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I remember when compact discs came out, in a way it felt like a downgrade from cassette tapes. Tapes were smaller, more durable, cheaper, record-able (CDs fixe
by davesque 5y ago
I remember when compact discs came out, in a way it felt like a downgrade from cassette tapes. Tapes were smaller, more durable, cheaper, record-able (CDs fixed this later but it took a while), and didn't skip when you played them while moving or jogging. The sound was perhaps a bit lower quality but it didn't stand out significantly IMHO. CDs were definitely cool. But the gadget factor was pretty heavy in their value proposition. I guess the other part of the value prop with CDs was that they eventually also became useful as a digital storage medium for PCs. But it felt almost like the economics ended up forcing them on audiophiles.
- tpmx 5y agoMy reaction back then (late 80s) was pretty much the opposite of yours. To me CDs were the promise of clean digital noiseless audio, without needing to go through the expensive hifi jungle to find something that sounded decent. I welcomed it with open arms. It felt like a way of democratising high quality sound. I was super excited because it allowed me to experience music in a much better way.
- Johnny555 5y agoPlus with CD's you could listen to the tracks in any order you want, or skip over the song you don't like instantly. For me it was a huge upgrade from casettes, I bought a portable CD player as soon as I could afford one so I could stop copying stuff to cassette to listen away from home.