Hiya, Now that it's obviously too late to bring in some new aspects to the CD/vinyl debate, I thought I might. Didn't I read in Record Collector, ages ago, that the master tape was never intended as the finished product in the '60s and '70s? Apparently, there is something called the cutting phaze (phase?). This is/was the last stage of production, and the changes could be pretty vital to the final mix. IIRC, the sound could for instance be compressed (so the differences between the loud and silent parts were diminished), or the other way around, like Peo English is not my first language so I don't know what they call that, and even some EQ went into that last stage. Come to think of it, I think Orbital have credited someone "cutting" their records at least once, although I'd suppose they would have put the final cut onto the CDs as well. Anyway, I can't believe the CD/vinyl debate found its way to the Kraftwerk mailing list as I can't think of any CD reissues I own where they did a lousier job. You don't even get the complete recording (first chord of Neonlights?) at times. I also think the fade-in of Europe Endless sounds far weaker. Not to mention all the mic hiss on Man-Machine Autobahn and some others. And I don't have a very good stereo, either, I always thought that records were more important. So, if anyone remembers the RC article I mention, I wont have to bother with searching for it. thx in advance. Oystein _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com