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A vinyl-download bundle would be perfect for me as long as the downloads are available in FLAC.

Always the vinyl, but ideally it would be a record with a CD thrown in (which some are doing now).

I'm all about the vinyl!

Vinyl & download—best of both worlds.

Best is the vinyl-CD bundle (as opposed to vinyl-download bundles, which are usually crappy MP3 files).

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.

I do not buy any more CDs.

I might like all three. At once.

I would like to see a combo vinyl-CD package.

Now that I've rediscovered the sound that I had forgotten, I'm spoiled. Vinyl always!

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!

CD, thank you very much. I prefer to live without LP surface noise, ticks, pops, crackles, stylus wear, groove wear, and constant cleaning. "Perfect sound, forever!"®

What the hell is a "vinyl-download bundle"?

I would rather have an SACD.

Yeah, I'd go for the vinyl-download bundle. The download should be in FLAC, though.

How do you download a record?

I'd like prefer that music be offered in both mediums, vinyl and digital. There exists no better high resolution than analog. Digital recordings/media are always converted from analog!

Vinyl download. But it's gotta be done well using proper hardware. But then, my first preference would be the original LP, of course.

I don't know what a vinyl-download bundle includes. The CD version bundled with vinyl recorded on to a digital format (such as a WAV file) would be nice. I would not sacrifice CD quality for vinyl, though.

Hybrid SACD (with HD stereo program, HD multichannel program, and CD layer) is a complete win for me.

With minimal care, a CD will last a lifetime. Neither downloads nor vinyl are very durable.

Neither—I'd prefer a hi-rez download!

Try as I might, regardless of all but the most extreme expense for digital, I still prefer the vinyl recording. The download is merely a convenience for life on the road.

CD with vinyl works for me!

I don't care about physical media. Give me the hi-rez bits!

Just plain vinyl. Keeping the faith.

Of course, what do I do with a CD? And I can give the download to my young cousin

Vinyl is a pain in the behind, and it wears out. CDs don't. That makes enough difference to me that I'd bypass the vinyl option. Or I'd go for a download-only (lossless) format.

Lisa Hannigan (Irish singer/songwriter) had her album available in Dublin for ¢13 on CD or ¢16 on vinyl with the CD also included. Never seen anybody else offering this, but I like it.

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.