Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Sorry guys I am extremely bored and lonely so I thought to start this thread which I really hope is relevant in some sort of way. You see I am not lording it or being smug in any way, but I kept all of my vinyl and 2 turntables when everyone else threw them in the bin or gave them away in the late 80's. Do you prefer vinyl or CD or MP3? I prefer vinyl because it is so much more "tactile" even though it has its faults and limitations. I just love that "scratchy" kerchk kerchk little sound when the stylus goes on Anyone agree? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) There is no competing with the LP as far as the artwork and the experience .. But as stuck in the past as I am, I have to say that the high quality CDs ( SHM, High Fidelity Gold, BluSpec ) are what I like best ... Perhaps I should fire up my old turntable, but at this point, I wouldn't be able to deal with the scratchy shit and the skips .. To this day, when I listen to it on CD, I still expect that skip that my Van Halen record had during On Fire ... and during the intro to Calling Doctor Love Edited April 1, 2017 by Lucas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I prefer vinyl for analog with the proper master and CD for digital recordings with the proper master. MP3 is a devalued format in my opinion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Use all three differently. All have value to me. Vinyl and CD collection is a real hobby though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Maxell MX-S 90 :codger: :hail: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 Maxell MX-S 90 :codger: :hail: Cool !!!! Chrome Tapes were the dogs, but the problem with cassette tapes was they got corrupted and demagnetised and "went off". And another thing, Betamax was a much much superior format that VHS. The BBC used Beta up to the early 80's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 In my recording studio I still have an Alesis A-Dat digital 8 Track recorder which uses Super VHS tapes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Maxell MX-S 90 :codger: :hail: Cool !!!! Chrome Tapes were the dogs, but the problem with cassette tapes was they got corrupted and demagnetised and "went off". And another thing, Betamax was a much much superior format that VHS. The BBC used Beta up to the early 80'sThose weren't chrome, they were Cobalt Metal. :haz: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Gonna go with 8 track 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 Maxell MX-S 90 :codger: :hail: Cool !!!! Chrome Tapes were the dogs, but the problem with cassette tapes was they got corrupted and demagnetised and "went off". And another thing, Betamax was a much much superior format that VHS. The BBC used Beta up to the early 80'sThose weren't chrome, they were Cobalt Metal. :haz: Yeh Metal tapes were like the top of the range and were only any good with top of the range Hi-Fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 Gonna go with 8 track I agree, so many superior formats were put out of business by the mass production Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Flac i listen to alot now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 The problem is in essence that the companies keep inventing new formats to sell goods instead of trying to perfect the one that has gone before. If you look at any good amplifier from the 70's it is much better quality than the shitty crap that is churned out now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 In my recording studio I still have an Alesis A-Dat digital 8 Track recorder which uses Super VHS tapes I remember when my parents went out one night on their own to buy a new VHS machine ... This was around 1988-89, and they came back with the NEC DS8000U S VHS machine ... It was a monster ( I actually still have it ) ... You could record one channel while watching another, and the freeze frame and slo-mo were perfect - which came in handy when trying to learn guitar parts off of videos .. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 The point I am trying to make is that electronic goods were so much better made in the 70's than the garbage we buy now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 In my recording studio I still have an Alesis A-Dat digital 8 Track recorder which uses Super VHS tapes I remember when my parents went out one night on their own to buy a new VHS machine ... This was around 1988-89, and they came back with the NEC DS8000U S VHS machine ... It was a monster ( I actually still have it ) ... You could record one channel while watching another, and the freeze frame and slo-mo were perfect - which came in handy when trying to learn guitar parts off of videos .. Was it a toploader?