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• Yes CD's go bad. - Jerry P 07:36:56 05/11/02 (0)
  In Reply to: DO CD's go bad? posted by ozymandias on May 08, 2002 at 11:39:38:

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  Sony SCD-777ES > > Silver Audio SB 4.0 > > AI M3A > > Silver Audio Hyacinth > > Odyssey Stratos > > Tice 416A Bi-wire > > MG 1.6 QR
  

  • Prolonging CD-ROM's Life Expectancy

  
  

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• Re: Whaddaya mean "GO" bad? (a vinyl junkie hit and run...)...nt - Bagsgroove 15:19:14 05/08/02 (6)
  In Reply to: Whaddaya mean "GO" bad? (a vinyl junkie hit and run...)...nt posted by Bagsgroove on May 08, 2002 at 15:19:00:

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  • Re: Whaddaya mean "GO" bad? (a vinyl junkie hit and run...)...nt - Brian Walsh 20:42:44 05/08/02 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Whaddaya mean "GO" bad? (a vinyl junkie hit and run...)...nt posted by Bagsgroove on May 08, 2002 at 15:19:14:

    This kind of sums it up :-)

    
    
    Brian Walsh
    
    

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  • Run all you like, we got yer licence plate number - there`s a posse goin` over to Vinyl right now.nt - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 16:16:40 05/08/02 (2)
    In Reply to: Re: Whaddaya mean "GO" bad? (a vinyl junkie hit and run...)...nt posted by Bagsgroove on May 08, 2002 at 15:19:14:

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    • Calvin Coolidge is dead... - Bagsgroove 19:31:02 05/08/02 (1)
      In Reply to: Run all you like, we got yer licence plate number - there`s a posse goin` over to Vinyl right now.nt posted by chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com on May 08, 2002 at 16:16:40:

      When Dorothy Parker was told that Calvin Coolidge had died, her response was:

      "How can they tell?"

      So, to the question--Can cds go bad...

      Hahahaha....you'll never get me, coppers...
      
      

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      • I`m always the last to know these things :0( [nt] - Calvin Coolidge 09:28:09 05/11/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Calvin Coolidge is dead... posted by Bagsgroove on May 08, 2002 at 19:31:02:

        No text, sorry - don`t want to reveal my identity.

        Best Regards,
        Chris Redmond.....DOH!
        
        

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  • I cut my self on a broken CD once ......... - JDK 15:58:08 05/08/02 (1)
    In Reply to: Re: Whaddaya mean "GO" bad? (a vinyl junkie hit and run...)...nt posted by Bagsgroove on May 08, 2002 at 15:19:14:

    I'm sure it was malicious.

    "When CD's go bad ........... your fingers will never be safe again!"

    Cheers
    John K
    
    

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    • Liar! - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 09:23:57 05/11/02 (0)
      In Reply to: I cut my self on a broken CD once ......... posted by JDK on May 08, 2002 at 15:58:08:

      CDs are virtually indistructable to anything less than a 15 megaton blast so how could you possibly break one in a domestic situation?
      
      What`s more, it`s been demonstrated that after the aforementioned 15 megaton blast, the resultant pieces of a CD can be casually placed on the drawer of your CD player in any order and playback will still be possible.

      The only conclusion I can draw from your post is that we have yet ANOTHER vinyl freak hit-and-run incident casting unsubstanciated aspersions about `perfect sound forever`, and the `Spooks` from Sony are already surrounding your residence.

      Best Regards,
      Chris Redmond.
      
      

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• Someone named "Ozymandias" should know nothing's forever :-) - Bruce Righter 14:36:45 05/08/02 (4)
  In Reply to: DO CD's go bad? posted by ozymandias on May 08, 2002 at 11:39:38:

  Listen to CD's sound, ye Mighty, and despair.

  Percy
  
  

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  • Re: Someone named "Ozymandias" should know nothing's forever :-) - Ozymandias 15:14:58 05/08/02 (3)
    In Reply to: Someone named "Ozymandias" should know nothing's forever :-) posted by Bruce Righter on May 08, 2002 at 14:36:45:

    I generally don't like Shelley, but what a remarkable poem. Glad you caught the reference.
    
