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In Reply to: Yes - you! Why are you throwing all your CDs away again? posted by chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com on September 24, 2008 at 08:28:30:
And it's not even an audiophile one, I find cassettes to be a very listenable format at least on my Nakamichi cassette deck in which playback head alignment has been adjusted. I find nearly any analog format comfortable to listen to even when it is not high resolution.My recent venture in redbook CD land was only started because the Yamaha Universal S-1700 I bought two years ago actually took away the pain and stridency in all but the worst sounding CDs. Massed strings and female singers were not longer an attack on the brain but actually resemble somewhat string instruments and the female voice.
But as I said now that I no longer have painful CD playback, it's more or less not really musical as everything on CD just sounds boring and devoid of life. Some people say I need to spend more and more on CD playback but I am not rich and when I can get comfortable realistic sound on my system from everything that is not CD what is the use in trying to make the 40 or so CDs I bought listenable? SACD, DVD-Audio, LP, Cassette and Reel to Reel I find easy to listen to and very musical even on cheap equipment! There is just something that still assaults my ears with CD playback and causes listener fatigue. CD was a mistake IMHO.
You may need to adjust the playback head alignment on your cassette deck, your pre-recorded cassettes should blow away your CDs especially Rock ones in the goose-bump factor alone, and unlike CD you should be able to listen to cassettes for hours and hours on end. Good luck!
With SACD, DVD-Audio, LP, Cassette and Reel to Reel at my beck and call I feel no need to mess around with boring CDs.
BTW I didn't throw away my CDs, I sold them on eBay and Amazon.com, which is where I bought most of them so I didn't loose much money.
Just my experiences and opinions, yours may be different,
Teresa
Edits: 09/24/08
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- As a matter of fact I am listening to a pre-recorded cassette at this very moment. - Teresa 16:10:32 09/24/08 (1)
- RE: As a matter of fact I am listening to a pre-recorded cassette at this very moment. - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 14:32:31 09/25/08 (0)
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