Subj : Re: Vinyl vs CD
To   : Oli
From : Orbitman
Date : Thu Feb 10 2022 12:36:07

On 09 Feb 2022, Oli said the following...
 
 Ol> IMHO it wasn't that great. Worse sound quality than CD or DAT (because
 Ol> it was lossy). The stupid copy-protection  and the NetMD / USB transfer
 Ol> limitations were insane. It was only a bridge technology and was killed
 Ol> by MP3 and flash memory. Until then cassette tapes and Discman were
 Ol> often good enough.

I'll say this. It was way better than cassette. Also, I'll disagree with the
"worse sound quality than CD". I've listened to both many times over the
years and if the source is clean, I cannot tell a difference.

It also depends on how your record to the MD. I was not a user of NetMD, I
always record through the optical or analog interface...in real time.  That's
how you get the best sound and no worries about copy protection. I'm an old
guy so recording to tape or MD in real time is not a problem for me. 

I have many CDs but would prefer MD over CD, mostly due to the fact the disc
is inside the cartridge and not as easily damaged AND the MD will hold as
much music as a standard CD (80 mins)...more if you use LP2.

I've never been a fan of MP3 or the players. They sound okay and have their
purpose.

To each his/her own ;)

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Thanks!
Orbitman (Allen)
Orbit BBS, Opp, AL USA
orbitbbs.ddns.net:7210

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