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Originally Posted by ravenus
Right now they're only selling books and movies. No music and no electronics. Even when they sell, I suspect they'll only sell mainstream goods already available in other retail outlets. Total crap IMO.
With regards to CD's v/s Vinyl, there's no absolute answer. There are those who will tell you that Vinyls ALWAYS sound better, but that's a lot of placebo effect. Most recordings these days are made digitally and compromises are made at the stage of mixing itself to appeal to the ipod crowd so the "superior" audio quality of vinyl becomes moot. Generally the recordings that sound better in comparison to the CD's are usually ones where you got an older pressing of the LP made from analog master tapes. But those are mainly available from second-hand shops, not the ones you get in retail stores.
Also Vinyls are a LOT of hassle: they are expensive, fragile, take up space and are very sensitive to dirt, moisture etc. They need to be cleaned before and after playing. Selecting tracks on an album requires you to know which groove corresponds to the track you want to hear. Unless you directly compare music you like on CD's v/s LP and yourself feel that the difference in sound is worth the hassle (and that you have enough music of your choice on LP where the sound difference is apparent), I'd advise you to stay clear.
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Originally Posted by sanjay0864
NO. It is not advisable to buy Indian CDs as they are crap in comparison to imported CDs.
To me, vinyl is a lot of hogwash. The fact is that there is a certain type of music that does sound a wee bit better on vinyl. But the fact is, that for the vast majority of music, the CD is definitely better. Vinyl just does not have the dynamic range that CDs have.
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Thanks for the info. I have the Man Of Steel soundtrack on pre-order (CD) and I was wondering if going for Vinyl would increase the quality. After listening to scores/songs in a movie on a blu-ray disc, listening to the same movie's soundtrack on CD just doesn't feel the same.
I found this site a few hours ago which sells lossless music but they're digital downloads :
https://www.hdtracks.com
I thought of cancelling my CD pre-order and going for that instead but I don't feel comfortable paying for digital content. The songs on Daredevil's soundtrack sounded bad after just listening to them on the blu-ray. But I had bought the CD in India so maybe the MOS soundtrack will sound a bit better as it will be imported?
What do you guys think? Atleast I don't have to worry about considering Vinyl anymore, thanks
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