SvennoJ said:
Zkuq said:
Whatever best ensures access to music I've purchased in the long run and gives me maximal freedom. In practice, I find that to be CDs. Vinyl might also fit the bill, but I'd need large equipment for that, and I have no idea where I'd store all those vinyl discs. CDs on the other hand are pretty handy.
I'm not a fan of digital, but I could be persuaded otherwise if FLAC (or some other reasonable lossless format) was an option. Sadly it doesn't seem like it's very commonly available, so its usability as an option is limited. |
I like the 'warmer' sound of Vinyl but that can be captured on CD as well. Plenty of my techno/trance CDs are recorded from mixing Vinyl with all the Vinyl 'artifacts' present. The main reason for sticking to CDs is, I play them in the car while driving.Â
Digital sounds pretty good as well today (early mp3 sucked) but I prefer physical albums and the simplicity of one format/source for all.
The best sound is on blu-ray music though, DTS HD-MA 5.1/7.1 24bit 96/192khz. Yet choice is very limited there and don't have that equipment in the car either. Sounds glorious at home but limited to a few concert videos.Â
I do play digital at home as well but find the surround always lacking (same with CD which only does pro logic surround) so I play those at 5 or 7 channel stereo. It's a shame 96khz CD never appeared. Not that you can hear tones above 20khz nor want to, but it does sound more vibrant/clean. (Although that could just be from putting more effort into 96/192 khz sound mixes)
I grew up with Vinyl and cassette tapes, that choice was easy. Cassettes are awful. (Prying the tape out of the player ugh) |
I'm no audiophile, but I hate the thought of not having access to 'full' quality. I guess not going vinyl all the way should bother me more, but gotta have some limits, and mine is there. I'm somewhat curious about vinyls though, because I don't actually have any experience worth mentioning with them, but like I said, I find them impractical for my needs. I don't mind digital formats, just digital distribution unless it gives me access to a lossless format. In fact, I've actually ripped my CD collection to lossy Vorbis files (quality 9.0 seems reasonable for my needs), aside from some rared bonus tracks that would be more annoying to get a hold of if something were to happen to my CDs. I just want the lossless option to be there if I want it for any reason (in particular if I ever want to change formats, for any reason).
