Quote Originally Posted by poppachubby
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But what can I tell you? It's what I enjoy. I also LOVE the interaction with the discs and tables. It's a big point of pride for me knowing my LP's are in top shape, and my tables are set up correctly. I don't think that pride exists for CD lovers, but I could be wrong about that.
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As far as my reply to Feanor goes, I didn't feel that he was giving the potential of analog a fair shake.
That part I believe. Basically that's what I said earlier: some people actually like these rituals. For me they hold no charm.

When I got into audio circa 1971, analog was all there was; actually apart from cassettes (which were very new and very crappy) LPs were all there was. In fact I had a pretty good setup: the sort that would cost ~$2k today. But in the dozen or so years before the advent of CD I'd had my fill of pampering LPs and was ready to move on.

Actually, my first CDP sounded pretty awful; really the stereotypical CD sound; it was relatively bright, harsh, etc., compare to vinyl. However never so bad as digital haters made it out to be. But that was then. Today, digital nasties are largely a thing of the past.

Hey, if you want smooth, try 256 kbps; a lot of people actually prefer its sound to full 16/44.1.