And the breakable shellac 78 RPM? Edison's wax cylinder? Regarding analog vs digital music, PCM sampled at 10% over the Nuquist rate can exactly reproduce the original signal. But the analog reproduction can add a spacial quality.
I actually lost a good friend over an argument on CDs. Remember when they had a AAD, ADD or DDD rating. Ken Franklin quit speaking to me because I took the CD side. Of course, he had thousands invested in Snell speakers, Macintosh tube amps and two walls of vinyl. On Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 5:25 PM H L V <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: > yes you are. :-) > I didn't mention 8 tracks because they disappeared about 1980 when vinyl > was still the most popular format. > harry > > On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 12:44 PM Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You forgot 8 tracks! Or am I dating myself? >> >> On Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 11:07 AM H L V <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Most Popular Music Formats 1972 - 2022 >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XBL9KlVoYE >>> >>> Today the vast majority of music sales comes from the streaming format. >>> However even though vinyl sales almost disappeared in the early 2000s >>> they grew again and now exceed CD sales. If this video is accurate then >>> no music cassettes are sold today whereas at one time they dwarfed vinyl >>> sales. >>> >>> This says something about the nature of obsolescence. >>> A technology doesn't become obsolete simply because it is "obviously" >>> inferior or less affordable. >>> >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> >>>
