23-11-2014, 00:17
Commercial music CDs have been around since the early eighties and were initially seen as a replacement for vinyl. By the late eighties, they were thought to be a temporary/transitional system before DATs took over. DATs had their uses, but did not replace CDs. On the contrary, CDs, in the form of CDRs etc, replaced cassettes. I lke CDs as a compromise. They take up less space than vinyl/cassettes, you don't get scratches or surface noise (as a rule), there's no wow and flutter, they represent a hard copy and can't be wiped eaasily. They lack the depth and resonance of vinyl, but I hope CDs last for a few more years. There is no doubt that mp3s are inferior quality to cds/flac/good vinyl (which is rare), but I can store countless albums on my external drive and I am short of space. I just pray the drive does not fail!
I think vinyl has been around since the sixties, which is most of my life, so CDs could see me out!
I think vinyl has been around since the sixties, which is most of my life, so CDs could see me out!
âThe fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.â William Shakespeare, As You Like It