On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:04:04 +0100, Phil North
wrote:


And again the same can be said for vinyl, I much prefer listening to
vinyl, and think (as others such as Keith do), that the resultant sound
is more engaging, and produces a stronger effect of "being there". but I
don't for one minute think that in absolute terms the incredibly crude
process of playing vinyl will provide anywhere as electrically accurate
reproduction of the originally signal.

I agree with this, I find that if I put a CD on after a while I tend to
wander off and potter about while still listening. With vinyl I stay put
until the music stops, something keeps me there that I don't get from a
CD (and I do own some albums on both vinyl and CD).
I'm getting a valve amp soon but that doesn't mean that I'm getting rid
of my SS amp as I can see myself switching between the two for different
types of music.

Phil

I'm just the same with vinyl, but I do know why. When I put on a disc
I am physically very involved with it. I don't want to lift the needle
off part way through, because I'm worried I will put yet another tick
into the record. Likewise when it reaches the end I don't want to
leave the stylus scraping around the lead-out groove. It is a very
nervy sort of experience.

And of course a side doesn't last terribly long, so I tend not to
worry about hanging around.

A CD by contrast is a very much more relaxing experience, and I am
quite happy to let it get on with things by itself. If that means that
I wander off for a while, then fine.

d
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