    

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    • Re: Someone named "Ozymandias" should know nothing's forever :-) - Muzikmike 18:18:23 05/08/02 (2)
      In Reply to: Re: Someone named "Ozymandias" should know nothing's forever :-) posted by ozymandias on May 08, 2002 at 15:14:58:

      Caught the reference as soon as I saw it, and fab moniker it is!!!. But I need to ask: the sands that stretch far away...are they used to make transistors?
      I figure you're the only one who can answer this!
      
      

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      • Re: Someone named "Ozymandias" should know nothing's forever :-) - Ozymandias 20:07:16 05/08/02 (1)
        In Reply to: Re: Someone named "Ozymandias" should know nothing's forever :-) posted by Muzikmike on May 08, 2002 at 18:18:23:

        Dunno, all I can tell you is that in the "antique land" the traveler was from there were only 78s on which, of course, the performances were far superior to anything available today.
        
        

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        • Amen to that! - Muzikmike 05:54:39 05/09/02 (0)
          In Reply to: Re: Someone named "Ozymandias" should know nothing's forever :-) posted by ozymandias on May 08, 2002 at 20:07:16:

          I busted me gut larfing!
          
          

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• My experience... - SE 11:56:24 05/08/02 (4)
  In Reply to: DO CD's go bad? posted by ozymandias on May 08, 2002 at 11:39:38:

  I've had 5 CDs "bronze" during the 15 years I've collected them. I own around 3500. Since I haven't "gone through my entire collection to check", perhaps there's another 1 or 2 "on their way". For example, I just discovered another one a couple of months ago after not playing it for probably 2 years.

  Only 1 of the bronzed CDs, however, showed any impact to its playback (some crackling sounds and pops -- the "CD rot" must have gotten to the playing surface). I replaced it. My understanding is that this WAS due to a flaw in the manufacturing process -- one which has been identified and is now completely eradicated on most/all labels.

  So...small potatoes. After 15 years only a miniscule number of problems, and absolutely no sign of anything systematic taking place in the general population :-)

  This is pseudo-science, but I expect that better than 95% of my CD library will last the rest of my life -- 50 years, Wod Gilling.
  
  

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  • Re: My experience... - Ozymandias 13:24:51 05/08/02 (3)
    In Reply to: My experience... posted by SE on May 08, 2002 at 11:56:24:

    It wouldn't even be an issue if they didn't delete the damn things all the time, so I worry about my recordings that may never be reissued. I suppose I could just copy the ones I know are OOP to be on the safe side.
    
    

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    • OOP is a WHOLE 'nother matter... - SE 13:50:56 05/08/02 (2)
      In Reply to: Re: My experience... posted by ozymandias on May 08, 2002 at 13:24:51:

      I've been saying "get 'em while you can" for a while, knowing that the CD catalogue is fickle and fleeting. During the past 2 or 3 years I purchased more than I should have, because I'm not confident that the huge selection available today will be there in a couple of years. But, I'm not doing this to offset an epidemic of CD Rot! :-)

      My advice? Live your life -- it's what I'm trying to do. Purchase as much of your favorite music as you can afford to, and enjoy what you have without obsessing over the idea of "irreplaceable". As recent times have reminded us, everything is temporary in this life. There will always be great music of some kind readily available. I'll tell you this: Life is DEFINITELY too short to waste time making copies!!!
      
      

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      • Re: OOP is a WHOLE 'nother matter... - Ozymandias 13:55:14 05/08/02 (1)
        In Reply to: OOP is a WHOLE 'nother matter... posted by SE on May 08, 2002 at 13:50:56:

        Yes I generally agree, but if my Hadley/Hampson Pearl Fishers or my Brendel Schubert Sonata in B Flat were to go bad and be irreplaceable, life might not be worth living!!
        
        

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        • Now, ya see... - SE 14:40:51 05/08/02 (0)
          In Reply to: Re: OOP is a WHOLE 'nother matter... posted by ozymandias on May 08, 2002 at 13:55:14:

          If you did the RIGHT THING, and collected Schubert B Flats from Schnabel, Rubinstein, Pollini, Kempff, Kovacavich, Uchida, Lupu, Planes and Staier, you'd be a little less fretful about that singular Brendel recording!
          
          

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