[net.audio] CDs by mail

jlg@lanl.ARPA (01/31/85)

There has been a lot of discussion on the net about the quality,
desireability, and cost of CDs.  But I have noticed another discussion.
There is a lot of talk about ordering CDs from discount stores by mail.
Now, although there are a lot of people in record clubs, I don't know
anyone who orders LPs through the mail.

A lot has been said before about the durability of CD's, but the discussion
has centered around handling and playing in the home.  The real advantage
of CD's durability is only now being seen as people buy them in the mail
or through other channels which would otherwise have been unthinkable.
CDs will soon be responsible for the rejuvenation of libraries as sources
of high quality audio (who wants to borrow a library copy of an LP? Bletch!).

Despite the controversy over sampling rates or resolution, CDs are here
to stay - if only because of handling and durability.

J. Giles