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A vinyl-download bundle would be perfect for me as long as the downloads are available in FLAC.
A reader of <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/love_comes_close_again/#COMMEN... blog</A> states: "Vinyl-download bundles are a complete win-win for me, and I would choose the bundle over a CD every time." How about you? Would you prefer a vinyl-download bundle to the CD release of an album?
I don't do vinyl. Not that I have a problem with it. I can't afford hi-rez right now. So, it's CD! Mostly from Mapleshade, Reference Recordings, etc. Also, I prefer a recording to be made with one or two mics, like Yarlung. Some stuff I buy, of course, is "standard issue" as far as sound quality goes.
What the .... is a vinyl download bundle? Someone playing and digitizing a record and sending the (now digital) results to you over the Internet? Complete with clicks, pops, wow-and-flutter, tonearm-cartridge resonances, mistracking and all the other nasty vinyl side effects? And yes, if you act now, you can also get, free of charge, nasy digital side-effects thanks to bad digital equipment. This has got to be about the most confusing (or weird) question I have ever seen on Stereophile. Thanks for a (somewhat confused) good laugh!
Vinyl? This was this technique which we used for record listening in the last century, isn't it? With lots of wow and flutter, hiss, etc. I haven't listened to vinyl since around 1995. And why a download? If I'm the owner of the CD, I can do a "download" by my own.