10-Nov-2016, 20:41
(10-Nov-2016, 05:43)Will Wrote: I was brought up on vinyl and turntables, cartridges and cleaning fluid and clicks and pops despite my efforts, compressed sound stage and rumble. I had, at that stage, about 1000 LPs. I must have been among the first buyers of a CD player - I know I paid a lot of money for it. But from the very beginning, I preferred CD. Listening to quiet music passages that seemed to disappear to nothingness was one of my great early experiences. And to quote the hype of the time - it was as if a veil had been lifted from the music. Yes some of the early CDs were a bit glarey - but then LPs suffered, and continue to suffer, from a range of sonic problems.
I kept my turntable and record collection for a long time - only getting rid of them when I moved houses and had to declutter.
I just think it is amazing that all my music now sits on an external hard drive. All my music is literally at my fingertips and can be played on multiple systems. And yes I also subscribe to Qobuz.
Do I want to ever want to go back to clicks and pops and the whole vinyl esoterica - no thankyou!
I agree with this, though I still have a turntable connected (and 3 others if I want to change sound) and lots of LPs. I generally prefer CDs, though I do have a couple of recordings where I prefer the balance of the LP (more bass, probably air and structure born coupling to the turntable )
The one thing I haven't taken to, as a mainly classical music listener, is streaming. None of the ripping programmes tag the works in a convenient useable way and I can't be bothered to re-tag every rip. Qobuz has the same problem when searching for something, tags inadequate.
Listening to a new CD of a live Bruckner recording as I type : won't be ripping it to disc.
Last time I wanted to listen to an LP I couldn't find it, must have been put in the wrong place in the rack.
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