CD's or Vinyl?

@mylogic , I like your remark to "live with imperfections" (I am often envious of a stamp whom I see in the street). The less we depend on our environment, the better for us. Though, if the windscreen of your car has too much of dirt, you won't be able to drive, or you will need to lower your speed to an inconvenient level.  

When I miss the analog sound, honestly, I prefer to use of type deck, which sounds really nice on many of the cassettes that I have. I can't really say that the LPs I have sound better on the turntable that I have. 

@niodari ”When l miss analogue… l prefer to use a (cassette) tape deck”

An interesting subject and your  comments should not be overlooked.

l did not include a cassette deck in my choices as l do not own many pre-recorded tapes. l also agree with its potential as a source of enjoyment if you purchased a lot of pre-recorded music. Cassettes in the 80s actually took over market share from LPs. It would be a shame to loose that tactile memory of youth and all the memories that can add so much to the music.

l have a couple of Tandberg cassette recorders. The TCD330 was a 3 head and the best l could afford in the 80s, which was a golden era in the format. The best it got for most brands before CD broke through. The 330 had the facility to set the tape head azymuth. A signal was generated, recorded and played back simultaneously so that adjustments could be made to optimise each tape before recording. 
 

One thing l did notice was that some pre-recorded cassettes were not up to “scratch” so to speak. I believe cassettes were recorded at high speed to increase productivity, so sonically there was some loss in sound quality. I remember a friend of mine wanted a better recording of the “Live and Let Die” soundtrack as the cassette sounded “dull”  I covered the anti recording slots and recorded from LP over the original programme. It was noticeably better.

I used my cassette recorders for compilations, live radio shows and one off TV programmes. Cassette had its day and was a very useful convenient medium that was capable of realistic playback, and for a relatively small cost. The nostalgic qualities it triggers should you have sufficient recorded material can not be ignored.

@mylogic Thanks for the encouragement. No worries, I will never sell my vinyl collection. I give away Cd's now and then, extras or ones that never get played.

@niodari Cassettes are a great medium. As mylogic posted, with 3 head decks, can be very good indeed. I used to record all of my new records onto cassettes and then play the cassettes most of the time to save my records from wear. I gave up on that idea when cassette decks started eating the tapes. My son still has a cassette deck in his system and has a lot of tapes. My wife has one in her office system. I do not have one in mine. With a good operating deck, it is still a very fine way to listen to music. 

I really don't understand all the talk about the inconvenience of playing records or owning them or for that matter, owning any media like Cd's, tapes or whatever. I'm old and retired and I am not so busy that I can't take time out of most days (evenings, normally), to spin some records or put on a Cd or two. Having thousands of records and hundreds of Cd's, it's hard enough to decide what it is that I want to hear. I think I'd be lost with streaming. Having too many choices might not work for me, don't know and am not likely to ever try. I do find things on Youtube now and then, listen on my computer and if I like it, I'll buy it on Cd or vinyl or both. Anyway, just a few ramblings from an old time avid listener. Enjoy the music, no matter how you choose to listen. It's all good. 

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