It's funny how records are still best.

I am with merganser. Vinyl is just to much of a hassle to bother with. All the cleaning and set-up and still too noisy for me. I will take my SACD's over vinyl anytime. However, having said that I am sure under the right conditions vinyl is wonderful but I have yet to experience it.

Chuck

One of those statements I cannot follow anymore. I stilll have my Transrotor/SME and Thorens TD 124 turntables along with about 2000 LPs but I think that when it comes to pure diving into the music they have no chance against my CD setup. All this hissing and cracking, all this hassle with cleaning the bloody LPs, this rushing up every 20 minutes for turning the disc..... In fairness we are comparing excellently edited material here, right? I keep my vinyl just because I have it for almost all my life and there's some pretious stuff among the collection but for serious listening I much prefer the digital setup in a true high end (tube) system.

I have many new LP's. The more I buy,the more I want. Vinyl is the way to go,digital just doesn't cut it for me. I can play records for hours on end. The CD player keeps my attention for 20 minutes.

Tim

Do you prefer brown gravy or cream gravy on your mashed potatoes? Which is best?

It makes no difference which gravy each of us prefer. It is important that we enjoy the results. It is about the music, isn't it?

By the way, I prefer brown gravy.

Records are the best. There is no legitimate argument that anyone can make against that. It's not preference but fact. The preference is if your too lazy to deal with the inconvenience. But the sound is the best.

It is funny with all the Audiophile technology. The best sound from software comes from a format that was around in the 19th century.