Can You Hear the Difference

xoxoxoBruce · 06-05-2015, 06:58 PM

Vinyl is the hot ticket.
No, CDs & DVDs are the way to go.
Bah, MP3 is the shnizzle.

High Fidelity? You can't handle High Fidelity!

NPR has a test to see if you can pick out the best audio files.
Of course it could be argued it doesn't mean shit if you take the test on different electronics than you listen to music on.

footfootfoot · 06-05-2015, 11:21 PM

There's that pesky word, best, again.

One of my least favorite aspects of my brief retail career was helping customers with their requests for "What is the best chisel, bike, screwdriver, camera, lens, whatever.

I finally gave up and grabbed the nearest one and said this is the best, and then spun out a mile of bullshit yarn for them.

Sundae · 06-06-2015, 09:44 AM

I used to get that when people asked me which pushchair I would buy (not randomly - I was working in a relevant shop at the time).

Well... I'm single, so it would definitely be unplanned, I have no car so would need to get it on and off public transport, am time-rich, cash-poor etc etc. You have a lovely burly husband and supportive extended family, two large cars, and I'm guessing a reasonable amount of money to spend on this beloved new arrival. Little different, no?

I just made the best guess given what they told me their needs were, and tried to pretend I had the same life.

Gravdigr · 06-06-2015, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

NPR has a test

I got 3 outta 6 listening on three-inch tall Diamond Audio Technology speakers (came with the HP computer).

lumberjim · 06-06-2015, 01:39 PM

same here. I got the Niel Young, Vega, and Cold Play right. You know how I know I'm gay? I got Cold Play right.

Griff · 06-07-2015, 11:50 AM

I won't hold the gayness against you, unless you ask real nice like.

Gravdigr · 06-08-2015, 05:54 PM

Just, no mincing, please.

06-05-2015, 06:58 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Can You Hear the Difference Vinyl is the hot ticket. No, CDs & DVDs are the way to go. Bah, MP3 is the shnizzle. High Fidelity? You can't handle High Fidelity! NPR has a test to see if you can pick out the best audio files. Of course it could be argued it doesn't mean shit if you take the test on different electronics than you listen to music on. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-05-2015, 11:21 PM	#2
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	There's that pesky word, best, again. One of my least favorite aspects of my brief retail career was helping customers with their requests for "What is the best chisel, bike, screwdriver, camera, lens, whatever. I finally gave up and grabbed the nearest one and said this is the best, and then spun out a mile of bullshit yarn for them. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-06-2015, 09:44 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I used to get that when people asked me which pushchair I would buy (not randomly - I was working in a relevant shop at the time). Well... I'm single, so it would definitely be unplanned, I have no car so would need to get it on and off public transport, am time-rich, cash-poor etc etc. You have a lovely burly husband and supportive extended family, two large cars, and I'm guessing a reasonable amount of money to spend on this beloved new arrival. Little different, no? I just made the best guess given what they told me their needs were, and tried to pretend I had the same life. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-06-2015, 01:39 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	same here. I got the Niel Young, Vega, and Cold Play right. You know how I know I'm gay? I got Cold Play right. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-07-2015, 11:50 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I won't hold the gayness against you, unless you ask real nice like. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-08-2015, 05:54 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Just, no mincing, please. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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