CDs. Physical copy ftw. Rip them into .wavs or FLAC for the best audio quality (Besides records/vinyl I think) that beats the crap out of MP3s. Since I don't have a portable music player that supports .wavs I convert them to MP3s for my Samsung P2. The P2 makes them sound decent though :D
I go for records 9 times out of 10. If Im buying something super digital like Phoenix or TV on the Radio I'll just buy the CD because glossy music doesn't sound that great on vinyl, IMO. I love buying singles and hearing all those weird songs and strange covers that didn't make it on the album. It's like Christmas every time I buy a 45.
I have some very very high quality bootlegs on reel to reel tapes and they sound fantastic.
As far as sound quality goes, you can't do any better than a record. But I prefer MP3s to have my music on the go.Travo_basic
Not really true, but whatever... I prefer to listen to music that has been well produced and mastered. More often than not, that plays a bigger role in sound quality than formats, bitrates and codecs once a minimum standard has been met.
[QUOTE="Travo_basic"]As far as sound quality goes, you can't do any better than a record. But I prefer MP3s to have my music on the go.Neon-Tiger
Not really true, but whatever... I prefer to listen to music that has been well produced and mastered. More often than not, that plays a bigger role in sound quality than formats, bitrates and codecs once a minimum standard has been met.Well yes production is a consideration. But different formats have different quality as well. In regard to vinyl...yes it does have the best INITIAL sound but after being played the quality begins to deteriorate. CD's have consistent quality and there will be no loss with use. So overall CD is the best format.
[QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"][QUOTE="Travo_basic"]As far as sound quality goes, you can't do any better than a record. But I prefer MP3s to have my music on the go.LJS9502_basic
Not really true, but whatever... I prefer to listen to music that has been well produced and mastered. More often than not, that plays a bigger role in sound quality than formats, bitrates and codecs once a minimum standard has been met.Well yes production is a consideration. But different formats have different quality as well. In regard to vinyl...yes it does have the best INITIAL sound but after being played the quality begins to deteriorate. CD's have consistent quality and there will be no loss with use. So overall CD is the best format. If one has the right equipment, nothing beats a 24-bit 192kHz lossless vinyl rip. You get the sound quality of vinyl but none of it's maintenance worries. That would be ideal.
I have some very very high quality bootlegs on reel to reel tapes and they sound fantastic.
Neon-Tiger
I envy you...
Among other things I have the actual "album" for Zeppelin I and II. The rest are live shows. I've got a couple shows from Zep and Cream and James Brown. There's a Bootsy Collins tape, which is one of the most bad ass things I have ever heard.
I have an old ass 1960's era reel to reel recorder with two mics. You can turn the revolutions up so the sound is super clear. It's so much fun to record songs and jams with my buddies. It sounds so full. **** pro tools. lmao.
EDIT: The record store in my area just closed. If anyone wants vinyl and is willing to buy online, check out MusicStack. It compiles the inventory of record stores from all over the world.
If one has the right equipment, nothing beats a 64-bit 192kHz lossless vinyl rip. You get the sound quality of vinyl but none of it's maintenance worries. That would be ideal.Neon-Tiger
Good call.
A lot of albums just sound more full to me on vinyl. There are some that were just mastered poorly when put on CD. Until recently the beatles CDs sounded terrible. At least the one I had sounded completely hallow. I heard one of the remasters at a buddies house and it was much better.
It's just sounds wrong to listen to blusemen like RL Burnside and Junior Kimbrough on anything but vinyl.
[QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"][QUOTE="Travo_basic"]As far as sound quality goes, you can't do any better than a record. But I prefer MP3s to have my music on the go.LJS9502_basic
Not really true, but whatever... I prefer to listen to music that has been well produced and mastered. More often than not, that plays a bigger role in sound quality than formats, bitrates and codecs once a minimum standard has been met.Well yes production is a consideration. But different formats have different quality as well. In regard to vinyl...yes it does have the best INITIAL sound but after being played the quality begins to deteriorate. CD's have consistent quality and there will be no loss with use. So overall CD is the best format.
Vinyl doesn't deteriorate as much as you would believe, I have records that are some 36-33 years old and still sound fantastic (some like my Styx, Meatloaf and Supertramp albums sound brand new) and this was with a cheap phono cartridge with a 0.4 mil x 0.6 mil conical needle, they will sound even better once I get my Shure M97XE cartridge which has a 0.2 mil x 0.7 mil elipitcal needle. Also at any rate, I would take a degraded Vinyl over a CD with audio that has undergone the Loudness War treatment.
[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"] Not really true, but whatever... I prefer to listen to music that has been well produced and mastered. More often than not, that plays a bigger role in sound quality than formats, bitrates and codecs once a minimum standard has been met.DarkGamer007
Well yes production is a consideration. But different formats have different quality as well. In regard to vinyl...yes it does have the best INITIAL sound but after being played the quality begins to deteriorate. CD's have consistent quality and there will be no loss with use. So overall CD is the best format.
Vinyl doesn't deteriorate as much as you would believe, I have records that are some 36-33 years old and still sound fantastic (some like my Styx, Meatloaf and Supertramp albums sound brand new) and this was with a cheap phono cartridge with a 0.4 mil x 0.6 mil conical needle, they will sound even better once I get my Shure M97XE cartridge which has a 0.2 mil x 0.7 mil elipitcal needle. Also at any rate, I would take a degraded Vinyl over a CD with audio that has undergone the Loudness War treatment.
Well actually it's a format specific answer well known in the industry. I did not invent it. And second I have vinyl. I well know the toll a needle takes scrapping across the vinyl. I did not say it destroyed the vinyl but it does distort the original sound. Maybe change would be a better word than distort but I think you know what I mean.
[QUOTE="Travo_basic"]As far as sound quality goes, you can't do any better than a record. But I prefer MP3s to have my music on the go.Neon-Tiger
Not really true, but whatever... I prefer to listen to music that has been well produced and mastered. More often than not, that plays a bigger role in sound quality than formats, bitrates and codecs once a minimum standard has been met. In the same boat with you. I just got the remastered CD of Forever Changes by Love and it's fantastic
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