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As a gen Xer, I never went for MP3s. I'm an audiophile and an archivist, so I only use high-quality lossless formats. FLAC has been my go-to since it came out.

Wasn't a fan of cassettes or VHS tapes because they deteriorated with use, so I had to make and play copies of my 'masters' instead of the originals.

CDs were great, but I wasn't too keen on the mp2 quality of DVDs. Laserdiscs, on the other hand, were fantastic and they didn't deteriorate with regular play (aside from potential oxidation issues).

Love the warmth of vinyl, the large art and liner notes, but it is a flawed medium that also deteriorates with time and use.

Collecting and playing vintage media is fun, but for my library, it's archival mediums FTW.

phil 1y ago

I always found MP3s didn’t sound great, even at the higher bitrates. I would always buy a CD over downloading a MP3. I still have a lot of CDs but have them all converted to FLAC now.

Cassettes can sound great with a good tape and good deck to play them. I’ve recently inherited a Nakamichi 480 that was my uncle’s and have given it a good clean and replaced the belts etc. Even though it’s not one of the top model Nakamichi’s it still sounds surprisingly good.

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Ava 1y ago

Very cool 💜✊💜