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In Reply to: RE: Describe differences in LP playback vs Cd playback posted by magiccarpetride on March 21, 2017 at 09:58:42
> LP sounds like driving a speedboat, CD sounds like enjoying a cruise ship
I'm trying to figure out what this means. In order to make sense of this I need to know what kind of speedboat and what kind of cruise ship. There are all sorts of different kinds of speedboats but different cruise ships are probably more similar to each other. In other words, speedboats can be small and flimsy or they can be larger and more powerful. Cruise ships, on the other hand, are generally VERY large, stable, safe, and hold hundreds of people compared to the largest speedboat, which is small in comparison and designed for a relatively short, bumpy ride.
Your description of the difference between LP and CD leaves more questions in my mind and than answers. Of course, maybe that is your intention. ;-)
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I used speedboat vs cruise ship analogy to try and illustrate how with vinyl (i.e. cruise ship) you get a more muscular, close to the actual action visceral experience. When enjoying a cruise ship, you're quite removed from the contact with water, so your sailing is pleasant, but somewhat mind numbing.
There is another aspect to it: digital reminds me hypertext, as opposed to regular text. If I'm reading a regular book, I usually do it sequentially. On occasion, I may skip a chapter or two, or start from the middle, etc., but that's not typically how I experience and enjoy books.
If I'm reading a hypertext document, I am liable to start clicking on links. Those links magically transport me to other parts of the digital document/book, or even to completely different digital books. That's exhilarating, as I'm now in control of the sequence and the dosage of the content I'm consuming.
But you see, with digital, I lose the organic connection with what the author had actually intended to portray. So in the end, this fast and furious digital diet, where I keep streaming and downloading and skipping all over the place, leaves me hungry and ultimately dissatisfied. That's the reason I prefer the analog, more sequential diet.
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