"David Looser" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote in message
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"David Looser" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote

David no sane person could contest your arguments about the superiority
of CD over LP in many respects but the truth for some of us is nothing
beats putting on a record. It's almost a certainty that virtually every
'vinylist' has a collection of CDs as well: there are hundreds here in
various places about the house....


I don't dispute that. Most of us, I guess, have collections of both. I
was merely curious as to why Bob calls those of us who don't find that
"nothing beats putting on a record" "puritans". A bit like a classic car
enthusiast calling someone who prefers the reliabilty and convenience of
a modern car a "purist".


I think he is referring to a preference for the 'pure' sound claimed by
CD advocates - ie free of the inherent colouration and and artefacts of
LPs.

I see what you are driving at, and if CDs were a lot more expensive and
less convenient than LPs, and the ONLY reason for prefering them was the
cleaner, less coloured sound then he might have a point. I happily admit
to prefering the less coloured sound and lack of background noise of the
CD; and if I went to a lot of trouble and expense to get it then maybe,
just maybe, the term "puritan" might be justified. But since I don't have
to it isn't, quite the contrary in fact.

I would never describe the sound from a CD as "pure", an undistorted sine
wave is "pure", but it ain't music!


When it comes to talk of colouration of whatever music media I always have a
little thought for the amplification, playback equipment and
headphones/speakers being used. Whilst some may be purer than others, no-one
gets a totally 'pure' sound.

Then there's the room....

;-)