Cd - Vinyl - Tape - Mp3

netweiser_com · 08-07-2003, 12:36 AM

What are your comments on:

CD

Vinyl B)
Tape

mp3

DJ

**Celerystalksme** · 08-07-2003, 12:41 AM

CD - Would buy a lot more if they were cheaper
Vinyl - Great Stuff...If only there was more of a selection...
Tape - Useless pretty much...not great quality...now better technology is out
MP3's - The greatest invention ever

DJ's - Hopeless

...jokes...

netweiser_com · 08-07-2003, 12:58 AM

i agree tapes suck. cd am good but who is gona pay £3.99 for a single, when u can get it off kazaa for FREE!

**BigBank_Hank** · 08-07-2003, 03:22 AM

I really like the old vinyl but its so hard to find parts for record players, plus the records are hard to keep scratch free. MP3 is the way to go.

**Adster** · 08-07-2003, 03:29 AM

inyal Ok but scrath easy
Tape shit quality humm sound
CD excellent without a doubt but $30 each
mp3 well not as good as CD quality but are great and free

**sparsely** · 08-07-2003, 03:47 AM

I like CDs and mp3's.
Really, I prefer mp3's if they're ripped/encoded correctly (read: Lame+EAC VBR), or .ogg. I like those because
I can put 100 or so good quality tracks on a disc and play it in my portable CD player, and I'm about to get an
mp3 compatible player for my car. A CD will hold about 5 albums @ 192kbps or VBR, so it makes it more convenient
to carry 20 CDs as opposed to 100.

Vinyl is good to drag out every once in a while, especially on a good system & a well-cared-for record. Some bands
still release albums on vinyl, such as Sparklehorse, & Godspeed You Black Emperor, and other, less obscure ones....

**CrumbCat** · 08-07-2003, 06:37 AM

Cd - Vinyl - Tape - Mp3.......no thanks!

I prefer a good ole 8-Track over all of the above.

A few of my favorite 8-Tracks:

The Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks: Here's the Sex Pistols

Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music

George Harrison - Cloud Nine

Boston - Boston

Pink Floyd - Animals

Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy

And I love to pull out the old Aquatron VX-33A 8 Track Player and crank it up - the neighbors just love it!

And now you are asking: How Does 8-Track Work?

The 8-track cartridge contains a length of 1/4 inch tape which runs in a continuous loop at 3 and 3/4 inches per second (ips). The tape is wound around a hub in the middle of the cartridge. It pulls out from the center and follows a path which brings it across the front edge of the cartridge where it makes contact with the playback head. A pressure pad helps to bring the tape into proper contact with the head. The pinch roller, which is inside the cartridge, presses against the capstan, which is part of the player. The tape, pinched between the roller and the capstan (which is spun by the player's motor), is thus moved across the head. The tape itself is divided along its length into 8 channels or tracks (hence the name "8-track").

The tape head plays two tracks at a time--stereo! A metal sensing strip connects the ends of the strip of tape, forming the loop. Here's where the real 8-track magic happens. When the tape reaches the end of a program, the metal sensing strip connects with a solenoid coil in the player. This coil causes the playback head to shift along the width of the tape. This is the loud "click' or "clunk" sound you hear between 8-track programs. The playback head, shifted to it's new position, begins to play the next program in the sequence. This process can go on indefinitely, running through each of the four programs in sequence, until the world ends, or your batteries wear out, or the tape breaks.

Cd - Vinyl - Tape - Mp3......No thanks, not in a million years.

Tchau!

**Twigboy** · 08-07-2003, 06:52 AM

Crumb Cat,
Still have some of my old 8-tracks
Boston-Boston
Aerosmith-Rocks
The Beatles 1962-1966 and 1967-1970

**CrumbCat** · 08-07-2003, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by Twigboy@6 August 2003 - 23:52
Crumb Cat,
Still have some of my old 8-tracks
Boston-Boston
Aerosmith-Rocks
The Beatles 1962-1966 and 1967-1970

Aerosmith-Rocks - that may be worth a few dollars!

c00L - another fan of the almighty 8-Track!

Tchau!