> >CDs on the other hand degrade with age
> >therefore all your CDs will sound crappy in @ 15 years
>
> This is theory, at best.
No, u're wrong. That assertion is just false...
> seems to be that unless something goes wrong in the pressing of the stuff
> that covers the actual disc, the disc will last longer than you will live.
At the begining, when the first cds were pressed, there seemed to
be some kind of problems with the cover paintings (the upper part where u
can see the title of the album, or a picture of the artist or whatever)
and a rumour started saying that the chemichals of the ink would
eventually destroy the plastic below, but it was just that, a rumour.
Right now, the cd is the most time-resistant format, because it's
the only one that doesn't use a mechanic reproduction method.
I'm not saying it's the best one, but for domestic needs it's by
far the most suitable. I know that vinyls are VERY useful for djs, etc
but the reasons I sometimes read in these vinyl vs. cd wars are often
plain snobism; I like to be able to sneeze in front of my hifi without
missing part of a song because the needle jumped... (ok, it's a silly
joke, i know it)
Greetings to everybody!
Jose C.
What if God was one of us, just a slob like one of us, just a stranger on
the bus trying to make his way home...
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