CDs vs. LPs

[Floydian]

Debate, explain, whatever, but make your choice, and make sure to vote.

(I'll type more later, as for my own opinion)

[Blunt Killa 504]

what is LP?

[enevitable]

Originally Posted by Blunt Killa 504

what is LP?

you pretty much won the debate

[Floydian]

Originally Posted by enevitable

you pretty much won the debate

ROFL

You fail.

An album.

Vinyl.

Phonographics.

Your parents peoples way of playing recorded music, back in the day.

[mkurucar]

starting up my car, " lets throw on a vinal.... oh wait..."

[Floydian]

I didn't word the original post right.

This is under the assumption that you have a way to listen to either, at any time. Even say on the best equipment.

There's still a fundemental difference.

[seahag]

i collect LP's, so by default.

[D3vO]

LP's

Better sound quality, not to mention I grew up going through my dads old records. Zep 4, Dark Side of the Moon, Machine Head, Tommy....I forget most of them but its basically what introduced me into music.

[Floydian]

Originally Posted by D3vO

LP's

Better sound quality, not to mention I grew up going through my dads old records. Zep 4, Dark Side of the Moon, Machine Head, Tommy....I forget most of them but its basically what introduced me into music.

I feel you mate.

[pogotillyoupuke]

I only buy vinyl. Lots of punk is still released on vinyl and only vinyl which rules. However, I do burn cds.

[Davy Jones]

Better sound quality

HUH? I'm totally lost!!!!! A needle touches a piece of vinyl, & loses quality each & everytime vs a laser beam touching nothing. OK...I guess its just me.
The only thing I can think of is if you think a piece of vinyl is better than a CD you just done have quality equipment enough to be able to pick-up all the shit coming through that needle LOL...what was that? oh its just a scratch.
Shit I remember when I was scared to play my favorite LP too much because I didnt want to ware it out with scratches & shit, a good needle for turntables back then were as much as a portable cd player now'a days.

Everything about CD's just blows them old LP's right out of the water.

[Floydian]

Originally Posted by Davy Jones

HUH? I'm totally lost!!!!! A needle touches a piece of vinyl, & loses quality each & everytime vs a laser beam touching nothing. OK...I guess its just me.
The only thing I can think of is if you think a piece of vinyl is better than a CD you just done have quality equipment enough to be able to pick-up all the shit coming through that needle LOL...what was that? oh its just a scratch.
Shit I remember when I was scared to play my favorite LP too much because I didnt want to ware it out with scratches & shit, a good needle for turntables back then were as much as a portable cd player now'a days.

Everything about CD's just blows them old LP's right out of the water.

The tones on a LP are of better quality, they are more tangeably represented.

Think of a CD just as a computer monitor, and a digital image. It's pixelated. There are areas of blankness between to the pixels, or in the case of a CD, the bytes/bits whatever.

An LP has an infinately detailed sound reproduction, since the music itself is directly etched in to the material, instead of chopped in to many small chunks and reasembled.

Also, with the proper care given to an LP, scratches will not occour. With a good needle, every time you play it, the quality will NOT go down for quite some time. Yes, it may wear microscopic amounts of vinyl off, but bear in mind it does so evenly (again with the proper equipment and a good stylus) so it makes absolutely no difference.

Those tones from the album will always be closer to what was actually recorded, have more depth to them, and just have generally warmer, sweeter tones.

It's almost like a vintage tube amp vs. a modern digital amp.

The vintage tube wins every time.

[Davy Jones]

Well...shit! You kinda got me thinking............this could take a while lol.

[Floydian]

Originally Posted by Davy Jones

Well...shit! You kinda got me thinking............this could take a while lol.

Dude thankyou so much for saying that lol, I give the same explanation to others (Usually younger kids) and they just at me like "wtf, u r t3h retarded."

Just saying that it's worth thinking about means a lot, lol.

[BouncingAround]

CDs win for conveinence, seeing as I can play them in the car or transfer them to my mp3 player to take anywhere.

LPs win for sound quality. If I'm in my bedroom with my record player I'd MUCH rather play Led Zeppelin/Alice Cooper/Jethro Tull/Neil Young from the turntable than my computer speakers. CDs sound sterile, LPs sound warm and inviting. Not to mention I'm really into album-oriented rock and love to listen straight through both sides, which I tend to do more often with records. With cds or files it's too easy to just go "skip".

They each have their perks, but LP wins for sound, and sound is most important.

edit: Plus I love the huge artwork on LP covers! Nothing like putting on a record and then sitting back to admire the cover and inner artwork.