1000's of used Rekkids and a Degritter- now go away.
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"Neither. Physical media is sooo 20th century." Very silly comment. If you like to listen to classical music there are often versions - conductors, orchestras, soloists etc of which there is only one version for streaming. Also unless you have a very high quality dac and streamer the quality is not in the class of either CD or LPs.
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Vinyl for me, if I was forced to pick just one. I like the larger size for the album art and I've got a great analog system... But I really like both, and there are some great CD box sets that will never be available on vinyl.
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I prefer listening to music, to the performance. Vinyl is a bit better but I enjoy music on either medium.
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Hello all,
We enjoy both vinyl and cd sources. I have a superb system that I’ve assembled over many years including tube and ss components. As to preference for which media source it depends what mood that we are in at the time. Sometimes we spin CD’s and sometimes vinyl. To us the source is secondary to enjoyment of the sounds. Let me add that much of our vinyl is classic jazz and cds are more classic rock. We have a 50/50 split of classical performances on cd and vinyl. Let me add that my vinyl is enjoyed via tube equipment and cds via solid state electronics. But occasionally I’ll switch it up just because:) So I guess I did not help much as to which is better. Enjoy the music.
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On a blind test in my house of stereo, you would be hard pressed to differentiate CDs form vinyl. My vinyl collection is much larger than the CD one, so between the two it would be vinyl. However streaming wins it most of the time since that's at least 80 plus % of my listening. Variety is the spice of life.
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Vinyl all the way! I’ve had more than a few CD players but none have sounded better than a LP on a good analog setup. I don’t have a CD player anymore, but streamed hi-rez is sounding really good these days. Close to analog. Most of my records are pre 1980 and all analog, and I try to buy all analog reissues or new music when I do buy.
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Too tough to decide, higher sonic quality of analog vs variety/convenience of a great digital sonics but not reaching my analog chain. I have both to a very high level.
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Whatever makes your ears happy.
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CDs hands down. I grew up listening to vinyl and dumped my collection decades ago in favor of CDs. Was sick of the warpage, surface noise and royal pain of maintaining vinyl and a turntable. Today, a high quality CD transport and standalone DAC costs less than an equivalent turntable, cartridge and phono pre-amp. CDs are way cheaper than vinyl and less risk when buying used. CDs have the benefits of physical media without the hassle.
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To add LPs I would have to buy decent TT (not cheap) and phono section. For money spent I could replace my current speakers. Keeping both LP and CD is not the best way to go IMHO. I decided to go with CD, since LPs are more expensive, with smaller selection and require more attention. In addition I wouldn’t be able to take advantage of the computer server with room/speaker equalization I have now. Some of my CDs have fantastic sound, showing that media itself is not the limiting factor. The only worse thing I can see is possibly more compression (intended for smaller speakers), but it is not bad in comparison to pops and clicks on the scratched LP - that I cannot stand (they bring me back from the concert to my living room) . One more factor, that was never mentioned, is that CD can be copied. According to RIAA I can legally copy my friends’ CDs as long as I copy them for my own use on the media that paid royalties to artists, like "Audio CD-R". Tape manufacturing companies used to pay royalties to artist fund per foot of manufactured tape. That way tape recording of LPs or radio stations was legal.
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My digital setup is pretty good but my vinyl rig handily surpasses it...alot. Vinyl all the way
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I keep thinking CD, until I play a classic fully analog LP ...
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One reason I love vinyl is.... from the artwork, to an easy to connect with physical object. That connection can’t be reproduced.
I also love being able to make my vinyl sound better most of the time, by cleaning/flattening.
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Neither. Physical media is sooo 20th century.
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No...no...no... I need both, so much great music has only been released on CD, and likewise, only released on LP. Why cut myself off from a part of our rich, recorded, heritage?
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CD only for me. Got rid of all other sources and media over the decades. Very happy with CDs, SACDs and HDCDs, especially remastered versions.
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CD.
The sound quality on my system is Vinyl = CD = Stored files = Streaming. It is all in the components and how you put them together as to the sound quality you get out. You can see my systems under virtual systems.
One can assemble a warm, natural, laid back analog sounding digital system and a harsh, detailed, lean analog system if you set your mind to it, or visa versa. Things have changed greatly over the last ten years.
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As someone with a huge vinyl collection I’d definitely pick the newer remastered CD’s. The best vinyl I’ve heard can approach them but not surpass. Many of the best sounding records are cut from digital anyway.
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