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My 3 1/2 cents says i dont need lp, i like md sounding good and crisp, not
like a nasty old tape or mp3's. if i wanted that i wouldn't use MD.
----- Original Message -----
From: las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: MD: should we wait for lp.
>
> Simon said:
> "More to the point - do you need the extra play-time, and are you willing
to
> sacrifice compatibility with everything else to do it? (and pay more for
> it?) If not, don't bother."
>
> There is no question that the extra play time would be ao value to many
people.
> People who drive a lot and spend a lot of time in their cars. Background
music.
> Convenience of having a large collection of music readily available
without
> having to search through dozens of MDs to find the one you want.
>
> But to me sound quality is the most important thing. If the sound quality
is not
> going to be as good as an MD in the present mode copied from a CD, that is
not
> going to be acceptable to me.
>
> Now we keep getting on the debate as to whether there is a noticeable
difference
> between the original CD and the first generation MD copy. Personally with
the
> equipment that I have, I really don't seem to hear any.
>
> But if I am playing music in the house, why would I want to play the MD if
the CD
> was available?? The MD is not a replacement for the CD. It is a
convenience
> (for the car and portability.
>
> Now before cd writers were available for a reasonable price, You could use
the MD
> to compile a bunch of songs and eliminate the 90% of the CD that you ended
up
> disappointed with.
>
> But since you can buy CDRs for fifty cents and CD "burners" for under
$200.00.
> What would be the purpose of an MD in the house being played through your
stereo
> system?
>
> You can now compile the songs you really like on a CD for use in the house
and
> even make a copy of the "master" CD and put the original away for safe
keeping.
>
> No matter what you say, I do not hear any difference between the original
CD and
> its clone.
>
> As a matter of fact, often you may have a CD that gives you trouble
tracking on
> some players. If you have a CD ROM drive that will track it without any
> problems, the copy you "burn" will be playable on all of your units
(assuming
> that the players themselves are working correctly.
>
> Larry
>
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