I’m 66. Got my first audiophile tt when I was 15 in 1970. I learned how to care for my LP’s from day one. I still have every LP I bought unless it was a total stinker and I sold it or traded it in. 99% or more of my vinyl has no clicks or pops....not an issue.
I too bought some CDs in the 90’s. Most of them were OK.. not great but I found good use for them in the car or as background music for parties and get-togethers. They did deliver higher fidelity than FM and well satellite...don’t even go there...OK if you think AM is good.
Vinyl was still getting 80% of the playing time at home.
CDs still have a place...many newer artists in the last couple decades did not bother to publish their works on vinyl, so CDs come to the rescue there. As I type, I’m listening to Donald Fagan’s Morph the Cat CD..try finding that on vinyl for less than $400 these days. Or try finding Bozzio Levin Stevens - Back Light Syndrome on anything but CD ...good luck.
There are good LP’s and there are terrible ones...same goes for CDs...it’s good to expand your options.
Enter 2019 and streaming, finally. I really value streaming..as it allows you to explore genres and artists that you’ve never heard of and probably never would risk the cash on an album.
I stream maybe 40% of the time..not because I’m old and am too lazy to get off my butt and tend to a record, but because I love exploring all that great music out there.
Streaming has increased the number of vinyl LPs I buy, because I’m discovering lots of new (new to me) music and best of all, I can fully audition every album before buying it. The days of shelling out for a new LP only to find that you can’t stand all but the only 2 tracks you’ve already heard.
Enter Covid-19, working from home. When I have hours of technical analysis and reports to do, I’m not going to be concentrating on the music or jumping up and down to tend to a turn table. It’s the perfect time for playing a playlist...hours of hand picked, reasonably high quality music for inspiration and pacing.
Silly question as far as I’m concerned..anyone who ONLY listens to one format is missing out.
I too bought some CDs in the 90’s. Most of them were OK.. not great but I found good use for them in the car or as background music for parties and get-togethers. They did deliver higher fidelity than FM and well satellite...don’t even go there...OK if you think AM is good.
Vinyl was still getting 80% of the playing time at home.
CDs still have a place...many newer artists in the last couple decades did not bother to publish their works on vinyl, so CDs come to the rescue there. As I type, I’m listening to Donald Fagan’s Morph the Cat CD..try finding that on vinyl for less than $400 these days. Or try finding Bozzio Levin Stevens - Back Light Syndrome on anything but CD ...good luck.
There are good LP’s and there are terrible ones...same goes for CDs...it’s good to expand your options.
Enter 2019 and streaming, finally. I really value streaming..as it allows you to explore genres and artists that you’ve never heard of and probably never would risk the cash on an album.
I stream maybe 40% of the time..not because I’m old and am too lazy to get off my butt and tend to a record, but because I love exploring all that great music out there.
Streaming has increased the number of vinyl LPs I buy, because I’m discovering lots of new (new to me) music and best of all, I can fully audition every album before buying it. The days of shelling out for a new LP only to find that you can’t stand all but the only 2 tracks you’ve already heard.
Enter Covid-19, working from home. When I have hours of technical analysis and reports to do, I’m not going to be concentrating on the music or jumping up and down to tend to a turn table. It’s the perfect time for playing a playlist...hours of hand picked, reasonably high quality music for inspiration and pacing.
Silly question as far as I’m concerned..anyone who ONLY listens to one format is missing out.