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Collecting cds vs vinyl.
Maybe it doesn t sound quite as full as a vinyl but on the other hand you don t have any noise.
Vinyl pressings for major label.
There are many albums where the vinyl sounds better than the cd issue or no cd has ever been issued or the cd is just taken from the vinyl anyway obviously in those cases the vinyl is the way to go.
So i will keep on with both cds and vinyl.
Cds and vinyl records are both audio storage and playback formats based on rotating discs from different times in music history.
This article hopes to outline a few points which can help you along in your crate digging adventures.
Well vinyl is more of a pain in the rear end to take care of and you generally don t get more than 25 minutes per side whereas a cd you can get up to 75 minutes and digital downloads well more and less if you know what i.
Reissues is a recurrent topic among vinyl junkies.
However as music reaches the marketplace vinyl nearly always wins out over cds especially when played through the expensive equipment favored by vinylphiles.
On the other hand there.
Since cds rely on sampling an original analog signal being recorded they do have some frequency limitations.
Which do you prefer and why.
I want to start collecting physical copies of my favorite albums and i can t decide between cds or vinyl.
A cd will never leave you with same satisfaction as a vinyl record but is is much handyer.
The cd audio is digitally encoded and read by a laser while analog vinyl audio is physically read by a needle.
Half my buyings are cds.
Reply londonjazzcollector on may 12 2015 at 20 36 said.
80 s vinyl is plentiful but still flimsy and rather bendy.
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