Domino wrote:emphatic wrote:Your buddies sound quite elitist.

Pro CD decks sound better than Technics decks, as the latter aren't made for hi-fi, but for the dancefloor. I have turntables and 20 years of djing behind me, so I might be wrong though.

Also, it's often more about the quality of the mixer and since there's a computer involved, who's to say he doesn't spin 24 bit, 96kHz FLAC material?
Don't know man, while the Technics was old for some reason it was better than the CD deck my buddies was using. Over here where I live vinyl is still king for DJs. When I'm at the record store on the weekends the young/old DJs always looking thru boxes (good amounts of boxes) of 12 inch singles for $1-$2 a piece for something to play when they are DJing in a club or a party.
Why would anyone spin 24 bit, 96kHZ FLAC files with music that would be terrible produced to begin with (compressed up the ass like the majority of electronic-based music)? It's not like people who are listening going to hear the difference with a higher sampling rate to begin with.
Amen to that. Vinyl will ALWAYS sound better than that digital shit. I have Basement Jaxx's Rooty on both cd and vinyl. Once you heard the vinyl version, you'll never EVER listen to the cd again.
Unfortunately in a few years (if not already) young people will forget about the analogue world, simply because they will never have known how it sounded.
They should focus on making a new analogue platform, but in a modern jacket.
And for those who want both there's always Final Scratch or Serato. Mixing the best of both worlds...
They give you the opportunity to only buy the best stuff on vinyl, and the junk digital...
No offence to the guy that bought the digital stuff though. It's still a nice setup. But there's better...
And you have to admit. Vinyl has collector's value. Digital files are just digital files. Nothing to be proud of there...