So here's the argument: vinyl is best, because it's really actually a physical transcription of audio. Others say CDs - they're clearer. And then reel to reel, cassette, 8 track, and those, I'm not totally sure what all the advantages are there. And now we have streaming, YouTube, Mp3, etc. I guess because it's easier.
So I'll let you take your pick in this poll. What do you think is best?
So I'll let you take your pick in this poll. What do you think is best?
IMO, there should be a choice between R2R and cassette & 8 Track,...
Good (semi-pro, pro) R2R is hard to beat. 🙂
Good (semi-pro, pro) R2R is hard to beat. 🙂
Well, it is an interesting subject. The vinyl vs CD threads usually don't go well, and get locked down eventually.
I'd love to have a library full of 7.5ips tapes.
jeff
I think the best is whatever your happy with at the time.
All have their good and bad points and some of us will always in search of perfection.
Perhaps my opinion is clouded by an uncle who had a thing about cars. In my youth, He used to **** me off calling to showoff his new car, which each time just happened to be the best car on the road, till his eyes, wallet and brain went wandering again.
Funny old thing, human nature !
All have their good and bad points and some of us will always in search of perfection.
Perhaps my opinion is clouded by an uncle who had a thing about cars. In my youth, He used to **** me off calling to showoff his new car, which each time just happened to be the best car on the road, till his eyes, wallet and brain went wandering again.
Funny old thing, human nature !
Vinyl for looking at artwork, CD for listening to an album, radio for company/finding new music, YouTube/Spotify for checking out the new music further to see if it's worth spending money on, cassette for recording convenience.
I have no experience on minidisk, but perhaps (if enough albums had been released on it) it should have supplanted CD.
I have no experience on minidisk, but perhaps (if enough albums had been released on it) it should have supplanted CD.
What is your definition of "best"?
Worst: vinyl as the overwhelming majority of cartridges are poorly adjusted and a lot of modern turntables aren't that great either.
High speed analog RtR is certainly capable of quite amazing audio quality, but check out the pricing at The Tape Project for a hint as to the format’s scarcity. At $500 USD per album, the tapes are one thing, but being custom remastered at 15ips on 1/4” 2 track tape with IEC EQ does make for an esoteric playback system - your uncle’s mint condition Sony TC377 need not apply.
Fun feeding the squirrel.
Actually as basic as a table can get. Tonearm was “interesting”