Do you still buy physical albums?

s_k · 01-06-2011, 06:14 PM

What record player are you restoring?

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Probably depends on what you call budget. You can buy a really nice record player for $175-225, new. Below that it's mainly plastic crap.

I have a rather nice CD player and a rather nice record player and I just can't understand why people would prefer CD's. Yes I see the downsides of records. The background noise, mainly. But it's as Neil says, a record player makes so much more 'music'. I'm not saying digital can't sound good. Because it can. But CD, in it's current format (16 bits 44.1khz samplerate) can't. Or at least it can't sound as good as a proper record player.

Paedantic Basterd · 01-06-2011, 07:11 PM

"Sound good" is a matter of opinion. To each their own.

s_k · 01-06-2011, 07:13 PM

I guess

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I had a pretty good month, financially.
I think it's time to pay a visit to the record store.

Paedantic Basterd · 01-06-2011, 07:17 PM

I have to be honest, I find it rather condescending when people speak as though they're better at enjoying music than other people. It's subjective.

EDIT: Not that you're particularly offensive, just that you reminded me of this feeling, and I also was not sure how to take that wink.

s_k · 01-06-2011, 07:19 PM

Haha, I guess

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I can't agree with you though.
And I do have the idea that I do indeed hear more of the audiophile side of music than other people do. Not because I have some sort of talent, just because I'm interested. I took the time to compare stuff.
It's like driving a car. You often drive better when you care about cars.

Paedantic Basterd · 01-06-2011, 07:22 PM

Except that you're talking about a matter of preference here. That's like me accusing you of tasting poorly because you prefer hamburgers to lamb kebabs or something. Come back when you have perfect pitch and I'll be willing to accept that you are better at listening to music than I am.

s_k · 01-06-2011, 07:24 PM

I'm probably better at listening to the quality in which music is recorded.
I never said anything about the music itself. I can say I enjoy music more when it sounds good. And I dare to say that I can enjoy music more because I make the most of the way it sounds. But I never said I am a better listener to music itself.

Eitherway, I do still buy physical albums and I do buy them on vinyl because, according to my ears, it sounds better most of the time (there's some painful exceptions to that, though)

Paedantic Basterd · 01-06-2011, 07:28 PM

This is frustrating.

s_k · 01-06-2011, 07:42 PM

Sorry to hear that

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Let's stop here then.

Chrysalis · 01-09-2011, 05:47 PM

Most of my music is digital, as I only bought one CD.

It's not that I don't like CDs, I just don't have much money. :/

View Poll Results: How many of your albums are tangible?
None, I download everything.	22	13.75%
A few but mostly I just download	62	38.75%
Its about 50/50	26	16.25%
Most of them but I still download a few.	25	15.63%
I buy all of my albums in hardcopy.	25	15.63%
Voters: 160. You may not vote on this poll

01-06-2011, 06:14 PM	#141 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	What record player are you restoring? . Probably depends on what you call budget. You can buy a really nice record player for $175-225, new. Below that it's mainly plastic crap. I have a rather nice CD player and a rather nice record player and I just can't understand why people would prefer CD's. Yes I see the downsides of records. The background noise, mainly. But it's as Neil says, a record player makes so much more 'music'. I'm not saying digital can't sound good. Because it can. But CD, in it's current format (16 bits 44.1khz samplerate) can't. Or at least it can't sound as good as a proper record player. __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-06-2011, 07:13 PM	#143 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	I guess . I had a pretty good month, financially. I think it's time to pay a visit to the record store. __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-06-2011, 07:19 PM	#145 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Haha, I guess . I can't agree with you though. And I do have the idea that I do indeed hear more of the audiophile side of music than other people do. Not because I have some sort of talent, just because I'm interested. I took the time to compare stuff. It's like driving a car. You often drive better when you care about cars. __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-06-2011, 07:24 PM	#147 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	I'm probably better at listening to the quality in which music is recorded. I never said anything about the music itself. I can say I enjoy music more when it sounds good. And I dare to say that I can enjoy music more because I make the most of the way it sounds. But I never said I am a better listener to music itself. Eitherway, I do still buy physical albums and I do buy them on vinyl because, according to my ears, it sounds better most of the time (there's some painful exceptions to that, though) __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-06-2011, 07:11 PM	#142 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	"Sound good" is a matter of opinion. To each their own.

01-06-2011, 07:17 PM	#144 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I have to be honest, I find it rather condescending when people speak as though they're better at enjoying music than other people. It's subjective. EDIT: Not that you're particularly offensive, just that you reminded me of this feeling, and I also was not sure how to take that wink.

01-06-2011, 07:22 PM	#146 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Except that you're talking about a matter of preference here. That's like me accusing you of tasting poorly because you prefer hamburgers to lamb kebabs or something. Come back when you have perfect pitch and I'll be willing to accept that you are better at listening to music than I am.

01-06-2011, 07:28 PM	#148 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	This is frustrating.

01-06-2011, 07:42 PM	#149 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Sorry to hear that . Let's stop here then. __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-09-2011, 05:47 PM	#150 (permalink)
Chrysalis ~de geso Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 495	Most of my music is digital, as I only bought one CD. It's not that I don't like CDs, I just don't have much money. :/