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Vinyl CD's
VINYL CD's
The idea for last week's Listening Post column, which examined the strange demand for vinyl records in the digital age, was inspired to a small extent
by Optimal Media Production's vinyl/CD hybrid, which is just like a normal CD except that on the top, it has vinyl grooves etched in. Place a
VinylDisc on your turntable, drop the needle at the start of the track, and you'll hear up to 3.5 minutes of music at 33 RPM.
Since CDs have a hole at their center that's too large to fit on a vinyl spindle, you'll need to use the little rubber adapter that comes with each
disc to center the disc on your record player; otherwise, it'll go off-center and you'll hear the music speed up and slow down with each revolution.
As for the overall sound quality, I just finished giving the vinyl side of a Sonic Kollectiv VinylDisc compilation a spin, and it sounded decent --
not as good as 180 gram, but certainly good enough to warrant consideration from bands and labels looking to offer something new to their customers: a
CD that everyone can play, with a secret bonus track in the grooves on top for those who have record players.
Other weird offerings from Optimal Media Production include etched vinyl, perfumed CDs, and a partially metallized disc that makes "specially chosen
images float through the room, seemingly three-dimensional and extraordinarily vivid."
| Quote: | Originally posted by REV.PAULIE
HONUS-as much as i can't stand a great deal of what you really like (for my own reasons that i would never hold,nor impose,against you),YOU FUCKING
RULE!
YOU,HONUS,IS WHAT MAKES THE "EDGE" COOL.
YOUR FRIEND,
PAULIE |
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Stupid idea.
‘Do you know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun. Straight through your heart.’
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Siczine.com
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I think it's a pretty awesome idea. I wonder how drastic the price difference is.
"specially chosen images float through the room, seemingly three-dimensional and extraordinarily vivid."
I would be interested in seeing one those.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Siczine.com
"images float through the room, seemingly three-dimensional and extraordinarily vivid."
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Shrooms are cheaper. 
Well, its this place where nobody works, and the pigs don\'t give you any shit. Everyone smokes weed and gets drunk all day. Its a place where
cunts like me and you can truly take it easy and relax. Know what I mean?
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