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| CD | 73% | 448 votes | Total: 614 votes | |
| Vinyl | 27% | 166 votes |
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by Ill Cosby
Vinyl Versus CD This debate has caused great rifts between music lovers and it seems as if this debate will probably never end. Audiophiles have argued the necessity of list...read more
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by C H Jahner
CD's are definitely the way "modern" people listen to their music. It is crisp, clear, and vibrant. The quality not only enhances what is being sung or played, but allows the ...read more
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by Joseph Malek
Without a doubt, the music playback sound quality of a CD is far better than the playback quality of music that is recorded on a vinyl record. So too, vinyl records, in spite of...read more
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This is really silly. Of course CDs are technologically superior to vinyl. I've owned both in my life time. I had my own turn table but I could not afford a CD player when th...read more
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Compact Discs offer fidelity beyond anything that vinyl records are physically capable of offering. The equipment of vinyl records is fallible, expensive, and unpractical for m...read more
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by Alice Jones
Compact Discs produce a far better quality of sound reproduction than Vinyl records. I must concede that there is indeed something very pleasurable about the sound, the feel ...read more
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I grew up in the age where I just caught the last glimpses of Vinyl. I actually never owned a player myself but my cousin did and I used to copy his records onto cassette. I rec...read more
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Overall, I do have to admit that compact discs offer better quality and a much wider variety of music to choose from, especially since vinyl records have been all but completely...read more
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by Imran D
The CD is much better than Vinyl records, why?, well lets see. The modern CD player has many things that overrule the old vinyl records. First of all, the quality of the soun...read more
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by Ian Loft
There can be no doubt the age of digital music is by far superior when compared to more antiquated forms of sound management. Records were an invention that changed the world f...read more
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by Todd Pheifer
In order to have this type of debate, you have to expand beyond the audio quality of these products. Any discussion of vinyl records versus CDs is also about culture, attitude,...read more
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This was a really hard question for me to answer. On the one hand, I like vinyl and have an appreciation for the format. With vinyl, I especially have an appreciation for the l...read more
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Which is better - ox wagon or Lamborghini? It depends on whether you want to enjoy the scenery without stress, or whether you want to go fast and impress girls. This is a deba...read more
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by Sammy Stein
We may reminisce nostalgically about vinyl records - if we are over 30 or so that is - but we all know CDs have a lot more going for them. With vinyls we had to be so careful...read more
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I must say my collection of CD's is irreplaceable to me. It contains various genres and the music maintains my mood throughout the day if I am in the car or at home. My entire c...read more
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This is a raging issue with music lovers. Vinyl or CDs? It's not an easy decision to make for me. Each has it's own qualities that recommend them and I love both but ultimately ...read more
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by ZaZa Sa'Oud
Under a microscope, vinyl grooves appear as cliffs, valleys, sharp turns, and smooth places. The violence that takes place between your needle and the groove qualifies the sound...read more
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by Stan Dyer
When it comes to sound quality, storage capacity and portability, there is just no argument. CDs are more convenient and better. That is why vinyl records are now "obsolete te...read more
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by Dusty Summer
I remember the first 45 I ever owned-a preteen jumping around to "Judy In The Sky...With Glasses." I was thrilled when I got my first player at the age of 12 for a perfect Chri...read more
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by Shane Dayton
Vinyl records are better than CDs, and this is being written by a man who was born in the cassette/CD age. My father's record collection has over 500 records, including rock, b...read more
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by Jenn Currie
Which is better, vinyl records or CDs? Though CD's are better when it comes to making extra copies or putting them on to your computer. They also have the benefit of being ab...read more
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by Keith Parks
It really boils down to what equipment you have and what level of audiophile you are. A really good turntable (at least a Linn-Sondek or Thorens) coupled with high end spea...read more
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by T.B.Whitt
Vinyl Albums versus Compact Discs Just the other day I was reading an article in my local rag, newspaper for those of you who don't know, about the resurgent popularity of vi...read more
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Like the Kennedy assassination, I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard about the new Compact Discs that were coming out. I was lying on the beach in Southern Cali...read more
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by Kate Johns
Without a doubt listening to a vinyl recording was the best experience ever. Listening to a record was the true embodiment of a having an emotional experience that lasted for a ...read more
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I often wonder what is going to happen to music in the future. Currently music is at the stage where it is just data stored on a device. Never mind how much I love my ipod, and ...read more
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I can see that the general argument centers around what is the best quality - CD or Vinyl. The whole debate is flawed if that is the real reason to argue the point. As a DJ,...read more
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The sound quality of vinyl records is far superior to that of Compact Discs (CDs). Vinyl also is easier to take care of, easier to store, harder to steal and is a better canvas...read more
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by Todd Beaman
Which is better Vinyl or CD. It all depends on who ask and the generation of which they came from. I came from the Vinyl era and while the CD is convenient and practical, there...read more
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by Joe Jenkins
As the former manager of a music store, I have been encountered this debate on a number of occasions. To no one's surprise, the line can typically be drawn between the two pa...read more
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by Hope Leach
Vinyl vs. Digital Well, it depends on what kind of person you are. For instance, which of the following do you prefer? A toaster waffle with the syrup flavor already baked i...read more
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by Jon Coe
I remember the very first album that I bought back in the early seventies. I took my pocket money and rode the bus into town. I got off the bus and made my way to the record sho...read more
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by Rob Cerroni
Vinyl or compact disk by todays standards of technology and lifestyle is almost a no brainer -or is it? It's easy to simply say that CDs have better sound and technically superi...read more
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First and foremost, if you ask any record collector, it is the sound quality they love the most about vinyl. The music isn't compressed into ones and zeros or what I call "bina...read more
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Vinyl is definitely better, but only if you are past a certain age. You see vinyl records became a huge part of your memories if you grew up with them. Your first slow dance may...read more
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I plump for vinyl. vinyl is old fashioned, clunky, requires physical co ordination and an appreciation of how to care for damageable ancient artefacts. Just kidding folks. Both ...read more
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Vinyl is far better than Cd's.... they may be harder to store, but they are far superior in quality. I remember my parents vinyl collection and the wonderful stereo-gram whic...read more
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