At 14 03 05, 04:59 AM, Stephen Humphreys wrote: >Two good examples where 'analogue' has made a return 1) Car speedos started >going digital in the UK in the 80's. People didn't like them so the old dial >and needle format came back. 2) There is a healthy trend in people buying >'balance' style weighing scales for the kitchen (the type with the tray on one >side and loose weights on the other) - these are old fashioned looking and old >fashioned technologically - but many like it.
I have both a balance scale (made in England) and an electronic scale in my kitchen. The balance scale is really cool looking, but rarely gets used. Why is it a "healthy trend"? Rather than just a "trend"? >>You're one of those "vinyl is better" guys, huh??? Well, we'll never agree on >>that, but you can count me on your side should anyone try to ban vinyl >>records or analog circuitry! > >I challenge anyone to audition a good record player against a good CD player >in a "proper" hifi store (ie, not the shopping mall (US)/ Electrical >super-centre(UK) type stores) Audition what? Which sounds better? Which sounds more authentic? Whether someone can differentiate between them? Whether the vinyl record still sounds the same after 100 playings? Which is easier to use? Which sounds better in the 99% of situations that are NOT ideal? >>(But it's going to get more expensive as it becomes less popular.) > >Hats off to a european company called 'Pro-ject' for making affordable high >quality turntables. That's what makes the free market great -- companies strive to fulfill unmet desires in order to make bucks. But I still think vinyl will die in time -- even if under the right circumstances it sounds as good (or even better), the convenience of digital will win out. And if I'm wrong and 30 years from now vinyl still has a market -- great! Jim Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com
