Oh the its the small things - such as the click and crackle from a speaker just before the music comes out when listening to an LP. I had this small pleasure this afternoon when my son was showing off his new turntable he has just bought. A turntable - how retro - only is it? Or is it the way forward. For some one who grew up collecting LP's it was amazing to hear the sound quality- something we had taken for granted but now have lost with the world of downloads and 'digital' quality and its restrictions placed on 'sampling rate'. There is nothing like the full sound - even if the song itself is crap - you really don't know what you have lost until you are reunited with the real thing.
This is not a cry for the return to the 'old days' but rather an acknowledgement that there is a price to pay for convenience. I would not swap my iPhone for anything but you do have to settle for a second class sound - their is a price to pay and that price is the sound. Are well at least we now have the choice - we can still get vinyl if and when you want experience the quality - but for the rest of your life you can live with the convenience of the digital world. I guess this is the best of both worlds.
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