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I don't remember much, but I remember......

Not sure about you guys but it seems to me that things are getting a little tense here again and we need to have a little bit of fun! I was enjoying an evening of listening to my rig and then I saw it...my first CD(sorry guys too young for LP's!). I remember everything about the day I got it, the weather, the time, where it was purchase, even the price! The CD was U2's "Achtung Baby" I put the CD in(I have not listened to it in years)and was brought back to a time not too long ago when things seemed.....well, simpler. Then I got to think what a profound impact that one event had on my life, the joy of music. Does anyone else remember there first CD or LP? did it have as much of an impact on you as mine had on me?
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seandtaylor99
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.... and his friends in toytown (specifically Dennis the Dachshund). However since I was about 5 years old, and since this LP was purchased on my behalf perhaps it doesn't count. I've still got it. Not really audiophile stuff, but plenty of good memories. My first real LP was Queen "A Night at the Opera" ... an album I still love. My first CD was Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" ... an album which I now really hate (sooooo bland).

I can't say I prefer CD or vinyl ... vinyl sounds better to me for some of the older rock recordings (Queen, Led Zep), but I definitely prefer the lower noise of CD for classical, especially choral or chamber music. However there's something about the sight of an LP spinning on a good looking turntable (in my case a Rega) which CD just can't capture. Perhaps I need to buy a top-loading CD player ?

BTW good thread ... life's too short to argue about subjective differences in equipment.
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