A sign of the times?

Overheard comment by a young guy trying to impress his girlfriend at a recent HiFi show.
" Downloads will never sound as good as CDs. CDs are just so much warmer."

jolymill03-15-2019 9:46am

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jolymill OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3 posts 03-15-2019 at 11:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete His girlfriend was all agog at the depth of his knowledge. His acne was positively glowing with pride.
gillatgh Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 381 posts 03-15-2019 at 11:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @ jolymill, now that got me laughing, a lot. Awesome! :)
jafant Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 19,584 posts 03-15-2019 at 11:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete jolymill to my ears, downloads/files have an artificial smear that a CD/SACD disc does not. A physical disc can sound warmer, yes. Happy Listening!
uberwaltz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13,381 posts 03-16-2019 at 01:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I think this is highly amusing, obviously the reference being say 30 years ago it would have been vinyl vs CD with vinyl being warmer. A sign of the times indeed Where it can be " claimed"a CD sounds warmer than downloads. Very funny but likely quite true in some circumstances.
nonoise Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,826 posts 03-16-2019 at 05:07am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It just show how the paradigm has shifted.

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