Czilla9000
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[size=small]Why I Love the Compact Disc[/size]
With all the vinyl lovin'/ digi hatin' going on, I thought it was time to defend what I consider to the best format out there - The Compact Disc.
Seven Reasons to Love the Compact Disc (in no order)
1. Objectively and Subjectively Excellent Sound Quality. According to Nyquist, a 44.1 kHz PCM signal should perfectly reproduce the entire audio band. Subjectively, the CD gives you an amazingly clear and accurate view of the music.
2. Durability. The CD has amazing durability. Though scratching can be a problem, a Compact Disc's performance remains constant know matter how many times you play it.
3. Cost effectiveness. A CD, due to its digital nature, does have as many variables to impact playback performance. Thus, excellent sound quality can be reached with far less money than an analog medium. Also, blank CDs are cheap to produce.
4. Portability. Use can carry a CD with you anywhere. The spendid sound of the Compact Disc can be reached on the beach, at home, or at 30,000 feet.
5. Capitalism. This is tied in with "cost effectiveness". No monopoly controls the CD anymore. Anyone can produce one, causing prices to fall and forcing companies to create music which pleases their customers. Also, since the CD is a globally recognized standard, there are plenty of manufactuers creating DACs and other CD equipment. This causes the prices on hardware to drop and better products and innovation. Bottom line - the CD gives companies the power to innovate and artists the power to produce.
6 . Device Freedom. Practically any modern day digital device can play CDs or music ripped off CDs. This gives artists freedom to have their music heard in more places.
7. Tracks. Since CDs are divided into tracks, you can skip right to what you what to hear.
I typed this up rather hastily, but I feel my mini-essay has merit.
The number one reason to love the CD though is freedom. Anyone can make them, anyone play them, anyone can make things to play them, anyone can innovate with them, and anyone can enjoy them.
Thank you for your time.
With all the vinyl lovin'/ digi hatin' going on, I thought it was time to defend what I consider to the best format out there - The Compact Disc.
Seven Reasons to Love the Compact Disc (in no order)
1. Objectively and Subjectively Excellent Sound Quality. According to Nyquist, a 44.1 kHz PCM signal should perfectly reproduce the entire audio band. Subjectively, the CD gives you an amazingly clear and accurate view of the music.
2. Durability. The CD has amazing durability. Though scratching can be a problem, a Compact Disc's performance remains constant know matter how many times you play it.
3. Cost effectiveness. A CD, due to its digital nature, does have as many variables to impact playback performance. Thus, excellent sound quality can be reached with far less money than an analog medium. Also, blank CDs are cheap to produce.
4. Portability. Use can carry a CD with you anywhere. The spendid sound of the Compact Disc can be reached on the beach, at home, or at 30,000 feet.
5. Capitalism. This is tied in with "cost effectiveness". No monopoly controls the CD anymore. Anyone can produce one, causing prices to fall and forcing companies to create music which pleases their customers. Also, since the CD is a globally recognized standard, there are plenty of manufactuers creating DACs and other CD equipment. This causes the prices on hardware to drop and better products and innovation. Bottom line - the CD gives companies the power to innovate and artists the power to produce.
6 . Device Freedom. Practically any modern day digital device can play CDs or music ripped off CDs. This gives artists freedom to have their music heard in more places.
7. Tracks. Since CDs are divided into tracks, you can skip right to what you what to hear.
I typed this up rather hastily, but I feel my mini-essay has merit.
The number one reason to love the CD though is freedom. Anyone can make them, anyone play them, anyone can make things to play them, anyone can innovate with them, and anyone can enjoy them.
Thank you for your time.