Subj : Vinyl vs CD To : Kevin Nunn From : August Abolins Date : Sun Feb 13 2022 03:18 pm Hello Kevin Nunn! ** On Wednesday 09.02.22 - 11:40, you wrote to me: KN> I feel pretty much the same way. Times have changed, we KN> are busier. It's so much easier to use streaming service>. KN> But at the same time I understand the appeal of doing it KN> old school. Turning on all the components, pulling a KN> record out of the sleeves, clean it and then position the KN> cartridge, check the speed and then sit and enjoy music KN> while looking at the album cover. Enjoying an adult KN> beverage.... Perhaps it's the same phenomenon for revisiting retro-anything, including running late 80's BBS software. :/ There's a kind of joy in establishing all the configuration requirements for a smoothly operating system. KN> Sadly I don't have time for that. I do often put on a nice KN> set of headphones or IEMs, fire up my outboard DAC and KN> enjoy an album streaming from service>. But I don't have to do much prep and I don't KN> have to flip the album over. I find application for all alternative methods for listening to music. I don't have 24/7 unlimited internet at home, so.. CDs and LPs are used depending on circumstances and in which room I want to settle down. I primarily access Spotify at my shop where I have DSL. When a song plays, it's rather convenient to look at the originating album to try some other tunes, or even start a playlist of "covers" of a particular song. It's all good! But when playing an LP, it's more like a special event. I'll take the time to focus on listening to it (and studying every inch of the LP cover!) LOL. Whereas, a CD or a stream is often relegated as a background event. -- ../|ug --- OpenXP 5.0.51 * Origin: Got mobile? Join MUSIC = https://tinyurl.com/yxptapwv (2:221/1.58) .