Not to mention there are more dance tunes available on vinyl than mp3 or CD. But there are also alot of cool tunes available on CD or Mp3 that aren't available on vinyl. So I conclude...buy dual turntables and dual cd players and you got yourself set, but try to get more things on vinyl still so you can "look cooler." But yeah, it's true, it's the DJ not the equipment so do whatever the heck you want really. The point is to make the people on the floor dance and go crazy. Especially those fine females...

This discussion always comes up, the big thing that I like about vinyl is the "sound", there's no other way to describe it really.

Vinyl just sounds 100x better than CD, the little crackles etc....
You can't get that on CDs. On CDs the sound is just too pure / clean.

The vinyl sound is also slightly "phatter".

Agree / Disagree?

- A.

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i disagree
i bet you 100 bucks if you took the best sounding turntable (i.e. no static...) and a normal CD player, blind folded yourself and listened you would either not tell the difference or pick the CD over vinyl.

hey if you want that slight crackle and hiss just kinda mess around with your speaker wire so you hear that stuff come out of your speaker.

btw are vinyl stereo? as in surround sound (different sounds from panning from L and R)?

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Originally posted by Widget This discussion always comes up, the big thing that I like about vinyl is the "sound", there's no other way to describe it really. Vinyl just sounds 100x better than CD, the little crackles etc.... You can't get that on CDs. On CDs the sound is just too pure / clean. The vinyl sound is also slightly "phatter". Agree / Disagree? - A.

I have heard some CD's fresh out the pack mixed by big name DJ's not having that crisp full sound to it. The best sounding CD's I have heard so far are the one's mixed by George Acosta. Buy one of his CD's and listen to the sound quality - they sound as good as if not better than vinyl recordings. I want the CD's I make to sound like his.

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Originally posted by Izzy i disagree i bet you 100 bucks if you took the best sounding turntable (i.e. no static...) and a normal CD player, blind folded yourself and listened you would either not tell the difference or pick the CD over vinyl. hey if you want that slight crackle and hiss just kinda mess around with your speaker wire so you hear that stuff come out of your speaker.

You kinda missed the point of my post. It's not the turntables that have the "sound", it's the vinyl itself. If turntables had static - that's bad.

CDs are way too "clinical in sound. Perhaps the sound shouldn't be described as static. It's just "there". No other way to describe it - sorry about that. Some of the DJs / people on this thread will know what I mean by it.

- A.

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Originally posted by Widget You kinda missed the point of my post. It's not the turntables that have the "sound", it's the vinyl itself. If turntables had static - that's bad. CDs are way too "clinical in sound. Perhaps the sound shouldn't be described as static. It's just "there". No other way to describe it - sorry about that. Some of the DJs / people on this thread will know what I mean by it. - A.

turntables vs CD, it'd still be interesting to have a blindfold test and REALLY see if you can pick one over the other on a consistant basis.

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I'm basicly a CD DJ, but i my friend is a "Vinyl Head" and i sometimes spin on his tables... i have to tell you that spinning vinyl is more fun!

p.s.

Izzy, your name is Idan???

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ya alonzo, my name is idan, im isreali but i ditched the army and studying at texas A&M university (thats what the aTm symbol is), actually i lived half my life "be'hool" (outside of israel).

anyways i dont doubt that spinning vinyl is funner, they are for me too... im just wondering if people can tell the difference between the way it sounds and its not just there biast imagination.

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How old are you anyway?
My brother lives in minnesota and learns there... UofM (university of minnesota).
You guys won the NCAA swimming and diving last year, right?
I was there... boy, your University has a great swimming team! (my brother's a (olimpic) swimmer, that's why i was at the NCAA swimming&diving championship)

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I am a Bi-Format DJ i use both CD's and wax in my sets.
I dont think one format is easier. I think being able to spin on multipal formats you give yourself a broader range of music and you definitly have more skillz as well.
The war of CD vs Wax will never end, but the Respect a CD DJ gets needs to improove, Ive noticed that a lot of ppl dont respect the CD DJ unless they are a Big name Talent, IE PVD, Tiesto ect ect...
thats one thing that needs to change its not the format its the music that counts!
Peace
DJ Skott

http://www.djskott.com
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7.25.01

Don't forget that the quality of a CD or vinyl track always depend
of the recording source (master)! The most of the modern
dance music is made with ... digital equipement!
That's why You don't hear a lot of audio difference between
CD's and vinyl's!

And again, guys, its not CD or vinyl that makes people dancing, it's
the DJ who does this ... with CD's, vinyl or other divices. I play
with CD, vinyl and minidisc and every week it's big fun in our club!

Greetings

Steven, resident DJ in Dancing L'Ouragan, Lessines-Belgium