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CDs are in every way better than vinyl records. They are smaller, much higher quality audio, lower noise floor and don't wear out by being played. The fact that CD sales are behind vinyl is a sign that the world has gone mad. The fact you can rip and stream your own CD media is fantastic because generally remasters are not good and streaming services typically only have remastered versions, not originals. You have no control on streaming services about what version of an album you're served or whether it'll still be there tomorrow. Not an issue with physical media.

The vast majority of people listen to music using equipment that produces audio of poor quality, especially those that stream using ear buds. It makes me very sad when people don't care that what they're listening to could sound so much better, especially if played through a hifi from a CD player, or using half decent (not beats) headphones.

There's plenty of good sounding and well produced music out there, but it's typically played back through the equivalent of two cans and some string. I'm not sure people remember how good good music can sound when played back through good kit.

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[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I've just realised you spelled vynil correctly and everyone else has been either spelling it wrong or pronouncing it wrong since its conception

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just spent 5 minutes looking it up and can't find any version of the word spelled vynil.

It's vinyl because that's the material the records are made from. Just like vinyl flooring.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee -3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Vinyl is pronounced "vy"- "nil". It's written ""vi"-"nyl" which makes no sense to a non native speaker, which the OP obviously was.

His spelling of it makes more sense than our native spelling of it

I'm sorry you have to have jokes explained to you, the internet must be confusing ☺️

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee -3 points 3 months ago

Something only said by people who are unable to make jokes

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Since when is that the standard pronounciation of 'y'? You wouldn't pronounce the 'y' in 'Sandy' like that.

[–] Shimitar@feddit.it 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Did I? Maybe because I am not an English speaker? Good to know tough, I went by instinct

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was joking in that your spelling makes far more literal sense than the actual spelling

I prefer yours and I'm using it from now on 😂

[–] Shimitar@feddit.it 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Did you see how upset that other guy got about your spelling and my joke? Spent five minutes looking it up apparently.

The British English for that is a pedantic wanker. It just trips off the tongue

[–] Shimitar@feddit.it 1 points 3 months ago

I can understand pedantic when referring to language, spelling and grammar...

Bit honestly, in English? It's probably the most fluid language in the world today... Spoken so differently all around the globe... Always evolving and surprising....

No I am not a native English speaker, but I am sometimes pedantic on my mother language with my kids... So... :)