Will CDs ever enjoy a renaissance like the "Vinyl Revival"?

So if i didnt like beer, and hope that all beer is irradicated forever, I'm a sane, rational, caring, sharing kind of guy?

 

CD's sound as good as hi rez and downloads, so apples to oranges regarding your example. It's like a 1960's Beatles vinyl Sgt. Peppers album that had never been played and kept preserved. It would be worth a lot right now. It still would sound great on a good turntable.

 

Many only saw the negatives of vinyl when it got replaced, to a large degree, by cassettes and CD's. Now many only see the positives of vinyl. The same could happen to CDs.

 

The only real problem i see with cds is this insane industry want to master them loud and free of dynamics

 

Not all cds are ruined in this way. I just bought a remaster of my fav album and i am staggered how good it sounds. Love it

 

Yea there are tons of good ones, but i have an apprehension that i never used to lol

 

No. Vinyl didn't.
Streaming is nice but kinda boring. Push a button and hear anything you want. Where's the fun in that? Seriously.

 

I hear you load and clear. I always feel anxious when i play a new cd; will it be loud? Will it be compressed and brickwalled? etc etc. The good news is there are plenty of good ones out there.

 

Vinyl had its issues too. Warp, scratched, snap crackle and pop etc. There always be issues but streaming leaves me cold. I like cds and LPs. Always will

 

You just don't know. If anyone said that vinyl would be selling well 30 years ago, I would never believed.

 

Want = live or die
Need = vinyl and cd

 

I know, but to me, and maybe I'm just old, there is some hidden insidious reasoning behind a move to stop people owning the music they want. It certainly isn't progress.
Future generations ....

 

My vinyl are without cracking and are not warped. Those vinyl which you talk about never entered my home

 

No. Read my latest posts, I agree. My children will use only vinyl and cd', we will ignore and fight this virtual file nonsense.

 

Actually downloads are falling off the table faster than any format as people apparently shift to streaming.

 

I am not big on downloads and streaming (listening is like 80% CD and 20% vinyl), but having access to thousands of songs at the touch of a button is appealing. You can simply go where the feeling takes you within seconds. Rather than having to get up, walk to your shelf, and scan for titles to play, then choose the song you want. One (CD/vinyl) is conducive to listening to an entire album, the other to listening to individual tracks and possibly discovering things you haven't heard yet. But with steaming/downloads/rips, you can still listen to entire albums if you want. I dunno, I am locked into physical media but I admit it's outdated and possibly is even less fun/interesting then having access to all the music you could ever want on a tablet or laptop or whatever people use. Plus, you'll get a lot more music into each listening session if you don't have all the delays when moving from one album to another.

 

It did and still does happen though.

I simply dont have any passion for streaming etc. Cds and LPs for me. Always x

 

I'd vote option #5: no idea, but hope so.

 

I wasnt arguing with you

 

Great album

 

Nice to see ya around Noomi! Actually was about to check in on you
That Nitzer took forever to track down

 

Cheers Cory.

When I already had all Nitzer Ebb albums except this one I found 2 copies in one of our cd stores,
there Was a long line at checkout and I was late to a meeting so I thought to come back
tomorrow to buy the cd, When tomorrow came and I arrived to the store both copies were already sold!

I had to order the cd from the internet in higher price, essential EBM album/

 

A losing fight. Enjoy.

Ed

 

I know.

 

I think they don't but I will keep enjoy from cds that I have and from second hand cds that I will buy in the Future. There are also lots of new ambient music cds ( one of my favorite genres) with excellent sound so for me cds rules!