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

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!

Indeed, Audiogon has asked me to censor myself, and I will certainly oblige. I apologize for responding too much to posts in this forum. I guess I've not gotten old enough to just lay down and take a whoopin every now and then. TO ALL THAT COMPLAINED, sorry you couldn't take the heat, and stayed in the kitchen. This has reinforced what I already knew: that when you really do want to voice your opinion, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"...at least on a private website...

Carl, many of us in the kitchen know and follow kitchen safety insights (unspoken, or unwritten rules). It just a requirement as a group to produce and enjoy great food together. Saying we can't stand the heat in the kitchen shows that you don't understand the points people are writing to you. Once you start having people over in your kitchen or join others in their kitchen you then have a wonderful opportunity to share information and to enjoy kudos from others. That basic choice is yours, but this site is a shared kitchen. Everyone respects your right to your audio opinions and encourages you to share those. I find your opinions quite interesting and just take as your opinions. Strong personalization, attacking people, in discussions moves the discussion a way from the original discussion point and makes information sharing less than enjoyable. Please, I know you will, continue sharing your audio/music opinions and keep the personal defensive stuff to a minimum. This is a fun kitchen, and you add to it. Cheers, Gerrym5