CD vs Vinyl
 

Which one????

cds and vinyl.

I love vinyls if only for the fact they look much better. So I voted Vinyl. There are however some albums that sound better on CD. Radiohead albums are a good example.

vinyl. it smells better and doesn't biodegrade.

I have to say that I enjoy the ephemeral value of having something large to hold in my hands, and bigger pictures to look at...

...and yeah, vinyl sounds nice, so I did vote for vinyl... but sometimes you're just too lazy/stoned to get off the couch and flip the record over.

they both have their place in my collecton and i listen to both for different reasons so no vote for me

no contest for me. vinyl = a love supreme.

besides, you can easily digitize records & make "cds" to carry around.

i only buy cd when there's no other choice.

i like vinyl and all, i mean, i have got some really rare Nirvana and White Stripes vinyl but when it comes down to it the format i purchase more is CD.

Vinyl is kicking arse!!!

You pompous indie wankers...I love you!:D

I voted Cd's mostly because it is easier to discard when not needed. Although I do have a a small vynil collection.

tapes

Good music wins over the two formats. In the end, it doesn't bother me whichever way it's packaged, for as long as it's good. I know, the obvious was stated, but probably it is because the obvious wins the argument. If you don't want me to state the obvious, go and make good 'vinyl' music.

Agreed.

same here, but i tend to just rip my cd's and put them in the stack with the rest. with vinyl, though, there's no ripping. it's always an experience to dust of the record and actively listen and focus on the music rather than just have it on (which i can be guilty of at times).

Good answer.

I'm neither way. I appreciate both a great deal. It comes down to what band, what type of music, and of course accessibility when buying vinyl. Some things I invision being more pure on vinyl, then others I think sonically need to be on compact disc. I make my decision this way really.

Cd. But I do listen to vinyl. But then again I don't really care, as long as it's audible.

Everything derives from the LP. 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, Mp3s--they are all derivatives of the LP format. LPs rule.

ive been wanting to buy a 78rpm "album"

you know, a bunch of singles in a little booklet.

i almost bought one once, but it was benny goodman.

Yes, my dad owns a bunch of those.

that is if you discount the edison cylinders and the earlier derivations of such

I don't discount them so much as recognize them as mere precursors.

they both have their pros and cons

i have one of those! it's a caetano veloso primer that a friend brought back for me from brazil.

I've got the bible on 78rpm. There's at least 30 discs in the set

CD. More compatibility, more environmentally friendly, and easier to carry despite the sound quality differences.

both!

I must add: I Listen to music on/in any format possible.

That pretty much sums me up too.

How are CDs more enviromentally friendly than vinyl?

CDs fuck up in half the time it takes for a vinyl to do the same. They look / sound better too.

tapes were the best in my opinion. afterwards CDs and then vinyl

vinyl. i have over 300 cds though. i prefer cassettes over cds too.

because they (and their packaging) is smaller?


i prefer vinyl as it sounds great (when cared for), and is more of a lasting artifact than the cd is going to turn out to be...

Vinyl
bigger art, no shitty jewel cases

When I rule the world, anyone caught referring to records as "vinyls" will be taken out and shot. Just a word of warning.

I have more CDs than vinyl records mostly because they are easier to find of the music I want.

Also I can't stick vinyl into my car stereo, which really is the only practical draw of CDs to me now.

i still tend to buy more CDs, it's a convenience thing, and i had to buy and assemble a much larger shelf to hold it all



i wish i could fit the incapacitants box in it but it's a little too tall

but it's very nice



the vinyl collection slowly grows, i am buying the vinyl versions of my favorite albums and singles when ever i get the chance, like a nice score over the weekend of Mahavishu Orchestra's first album and Gumball's Revolution on Ice

This might be impossible...but...has anyone ever made a vinyl CD? Like a CD-looking thing but with grooves on the "playing" side.

I think something like that was discussed on the forum a while ago

Rubin Steiner's "Drum Major!", however, is a CD but has grooves on the "non-playing side" (upper side) - so it's only for aesthetic purposes, but it really looks great

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