Vinyl Sounds Best

The Dec. 1 article about vinyl record junkies really was in the groove (“Vinyl Lovers Still Seek Out Stacks o’ Wax”). I have complained about the sound quality of compact discs for years. In addition to sounding unnaturally harsh and brilliant, CD music sounds “compressed,” like it’s coming from a little box in the corner of the room; it has no “space” or ambience.

The public was fed a bill of goods when the major record labels introduced CD with hoopla about the “perfect” sound of the new format. By phasing out vinyl and forcing people to choose between cassettes (which can wear out quickly) or CDs (with their horrid sound and outrageous price), the major labels did the public a grave disservice.

JIM BARTON

Van Nuys