Hi,
I love all the responses saying all formats can give you great sound.
I do want to disagree with Tom asking why are we bringing up this old argument again. It really is an ever changing discussion. I'm a vinyl guy but I am very impressed with how digital has improved, and in the last few months I've listened to more digital than I ever have thanks to more lossless streaming and easier ripping. How many people who now happily listen to digital, a decade ago thought it hurt their ears? In another ten years it will again be a different discussion. Of course, I agree with those who say digital for convenience, vinyl for quality. That is especially true for me. I live in a town of 18,000. My closest record store is the city over an hour away, so if somebody suggests some great music the first thing I do is see if I can find it digitally. And the truly great music that I've listened to over and over and over again may be on vinyl. I think for many of us, the answer to what is the better format is we are listening to a mix now. And that for me is a new answer to an old question. Thank god. It has never been a better time to love music.
I love all the responses saying all formats can give you great sound.
I do want to disagree with Tom asking why are we bringing up this old argument again. It really is an ever changing discussion. I'm a vinyl guy but I am very impressed with how digital has improved, and in the last few months I've listened to more digital than I ever have thanks to more lossless streaming and easier ripping. How many people who now happily listen to digital, a decade ago thought it hurt their ears? In another ten years it will again be a different discussion. Of course, I agree with those who say digital for convenience, vinyl for quality. That is especially true for me. I live in a town of 18,000. My closest record store is the city over an hour away, so if somebody suggests some great music the first thing I do is see if I can find it digitally. And the truly great music that I've listened to over and over and over again may be on vinyl. I think for many of us, the answer to what is the better format is we are listening to a mix now. And that for me is a new answer to an old question. Thank god. It has never been a better time to love music.