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| Thread ID: 111993 | 2010-08-19 07:51:00 | Record/LP player | Fifthdawn (9467) | PC World Chat |
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| 1129476 | 2010-08-19 10:13:00 | I would be inclined to put some or all of his LPs on CD - much easier to play CDs than LPs. If you convert them to mp3s you could put a good portion of his LPs on a few CDs. You could most probably download most of his LPs which might be cheaper than buying a turntable. But then there are the purists who will tell you that nothing sounds as good as LPs and that much of the quality is lost when compressed to mp3s. I was brought up with 45s and LPs but I prefer mp3s and CDs for their convenience. Why would you want to put vinyl to CD? CD's and mp3's are inferior quality. if you were going to transfer vinyl, it would be sensible to transfer to a superior format which doesn't drop the quality a **** load. CD's and mp3's may be convenient but vinyl is far superior when treated with care and a good turntable with a good stylus. there is many documents and write up and videos proving this. |
goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1129477 | 2010-08-19 11:01:00 | Thanks for all the suggestions and help, sorry I forgot to mention that it would probably be used with a Sony receiver, which i guess uses RCA plugs? He has quite the collection of records and I think its mainly for nostalgic reasons that he still uses them :) |
Fifthdawn (9467) | ||
| 1129478 | 2010-08-19 11:01:00 | Yes vinyl dose sound superior when played on a $20,000 turntable and $20,000 Hi Fi which I have heard, but on the joe average system CDs sound superior. Actually vinyl sounds flat and dead after listening to cds. I have a $1000 turntable and a mediocre $150 Shure cartridge and after playing vinyl for awhile it is good to get back and listen to the more dynamic cds. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1129479 | 2010-08-19 12:40:00 | Trev, i think you mean that cd's sound flat and dead. even on an average joe system vinyl is superior. i played a 50 year old 45 of Chubby Checkers The Twist, then played the same song on cd, the vinyl won hands down. and why do you say that cds are more dynamic, once again, vinyl is far more dynamic, just read around. CD's are compressed and only go up to 44.1hz, 16-bit, vinyl goes up to 192hz, plus, vinyl is not digitally compressed. When vinyl is in good condition and played right, it sounds millions better than cds. I played a Beatles vinyl compilation i got which was released in 1976, it has no background noise and it sounded ten times better than the 2009 cd remasters. I used to think cds were better, until i read all the technical stuff (which even i found abit hard going). Trev, you can like cds, but vinyl is far superior and far more dynamic. Most cds today are brickwalled (eg, they are amlplified so they are the loudest the waveform can be) which causes them to sound ****. |
goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1129480 | 2010-08-19 13:04:00 | But there again Goodiesguy do you have perfect hearing and are in actual fact an audiophile? I like getting out my Vinyl and playing it as recorded. I also like remastering via Audacity and making Benney Hill sound like the Chipmunks. I did not really have to do that as he already sounded that way anyway. Probably OK at the time but rather passe these days in my opinion. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1129481 | 2010-08-19 13:32:00 | My hearing is very good, i notice lots of bad things with cds, though i bought a Motown CD for $6 at warehouse, and apart from 2 tracks which are in mono and crackly, the rest sounds very good for a cd, though my vinyl still beats it. i also notice background noise quite easily. i am careful with my vinyl to keep it clean and not to damage it. So i probably am an audiophile, i use a well built sturdy amplifier from the 70/80's for my pc sound, i have 18 year old Phillips Speakers connected to it. The Bass and treble responce is amazing. the bass is just so bassy and really ads the the sound. |
goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1129482 | 2010-08-19 13:41:00 | OK! Have you ever listened to Saxaphone, Flute or Clarinet music? | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1129483 | 2010-08-19 15:39:00 | Try this for a bit of comedy perhaps. www.youtube.com It opened on March 14, 1885, in London. Words have been changed to protect the innocent and are up to date more or less. :) |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1129484 | 2010-08-19 21:25:00 | Why would you want to put vinyl to CD? CD's and mp3's are inferior quality. if you were going to transfer vinyl, it would be sensible to transfer to a superior format which doesn't drop the quality a **** load. CD's and mp3's may be convenient but vinyl is far superior when treated with care and a good turntable with a good stylus. there is many documents and write up and videos proving this. I was not saying that CDs or mp3s were superior, I was just saying that they are more convenient. I love being able to take my music in the car and find it awkward trying to stop the stylus skipping, but CDs play fine. Putting mp3s on a CD means that there is no need to continually change the CD and the difference in quality is not noticed in the usual poor quality of the car system. At home I have a reasonable system and so love to play my vinyl, but CDs and mp3s do have their uses. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1129485 | 2010-08-19 21:32:00 | fair enough | goodiesguy (15316) | ||
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