking about Roger Dean or Paul Whitehead artworks)that's why I keep buying cds.Moreover my goal is to constitute a marvellous  musical collection and give it to a library(part of my testament)in order to try and spread prog and peace after passing away.

^ You mean a "wall of CDs"? 

Another strategy to consider: Only buy the most important albums as CD, and the rest as download. That way you'll save some money and still build a great collection over time.

topofsm wrote: Rocktopus wrote: I voted for cover and booklet, but of course the music is generally more important   Then why would you vote for cover and booklet? Obviously it's just a poll but if music is more important then why booklet/cover?

Because I don't want to give Mike the vote he is fishing for.

He gives two alternatives: the first option = The answer he wants, 2 = Impossible to choose.

I think I explained my problems with the poll well enough in my first post.

Slartibartfast wrote: Mr ProgFreak wrote: ^ I hated the fan noise of my previous PC ... so with my current one I made sure that it's very silent, and so far I'm really happy with it. Of course it's not 100% silent - but then again when you listen to vinyls it's not completely silent either. Usually I listen at a decent volume, so that noise in the room is negligible. BTW: My refrigerator is louder than my PC ... As a side note: People are different. I can tolerate the noise of my computer, but I'll be annoyed when I watch a movie with friends or in a theater, and someone eats popcorn. Crap, will we ever be able to win the war against external noise sources?  I swear when it comes to speakers, it's the stand up fan, the attic fan, or the computer fan.  Come to think of it fans are probably the bane of most prog fans.  Headphones are your friend.

You can't be secure from external noises unless you are on the moon with your CD-player and listen to the music with headphones. And even then the sound of your own breathing might disturb you, so there is only one solution (sound of gunshot).

BaldFriede wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: Mr ProgFreak wrote: ^ I hated the fan noise of my previous PC ... so with my current one I made sure that it's very silent, and so far I'm really happy with it. Of course it's not 100% silent - but then again when you listen to vinyls it's not completely silent either. Usually I listen at a decent volume, so that noise in the room is negligible. BTW: My refrigerator is louder than my PC ... As a side note: People are different. I can tolerate the noise of my computer, but I'll be annoyed when I watch a movie with friends or in a theater, and someone eats popcorn. Crap, will we ever be able to win the war against external noise sources?  I swear when it comes to speakers, it's the stand up fan, the attic fan, or the computer fan.  Come to think of it fans are probably the bane of most prog fans.  Headphones are your friend. You can't be secure from external noises unless you are on the moon with your CD-player and listen to the music with headphones. And even then the sound of your own breathing might disturb you, so there is only one solution (sound of gunshot).

Dean wrote: There is a difference between stochastic noise, impulse noise and repetitive noise and how they interact with the listening experience. The human brain is capable of blocking out repetitive noise such as a whirring fan - the problem for listening to music is that process will also filter out much of the music content at the same time.

My old computer had a small fan on the mainboard ... it was *so* annoying because it would emit a high pitch tinnitus-like sound that would vary subtly (it would shift pitch/phase). When I bought the new computer I made sure that the mainboard didn't have a fan.