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Old 08-31-2011, 09:33 PM
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So I'm sitting here tonight listening to a little Schumann & my better half walks in and tells me about this article she read recently in The Economist: The revival of vinyl: Back to black | The Economist. I said I had read it too, and the one thing both of us noted is missing in the article - guess what it is?

Sad reminder that this magazine isn't what it used to be. That being said, the sales figures are encouraging.
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Old 08-31-2011, 09:45 PM
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Umm, the fact that vinyl sounds better than most CD's?
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Old 08-31-2011, 09:52 PM
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You hit the nail on the head Serge! Amazing how they simply miss the point. I know I'm squared away with boss-girl and the WAF when she's bringing that fact to me.
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Umm, the fact that vinyl sounds better than most CD's?
Agreed! They should have taken it much further and discussed the destruction provided by lossy compression, mp3s, and iTunes.
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You guys really expect that from the Economist?
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You guys really expect that from the Economist?
I would assume they'd be more focused on, um, the economics?

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Old 09-01-2011, 10:09 PM
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Vinyl does not sound better than digital
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Vinyl does not sound better than digital
I agree that Vinyl does not sound better than good digital.

However, I think Vinyl sounds better than everyman's mp3/lossy itunesy docking station stuff.
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Karl...I was just . I actually think you can get excellent sounding examples of both
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I agree that there are excellent examples of both. (lossy digital is still a shame and awful)

Not enough stir around here, Cyril?
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