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 The point I am trying to make is that electronic goods were so much better made in the 70's than the garbage we buy now Top loading was a much better system mechanically it gave the tape a much more precise loading in the machine. But "front loading" took over to cater for the aesthetics of peoples TV rack system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 In my recording studio I still have an Alesis A-Dat digital 8 Track recorder which uses Super VHS tapes I remember when my parents went out one night on their own to buy a new VHS machine ... This was around 1988-89, and they came back with the NEC DS8000U S VHS machine ... It was a monster ( I actually still have it ) ... You could record one channel while watching another, and the freeze frame and slo-mo were perfect - which came in handy when trying to learn guitar parts off of videos .. Was it a toploader?? No, a frontloader ... I think by that time, all of 'em were, right ?? Our first VHS machine was a toploader .. it was a Fisher ..... YesSongs and Zombie were the first tapes we bought ... then, The Thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 I just wish to say this please About 20 years ago I had a friend who worked in a Hi Fi shop and he was a real enthusiast. He had a system which sounded amazing. It was just 2 speakers by an English bespoke company called Ruark. He had an amplifier and a turntable that cost £2000 (for the turntable!) The arm was £400 in itself and the turntable had a granite base The amplifier only had one knob on it - volume. It was £3000 I asked Chris "Where is your EQ" He told me that the amplifier was so perfect that it did not need any EQ. The EQ in his words is only an instrument to mask the failings of a sub standard amp To this day I have never heard a system that comes close to that sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I just wish to say this please About 20 years ago I had a friend who worked in a Hi Fi shop and he was a real enthusiast. He had a system which sounded amazing. It was just 2 speakers by an English bespoke company called Ruark. He had an amplifier and a turntable that cost £2000 (for the turntable!) The arm was £400 in itself and the turntable had a granite base The amplifier only had one knob on it - volume. It was £3000 I asked Chris "Where is your EQ" He told me that the amplifier was so perfect that it did not need any EQ. The EQ in his words is only an instrument to mask the failings of a sub standard amp To this day I have never heard a system that comes close to that sound Steve, what type of room was this in ?? ... was it specially set up for acoustics ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) My main format is vinyl records, since I collect them. But I play CDs when Im feeling lazy, or only play background music while doing other stuff. When I am on the run, I play flac files from my phone, NEVER mp3. And this is my system: A Dual 505-1 turntableYamaha DSP-A1 AmplifiersMission Electronics Model 70 MK II speakersSony DVP-NS955V DVD player. I use this as my CD player. Edited April 1, 2017 by YYZumbi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 My main format is vinyl records, since I collect them. But I play CDs when Im feeling lazy, or only play background music while doing other stuff. When I am on the run, I play flac files from my phone, NEVER mp3. And this is my system: A Dual 505-1 turntableYamaha DSP-A1 AmplifiersMission Electronics Model 70 MK II speakersSony DVP-NS955V DVD player. I use this as my CD player. Sounds like you have a brilliant rig there dude! :drool: :drool: That Yamaha DSP was brilliant and sought after, it has such a clean and natural sound. And Sony are regarded as the best CD/DVD players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I used to love LPs over CDs but that has kind of changed over the years. Now I mostly listen to MP3s in my car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 My main format is vinyl records, since I collect them. But I play CDs when Im feeling lazy, or only play background music while doing other stuff. When I am on the run, I play flac files from my phone, NEVER mp3. And this is my system: A Dual 505-1 turntableYamaha DSP-A1 AmplifiersMission Electronics Model 70 MK II speakersSony DVP-NS955V DVD player. I use this as my CD player. Sounds like you have a brilliant rig there dude! :drool: :drool: That Yamaha DSP was brilliant and sought after, it has such a clean and natural sound. And Sony are regarded as the best CD/DVD players Yeah, I got a really nice sound. Its perfect to be honest. The only thing that I feel I want to change is my cartridge on the turntable, but do not really afford that right now. I got everything from my dad, except for the turntable, when I moved to my own place. He had got upgrades, but he kept these for me. He used to work in a hifi store in the 80s, so he got a lot of good deals! The turntable, I bought from a guy on the street a bit more then 2 years ago. And it still works great! I will change the cartridge as soon as I afford it tho! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I used to love LPs over CDs but that has kind of changed over the years. Now I mostly listen to MP3s in my car. Dont you miss the high quality and the real feelings that high quality music gives? I could never stand listening to just mp3... Ofcourse, thats what my dad do as well now. He used to be like me, cared a lot of quality music, and he took time listening. Now he only listening to mp3s in the car... Makes me so sad! Im trying to make him come back to the high quality music world. But Im about to lose hope for him... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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