Subj : Re: 8-Track Vs Cassette
To   : Nightfox
From : Chuck Finley
Date : Thu Mar 17 2022 20:48:18

-=> Nightfox wrote to Orbitman <=-

 Ni>   Re: Re: 8-Track Vs Cassette
 Ni>   By: Orbitman to boraxman on Fri Feb 25 2022 06:01 pm

 Or> Yes indeed. Having the disc/tape is miles better (to me anyway) than just
 Or> a bunch of digital files. If I can see it sitting there...it calls to me
 Or> and I'm more apt to play it. I spend all day on a computer at work and the
 Or> last thing I want to do when I get home is get back on one just to listen
 Or> to music.

 Ni> To me, it's all the same (or very similar) in the end.  You're still
 Ni> pushing buttons to play the music you want.  I admit I find it more
 Ni> convenient to just load up the file rather than insert a physical
 Ni> thing.  Also, you can store a lot more on a USB drive than you can on a
 Ni> CD or cassette.  And especially when I'm driving, not having to fiddle
 Ni> with a cassette or disc is important.

This is the way I look at it... Same with a movie... If I can have a digital
file to enjoy (streaming or on a 'machine' somewhere) the bottom line is that
I'm still enjoying the content.

Now, that's not to say that audio from one is a different sound from another,
but if I'm just getting content for a bit, I don't care. :-)




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