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From:
Bobby Tribble
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Date:
Wed, 06 Aug 1997 00:25:31 -0700
Subject:
Re: (idm) Vinyl vs. CD - NEITHER!
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quoted 2 lines Yeah. Big, bulky and difficult to transport or play anywhere except home>Yeah. Big, bulky and difficult to transport or play anywhere except home >are always good characteristics for a medium in my book!
Now come on guys. You're not even considering the best medium out there. CASSETTE TAPES! Let's look at the facts: vinyl cd CASSETTE!!! ROCK!!! Artwork: big dumb square small dumb square COOL *LONG* FOLDOUT, JUST LIKE PLAYBOY Quality: wears over time annoying clarity WEARS JUST RIGHT, UNTIL MUSIC FITS LIKE A GLOVE Portable: no way, man it can skip CARRY ANYWHERE!!! Car: never expensive add-on BUILT IN! Back-up: ??? only with CD-R?!? EASY! Operates: sharp needles dangerous lasers FUTURISTIC MAGNETO-WAVES Cost: if you can find up to fifty dollars COPY OFF THE RADIO FOR FREE them... for imports Wear: breaks easily warps in your car INDESTRUCTIBLE!!! Let's see... that's CASSETTE-8, "other sucky formats"-zeeer-o! I know, I know, I'm just goading the inevitable "cassette vs. 8-track vs. VHS tape" debate. Let's try and keep this civil, shall we? - Bobby (who actually does have a good tape player, Dolby-S noise reduction, playes with much less hiss than my cheap CD player)