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Does Age Matter?

Having read and contributed to several threads on the digital vs analog controversy I developed a nagging itch that suggested it is older people that prefer analog and younger people digital. If this is the case than there is most definitely a nostalgic element to that opinion. Perhaps we can answer that question. I will go first. Please do not ruminate on the differences. Age and preference, digital, analog or both! We'll tally the results at the end. 

I am 67 and like Both analog and digital.
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millercarbon
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Its all men because women are smarter than men. They get us to do all the work of researching, buying, and setting up. Then they just come by and listen whenever they feel like. She's smarter than the man in every way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y2N-fufYLE
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Sound is sound, no matter the age. This explains why every single time I have compared, everyone always prefers the record. Every single time. And no it does not have to be five times as expensive, I have gotten the same result comparing a 30 year old beat up Technics to new five times as expensive CD. People- I’m talking normal people here not the near basket case neurotics known as audiophiles- normal people all prefer records.

But that’s not quite right. Its really, really, REALLY important to drill down to what exactly it is we are talking about here. What this REALLY shows is, given the time to sit and do nothing but enjoy music, with someone else doing all the work, THEN for those few minutes everyone prefers records.

And only then. Because even a hard core spinner like me is not going through the hassle of turning a record over every 15 minutes just to have some music in the background while exercising or puttering around the house. For that even I prefer digi....di.... d,... dang thing sticks in my throat. The other one.


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