ladyislingering
retired
Occasionally I use CD's. I use mostly vinyl. Sometimes I use cassettes. I'm wanting to start an 8-track collection.
My personal pros/cons of these:
What I like about CD's:
Convenience. They're small.
They're not easily destroyed.
Like vinyl, they can come in a bunch of different colours.
They can hold a lot of data.
What I don't like about CD's:
They don't have any warmth.
Album art? Forget it.
The entire package is just small and uninteresting.
Just a flick of the wrist and it's ready to play. Talk about impersonal.
They're generally overpriced for how unimpressive they are.
What I like about vinyl:
It takes two hands to handle.
It has warmth. It's the way the music was meant to be heard.
It comes in different sizes. If you don't want the whole album, just buy the single you want.
Album art is more prominent.
It comes in a bunch of different colours.
Some records are especially hard to come by.
They're more fun to collect because each record is unique.
They were produced with more attention - not just a mass production thing like CDs.
Nostalgia!
What I don't like about vinyl:
LP's are highly destructible. I handle things with great care, so it's not a problem. It's just everyone else that ****** me off.
Some records can look absolutely perfect, but something goes wrong and they'll skip the whole time.
Singles can be difficult to find with their original sleeves on. Sheesh.
They tend to take up a lot of space, and there aren't too many manufacturers that make things especially for their storage.
What I like about cassettes:
They're small, and compact.
They hold a nostalgic value for me.
Not many people use them anymore.
Lots of older/cheap cars still have cassette decks.
What I don't like about cassettes:
When they're warped, they're really bad.
They can't be subjected to extreme heat. (Don't leave 'em in the car.)
It's a gamble when you pick a bunch of them up at a garage sale for these reasons.
If any part within the cassette cartridge goes missing, you're kind of screwed.
You have to flip them over. Usually that wouldn't bother me, but I like flipping vinyl over because it's more to handle, and a nicer antiquarian experience.
That's just my two cents. I love all kinds of musical formats, but I'm mostly a vinyl person.
My personal pros/cons of these:
What I like about CD's:
Convenience. They're small.
They're not easily destroyed.
Like vinyl, they can come in a bunch of different colours.
They can hold a lot of data.
What I don't like about CD's:
They don't have any warmth.
Album art? Forget it.
The entire package is just small and uninteresting.
Just a flick of the wrist and it's ready to play. Talk about impersonal.
They're generally overpriced for how unimpressive they are.
What I like about vinyl:
It takes two hands to handle.
It has warmth. It's the way the music was meant to be heard.
It comes in different sizes. If you don't want the whole album, just buy the single you want.
Album art is more prominent.
It comes in a bunch of different colours.
Some records are especially hard to come by.
They're more fun to collect because each record is unique.
They were produced with more attention - not just a mass production thing like CDs.
Nostalgia!
What I don't like about vinyl:
LP's are highly destructible. I handle things with great care, so it's not a problem. It's just everyone else that ****** me off.
Some records can look absolutely perfect, but something goes wrong and they'll skip the whole time.
Singles can be difficult to find with their original sleeves on. Sheesh.
They tend to take up a lot of space, and there aren't too many manufacturers that make things especially for their storage.
What I like about cassettes:
They're small, and compact.
They hold a nostalgic value for me.
Not many people use them anymore.
Lots of older/cheap cars still have cassette decks.
What I don't like about cassettes:
When they're warped, they're really bad.
They can't be subjected to extreme heat. (Don't leave 'em in the car.)
It's a gamble when you pick a bunch of them up at a garage sale for these reasons.
If any part within the cassette cartridge goes missing, you're kind of screwed.
You have to flip them over. Usually that wouldn't bother me, but I like flipping vinyl over because it's more to handle, and a nicer antiquarian experience.
That's just my two cents. I love all kinds of musical formats, but I'm mostly a vinyl person.