Mastodawn

artemist Aug 1, 2023

Hot take:
The Compact Disc is still the most futuristic audio format. Forget streaming, files, or the vinyl resurgence, CDs output music at near the top of the quality a human can hear by shooting LASERS at a mirror spinning 8 times per second. This somehow just works and you can read a $0.10 disc with a $20 drive.

When I buy music, I prefer to have it on a CD. I can rip it into my computer easily and if I ever lose that copy I can just rip it again, bit perfect every time. There's no subscription and no DRM that can take it away from me, I have a physical thing.

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troutish

@artemist CDs are futuristic but they were also produced in an incredibly wasteful and low-quality fashion. Basically, they scratch, degrade or snap way too easily.

They were a good medium at the time. But a USB is a much better medium in 2023.

Vinyl is a better medium for display purposes and for the tactile enjoyment of playing the records. They'll also last forever if well maintained.