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Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re:CD vs LP
Message-ID: <366@petrus.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 5-Jun-85 01:06:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun  5 01:06:00 1985
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I've just been sitting here, taking in all the ruckus from my last posting,
and generally enjoying myself.

Recently, a colleague purchased a copy of The Absolute Sound (I wouldn't
even *think* of wasting money on that rag myself) and in thumbing through
the pages I believe I've gathered some more insights into the golden ear
philosophy.

My friend pointed out a letter to the editor that, as far as I could tell,
was a serious attempt to persuade everyone that digital audio was the
work of Satan, and quoted the Bible passages to prove it. Ah, for the First
Amendment! Then there was a picture of an ad from one of the consumer audio
shows that apparently showed a portable CD player, floating on a swimming
pool in a watertight case. The caption read: "And we all know what ELSE
floats..."

But the most telling tidbit was the constant association of CD players with
"the masses". One could almost hear the haughty sniffles.  Funny, from my
own experience, I thought CD players were still perceived as top-end luxury
items, although fortunately this is changing rapidly.  But this certainly
says something about how The Absolute Sound views itself and its readership,
doesn't it?

Phil