Never had it so good

[Parry1912]

I for one don't miss vinyl at all.

Ditto.

I can't get my head around the vinyl revival at all.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I can still remember the joy when CDs arrived on the scene; not because they offered 'perfect sound forever', but because you could listen to a recording without the strain of listening out for the next click or pop from the low grade vinyl used by most companies at the time.

Exactly my experience. I listened to my first CD over and over again, expecting it to deteriorate and for pops and crackles to appear and worsen over time. It just seemed too good to be true. I had recently bought the Philips Mozart Edition on LP, listening to every disc before returning a large batch that were faulty, only find several of the replacements were unsatisfactory too. After returning these, to find faults on some of the third batch, I just gave up.

[Petrushka]

Ditto.

I can't get my head around the vinyl revival at all.

Neither can I. Once I bought my first CD player in 1985 together with £100 worth of CDs I have never played an LP again nor have any wish to. The joy of being able to listen to something like Ein Heldenleben without a break is hard to describe even now. I popped into HMV in Bond Street yesterday and saw that they have a reasonable selection of classical vinyl. Why on earth would anyone want to go back to the Dark Ages to listen to a technology that was badly flawed even then?

[pastoralguy]

Neither can I. Once I bought my first CD player in 1985 together with £100 worth of CDs I have never played an LP again nor have any wish to. The joy of being able to listen to something like Ein Heldenleben without a break is hard to describe even now. I popped into HMV in Bond Street yesterday and saw that they have a reasonable selection of classical vinyl. Why on earth would anyone want to go back to the Dark Ages to listen to a technology that was badly flawed even then?

Exactly! It's an interesting sub-culture which I don't really understand. Yes, I DO miss the covers but that's a minor detail compared with the superior sound and convenience of the cd.

[pastoralguy]

Ditto.

I can't get my head around the vinyl revival at all.

I can understand collectors buying vinyl that is not available on cd and being prepared to put up with the hassle in order to experience certain performances but instead of cd?! No thanks.

[cloughie]

Neither can I. Once I bought my first CD player in 1985 together with £100 worth of CDs I have never played an LP again nor have any wish to. The joy of being able to listen to something like Ein Heldenleben without a break is hard to describe even now.

...or the start of Firebird without rumble, crackle or clicks. The down side at the time seemed to be thought that it would take forever to replace the LP collection, particularly at to £10 plus prices charged which seemed for a while to increase rapidly. Looking at the availability and prices now that seems laughable, and looking at the number of CDs on my heaving shelves.....

[pastoralguy]

It's funny to look at the letters in the Gramophone of the 80's pleading for 'esoteric' repertoire such as Elgar or Vaughan Williams Symphonies instead of yet ANOTHER Four Seasons or Beethoven's Fifth!