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	Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD's Coffin

Jaycer17

10-29-2007 2:39 PM

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Jaycer17 says:

What????!!!!

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10-29-2007 3:25 PM

michaelll

Records can sound better than CDs.

Many who have a vinyl collection will already be aware of this, and indeed when my son brings in friends he usually gives them a taste of vinyl music from my collection, and the comments are always positive .

10-29-2007 3:28 PM

adamc

I definitely agree that records tend to sound better. I have a turntable at home, but no CD player.

10-29-2007 4:29 PM

hudgal1

Unfortunately, vinyl does not do well in South Texas storages in the summer. I lost my whole collection when my family put all of my things in a mini-storage after my stroke while I was still in the hospital. I think CDs would have fared much better

CDs also are pretty hard to break or scratch in addition to being melt-resistant!

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