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krj
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response 75 of 170:
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Dec 29 07:14 UTC 1991 |
VHS hi fi is an analog system; I don't know the precise details, but it
involves using a frequence modulation (FM) technique to get around the
noise problem.
VHS hi-fi's problems: it is prone to an artifact called "switching noise",
which I think is the 60hz sound of one head leaving the tape and the next
coming in contact. Also, tapes wear badly and can develop buzzes as they
age. I only use VHS hi fi for taping long radio broadcasts, where the
6 hour uninterrupted recording time outweighs the sonic concerns, especially
for program material I will only replay a handful of times.
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bad
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response 76 of 170:
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Dec 29 13:34 UTC 1991 |
Yeah, as soon as I entered that, I thought about it, and of course it's
analog.
Some sales guy did try to sell me a Hi-Fi VCR about 5 years ago by telling
me it was digital and thus the perfect medium for recording compact disks.
Maybe that's what I was thinking of.
(I knew better even then...besides, they were about a million dollars,
then...)
VHS Hi-Fi doesn't deteriorate as quickly as the linear track does, though.
More in line with picture deteriorating, I'd think, but I haven't used it
too much.
Hmmn...how many "plays" is an audio cassette good for, with decent
equipment? They always wore out on me fairly quickly, but I never
had a decent cassette setup...went straight from "crap tuner/turntable/
cassette deck/8-track(!)" to "crap tuner/turntable/cassette deck" to
"CD player and crappy receiver" to "CD player and good receiver but no
cassette at all".
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ragnar
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response 77 of 170:
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Dec 30 16:30 UTC 1991 |
It varies quite a bit between brands and particular handling (stop-and-go
playing in a walkman is much worse than continuous playback in a stable home
deck) but the better brands should hold up until the tape starts degrading
(15-30 years nowadays)
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bad
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response 78 of 170:
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Dec 30 22:30 UTC 1991 |
Hmmn...that with your own recordings, or pre-recorded?
Or both?
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ragnar
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response 79 of 170:
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Jan 1 02:15 UTC 1992 |
Oh, yeah, I'm talking about top brand blank tapes. Commercial cassettes are
usually a bit off that quality.
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ecl
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response 80 of 170:
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Jan 1 11:25 UTC 1992 |
and of course with a commerical prerecoreded tape, if you wear it out
you can buy another. or just make a backup and wear it out.
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mythago
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response 81 of 170:
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Jan 3 17:14 UTC 1992 |
Hey, if you do go to Tower Records, pick up a copy of Eidolon.
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krj
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response 82 of 170:
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Jan 10 03:38 UTC 1992 |
Tower Records is having its "Annual Clearance Sale"; all CDs on sale, most
at $11, same as the Grand Opening sale. And I already had my CD pigout for
this week, sigh. The sale runs through midnight on the 13th.
I would have bought the Sandy Denny box on sight, but the printing on the
spine of the box was crooked.
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mcnally
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response 83 of 170:
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Jan 10 04:11 UTC 1992 |
Uh oh! And tomorrow's payday.. Plus I made myself that new CD rack when
I was at home over Christmas and had access to my Dad's wood shop and it'd
be a shame to have to not have any new CDs to fill it with..
Ken, why'd you have to tell me?
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mcnally
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response 84 of 170:
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Jan 25 02:15 UTC 1992 |
How often do the rest of you buy albums (on the average)? I always
thought *I* was a compulsive CD shopper until I ran into Ken (actually,
I still think I'm a compulsive CD shopper, I just think that Ken's CD
shopping transcends compulsive, maybe making inroads on pathological.. ]-)
What about the rest of you, though? Do you buy a new album once a year?
Once a month? Once a week? Once a day? Do you buy albums or cassettes?
What percentage of your impulse shopping dollar is acconted for by music
of some sort?
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frf
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response 85 of 170:
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Jan 25 06:46 UTC 1992 |
Once a week(Minimum) One of my housemates manages a record store.
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mcnally
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response 86 of 170:
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Jan 25 07:54 UTC 1992 |
Locally?
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morel
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response 87 of 170:
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Jan 25 20:58 UTC 1992 |
I'd guess it would average out to once every month or so for me, with usually
at least 2-3 discs each time. Just got the first Lyle Lovett album, the
Dead Can Dance compliation, and the Buddy Guy/Junior Wells "Alone and
Acustic" album earlier this week. After listening to WDET this morning, I've
realized I'd like to get the first Cephus and Wiggins (piedmont blues) album,
the new Best of Mountian... Home??? and... and... Damn, I knew I should
have written these down. <grump>
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mcnally
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response 88 of 170:
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Jan 26 09:58 UTC 1992 |
I tend to buy one or two albums per week during relatively prosperous
periods but cut back when I'm really broke.
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craig
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response 89 of 170:
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Jan 26 15:31 UTC 1992 |
I am poised, ready to buy the new Ministry CD when it comes out...
until then, nothing else is good enough.
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ecl
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response 90 of 170:
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Jan 26 20:35 UTC 1992 |
I buy on a random and impulsive basis.
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craig
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response 91 of 170:
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Jan 26 21:37 UTC 1992 |
And what appeals to your impulsive buying habits?
Colorful artwork? A slightly recognizable group name? song name?
Only bands you are definately sure you like?
Cost?
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mcnally
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response 92 of 170:
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Jan 27 04:44 UTC 1992 |
I tend to stick to bands that I know at least *something* about, but
since I apply that rather loosely that doesn't exclude much. I'm much
more likely to buy music produced by musicians I am familiar with, but
I suspect nearly everyone is.
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krj
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response 93 of 170:
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Jan 27 06:21 UTC 1992 |
"Pathological"... I like that. I used to tell people that my LP addiction
was healthier than alcohol and cheaper than drugs, but now in the CD era I'm
not so sure about the "cheaper than drugs" part.
At the moment I'm frustrated because the impulse store shopping of the last
few months has consumed the money I'd like to spend on ordering some things
from England.
The most dangerous thing for impulse buying, for me, is a favorable review
on Usenet. :-) I also tend to use FOLK ROOTS magazine, and to a lesser
degree DIRTY LINEN, as shopping lists.
My tendencies towards impulse buying are reinforced when an appreciable
number of the items I want will disappear, never to be seen again, if I
don't buy them right then. (*whimper*)
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hawkeye
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response 94 of 170:
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Jan 27 16:41 UTC 1992 |
I buy them once every few months, but then I buy 8-12 at a time.
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bad
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response 95 of 170:
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Jan 27 22:13 UTC 1992 |
I buy in groups of one to three, once a month or so. Maybe more if I'm
building a collection of some band.
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goose
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response 96 of 170:
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Jan 28 04:42 UTC 1992 |
At least one CD or album a week, much better than when I worked in a
record store, then it was at least one a day. Somtimes I have to go
*right now* to get something and I can't sit still until I get it.
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mcnally
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response 97 of 170:
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Jan 28 06:34 UTC 1992 |
One per day is probably the most severe music addiction I've heard
of.
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krj
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response 98 of 170:
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Jan 29 05:24 UTC 1992 |
I'll work on it.
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polygon
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response 99 of 170:
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Jan 29 05:29 UTC 1992 |
I used to have a few hundred LP's, but gave about half of them away when I
moved to New York. Nowadays, with no working turntable, no prospect of
getting a CD player in the foreseeable future, CD's hugely overpriced, no
new LP's on the market any more, I buy maybe two or three pre-recorded
cassette tapes per year.
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