Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners?
"But the problem I see is that, because everything is at hand, your listening changes too and you just jump around rather than listening to a CD/LP that often the artist put a ton of time into to create a musical arc. It’s instant gratification time".
Yes-- the "playlist" has increasingly become the focus. |
I’m almost 65yrs old, and I’ve been collecting physical mediums for music for over 50 years. I literally still have several hundreds of pounds of LP’s, CD’s, cassette and reel to reel tapes, and even some 8-track tapes that were produced in what was then called “Quadraphonic Sound”. But we live in the 21st century now, and there’s this relatively new thing called music streaming which I have found to be a Godsend to a lifelong music lover like myself. Granted that I spent quite a bit of coin to put together my headphone system during the pandemic lockdown. But for me the gains in SQ and convenience were well worth it. |
@p05129 Well said, brother! While I love LPs and their art and notes, using Roon I engage and discover more about the artists, their connections, history, etc. When you compare Roon to CD UX, it isn't even close. 1pt fonts -- no thanks! Totally agree that a mesh network(e.g. Eero) is totally simple to set up and will provide benefits far outside audio-related too. Cheers, Spencer |
Yes no ones arguing that, but if what you put on the HD comes from streaming or downloading, it’s usually the "later compress re-issue" that you get, and therefore will sound shite compared to earlier CD of the same piece that aren’t compressed. Just look at the difference just between these two, earlier CD issue v later re-issue that are usually the the download/streamed ones. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year?artist=Traveling+Wilburys&album=Traveling+Wilburys https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/year?artist=Bruce+Springsteen&album=Born+To+Run Cheers George |
