CD vs. SACD vs. DVD-Audio vs Vinyl vs...

See, didn`t I tell you he was sorry, now are you babys happy, can we now play ball again?.GREG

Dear lord carl are you trying to make a career out of these postings? Do you ever get off the sight and actually listen to music? heh heh. Just kidding. Your certainly a diehard. Yeah carl could lighten up a bit but I think he's a good asset to the sight. When nobody else was there for a question he was with at least something to post. and usually something informative if not enlightening. You usually can't get this much devoted time from someone even if you pay them. Anyways I've been there and we all need to not be so strong headed. And carl could tone it down a bit but I appreciate his comments and the time he puts into his postings. Better to have him the way he is than not have him at all!

I am pleased with the postings here. At least they are on the subject of music. Even a disagreeable posting at Audiogon beats the heck out of what's on my television in the front room. Carl has given me some hard words too, but we "fought" it over and we both survived it and now continue with our quest. I certainly understand the positions taken on all sides of these issues, from the strong personalities, format choices, equipment, and even set up. I am certain that a great deal of this conflict is because ALL OF YOU give a damn enough to fight for your belief in the music and the passion that accompanies it, and for that, I am most grateful. Remember, knowledge and experience are more valuable when they are shared. I hope everyone will try to make that experience easier and more fruitful.

Thanks to Bmpnyc and David99 for your responses. I have nothing against vinyl, but have always been curious about this aspect. Actually, I've lived through 78s, 45s, and LPs, and to me CDs were "liberating". I've never had a good LP front end though. A good friend is into LPs, and has an excellent turntable set-up-- Well Tempered I believe. But when queried about what he actually listens to, he says 90% CD-- because of convenience and available music, and 10% vinyl because of sound quality. And thanks to Bmp re: CD recording character; it makes sense. Happy listening.

I just caught up with the Carl-bashing - sorry I missed the fun. I don't want to be like Carl, but it does not stop me beginning to like the guy. I certainly enjoy Carl's posts and usually look for them and enjoy them. He does resort to rudeness when confronted by someone with an opposite opinion to his own - which does not aid the discussion much - but that's just Carl. Carl is obviously both very experienced and very passionate about this stuff, and adds a very entertaining and interesting dimension to this site. No censorship please!