[QUOTE=Pat D]How about this?

AM Radio
FM Radio
Cassette Tape
Vinyl
MP3/Minidisk
Open Reel Tape
Hi-Fi VCR
CD
DVD/SACD (for multichannel)
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Vinyl for me definitely less good than a good CD or SACD. OK, that might be because my vinyl playback equipment really sucks, but I am talking about what reaches my ear. I have heard a lot of MP3 through my system, but what little I have heard was as good as vinyl. I've never heard cassette, Hi-fi VCR, nor OR tape through my current system.

What about DVD Digital as opposed to DVD-A? Surely there's a big difference? How about between MP3 and OR tape in your hierarchy?