I hope CDs get a resurgance too soon so we can enjoy a surround resurgance 20 years down the line.
Square Enix has already done this! They release 9-14 hour soundtracks for their games on a single Blu-ray disc opposed to multiple CDs in 24/96! Now we just need other companies to follow suit.I'm mostly referring to the potential of putting massive box sets of artists on 1 to 2 BD~As as opposed to double that number on CD. Or individual artists complete discographies in higher resolution..... The potential is certainly there and they would have to charge accordingly for such a cornucopia of riches ... but hey, they would take up MUCH LESS SPACE and in the end SAVE OUR as every little bit helps!
Square Enix has already done this! They release 9-14 hour soundtracks for their games on a single Blu-ray disc opposed to multiple CDs in 24/96! Now we just need other companies to follow suit.
15 hours??? Do you think I have jaws of steel? I can't play for that long!How 'bout 15 hours of the Yellow Gorilla on a single BD~A for a FULL Afternoon's Delight?
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At least a lot of CDs pressed today have dispensed with the CD plastic case and are more ecologically friendly, some, so much so, they could easily and literally slip through the cracks.
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But looking toward the present ... and the future .... and since MOST households have a Blu Ray disc player, I only wish the majors would take fuller advantage of the potential maximum storage inherent in that format [BD~A] ....... Imagine 16~18 Stereo Albums on a single disc in 48/24 resolution as opposed to 16~18 Compact discs......in 44.1/16 bit resolution. I'm mostly referring to the potential of putting massive box sets of artists on 1 to 2 BD~As as opposed to double that number on CD. Or individual artists complete discographies in higher resolution..... The potential is certainly there and they would have to charge accordingly for such a cornucopia of riches ... but hey, they would take up MUCH LESS SPACE and in the end SAVE OUR as every little bit helps!
Let me introduce to you...the Super Jewel Case!If anything they should be re-designed so that the weak spots (those damn tabs that attach the two parts together) are made more durable.
I am aware of the SJC as anyone that has sacds should be.Let me introduce to you...the Super Jewel Case!
I mean at least they're still being made! AFAIK they're at least twice as expensive because not many people make them anymore.I am aware of the SJC as anyone that has sacds should be.
Now we just need to get the manufacturers to switch to them. Obviously they must be a tad more expensive to produce or, you'd think, they would have become the industry standard.
Digipaks are somehow more expensive than both if I remember correctly.How many cracked CD and SACD plastic cases have arrived via the mail ...... WAAAYY too numerous to count! I prefer a well manufactured digipak with plastic inserts which I always place in protective outer sealed poly wrappers!
Digipaks are somehow more expensive than both if I remember correctly.
My Sony D-5 Discman CD player (purchased 1985-08) still works, although it uses a shared DAC so it isn't suitable for matrix quad playback.
Kirk Bayne
Thanks for sharing gene! Have the tables REALLY been turned? Or is the reason CDs are CURRENTLY selling better than Vinyl is due to the shortgage of pressing plants and the long, long delays for that album to be pressed on black wax?
And does Vinyl REALLY sound better than an 'uncompressed' CD .... and we're not talking esoteric 180~200g custom Quiex .....but the garden variety normal vinyl pressings put out by the majors and/or individual artists. From reading the various reviews at Amazon ... they're still rife with ticks, pops, swishes...and warpage!
And remember those CD longboxes to discourage thievery.....well, they're long gone but for the ecologically savvy, every time you order a vinyl album online, they're shipped in carboard packaging which are [get this..] equivalent to 7 or 8 of those longboxes of 'yesteryear!'
At least a lot of CDs pressed today have dispensed with the CD plastic case and are more ecologically friendly, some, so much so, they could easily and literally slip through the cracks.
As of late, I've admittedly been on a CD buying frenzy and am VERY happy to report.....they don't sound compressed...even the pop/rock titles. Have the majors finally awakened to the fact that the CD is actually capable of more than decent sonics if the mastering process precludes overcompressing it to shit thus dispensing with the dreaded 'loudness' wars?
But looking toward the present ... and the future .... and since MOST households have a Blu Ray disc player, I only wish the majors would take fuller advantage of the potential maximum storage inherent in that format [BD~A] ....... Imagine 16~18 Stereo Albums on a single disc in 48/24 resolution as opposed to 16~18 Compact discs......in 44.1/16 bit resolution. I'm mostly referring to the potential of putting massive box sets of artists on 1 to 2 BD~As as opposed to double that number on CD. Or individual artists complete discographies in higher resolution..... The potential is certainly there and they would have to charge accordingly for such a cornucopia of riches.
15 hours??? Do you think I have jaws of steel? I can't play for that long!
For the record I never stopped buying or being enamored with the cd. I love them.
Personally I want the hard plastic jewel cases and think they are justified. If the life of a cd was less than 5 years then I'd be fine with the cardboard digipaks as they'd be disposable. I've had some cds for 40 years now which, in my mind, justifies the less environmental friendly packaging. You want something that lasts that long to be durable. If anything they should be re-designed so that the weak spots (those damn tabs that attach the two parts together) are made more durable.
How many cracked CD and SACD plastic cases have arrived via the mail ...... WAAAYY too numerous to count! I prefer a well manufactured digipak with plastic inserts which I always place in protective sealed outer poly wrappers!
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