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Re: Addicted to iTunes
« Reply #30 on: June 02, 2011, 08:59:59 am »
I don't want to get too into it, and I don't come down on either side of the debate, but:

"This means that, by definition, a digital recording is not capturing the complete sound wave. It is approximating it with a series of steps. Some sounds that have very quick transitions, such as a drum beat or a trumpet's tone, will be distorted because they change too quickly for the sample rate.".

There are a billion other resources that say the same. YMMV, but some real dyed-in-the-wool audiophiles feel licorice pizza is the only way to go.
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Re: Addicted to iTunes
« Reply #31 on: June 02, 2011, 04:32:18 pm »
I will admit to vinyl as one of my affectations.* I don't own a lot of it but I do like to listen to it occasionally. I'm more likely to buy the vinyl if it's an album I think I'll sit down and listen to rather just having it on. Though 99% of the time I have my main iTunes playlist on shuffle in the background.



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Re: Addicted to iTunes
« Reply #32 on: June 02, 2011, 04:40:56 pm »
I'm thinking I may start buying records again. My wife has a bunch of old collectable punk stuff, but I gave all mine away a long time ago.
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Re: Addicted to iTunes
« Reply #33 on: June 02, 2011, 04:49:30 pm »
I get what you are saying about really really listening to the music instead of it just being background noise.  For me, the times when I do my most concentrated listening are in the car or in bed.  Both of those are much better suited to digital music than an lp.  I do have an old record player and a bunch of 78s upstairs that belonged to my Aunt.  Every once in a blue moon I'll go up there and listen to old records
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Re: Addicted to iTunes
« Reply #34 on: June 03, 2011, 01:33:33 am »
When we had that party recently, after the bands played we spun records. It was pretty fun. We all got together and did the frug.
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Re: Addicted to iTunes
« Reply #35 on: June 03, 2011, 02:38:43 am »
Quote from: Nabubrush on June 03, 2011, 01:33:33 am
the frug.

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Re: Addicted to iTunes
« Reply #36 on: June 03, 2011, 02:51:30 am »
Athletic thighs will get me every time.
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Re: Addicted to iTunes
« Reply #37 on: June 03, 2011, 07:56:01 pm »
I have hell of vinyl, I guess for a few reasons.  First and foremost, those shits were really cheap in Oklahoma.  Original press T-Rex Electric Warrior for 7 dollars?  Yeah, I'll buy that.  In Denver it is more expensive for less cool records, so I don't usually buy them, but every time I go to a record store I still get like $40 worth of shit. 

The other reasons are, like, yeah, I have well over 200 gb of mp3's.  Those completely replace any need for cds or tapes.  Vinyls actually sound better and you get to own your absolute favorite albums in a way that is actually worthwhile to own them (kick ass art, etc.).
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Re: Addicted to iTunes
« Reply #38 on: June 04, 2011, 03:50:21 am »
And not to be a hipster but if you have an original pressing of Martha Splatterhead in your music room, people know you mean business. They know you are not soft.
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