Brenda Ann wrote:
"Tony Meloche" wrote in message
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David wrote:


CD's are popular because they don't get scratched.

Head-to-head, vinyl records can be ruined by scratches a lot easier
than CD's, yes, but CD's can certainly be scratched beyond repair - and
it's not that hard to do, even accidentally.





The average person
can't tell the difference between a phone call and FM.


That's like saying "the average person can't tell the difference
between chocolate and horseradish"!

Tony


Really, it's pretty much true. The "average" person really can't tell the
difference in quality between AM, FM or CD. Nor mono and stereo for that
matter. They listen to 'their tunes', and that's all that's important. For
years, their were two hard rock stations in Portland. One AM (out of
Vancouver) and one FM. The ratings were in a dead heat. Basically, if it's
what people want to hear, they'll listen to it.


I'll go this far with you: I may be in a bit of a cocoon. I'm a
lifelong musician, married to a lifelong musician, and we have far more
money in our stereo system (for listening) than we do in our home
theater system. But if we define the "average person" as "the majority
of folks", and not a statistical mean, the "average person" thinks
on-hold Muzak on the phone sounds "tinny", AM radio sounds "good" and
the same tunes on FM radio sound "great". There certainly are people to
whom a strawberry lollipop and fresh strawberries both just "taste like
strawberry", but I believe there are many more people - "average people"
- to whom the difference is night and day.

Tony



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