Re: Harry Potter audio books

Barbarossa wrote:

[Pardon if a re-post; I don't think the 1st time went through
properly]

Barbarossa:

The OP, "LAF," did not specify whether the Audio Books
sought were needed in CD format or Audio Tape format. And yes,
there are a great number of Books-On-CD that I would like to
have in my collection that seem to exist only in
Books-On-Tape format.

Sirius Kase wrote:

Right, the OP didn't specify a format, therefore your snotty
remark was unnecessary. Then you go into a long off topic
rant about how CD's are better but so much of what you want to
hear is only on tape, as though the obvious solution, buy
yourself a tape player, isn't doable. What's more important
to you, the book or the format? It's kind of dumb not to
listen to a book simply because you prefer a different format.
Unless you have an equipment problem, they sound the same, or
at least close enough.

Oddly the audio discs of Dale are a slightly lower tone do to play
speed. It makes dales HG voice a bit better to deal with.



Barbarossa:

I am still at a loss as to what phrase in my first reply
should be considered "snotty." I did not intend for it to be so,
but was simply commenting on the approaching (if not complete)
obsolescence of Audio Tape.

I said: "Ah, yes, tapes; I remember those." And I do; I also
remember 8-Tracks - they were awful - not so much the sound, but
the mechanical failures of the internal tapes. Tape Cassettes
were better, but not much, with failures of both the cassettes
and the players themselves. At one time the car audio cassette
deck was ubiquitous; now they have be almost completely replaced
by CD players.

One of the newest Pioneer car decks has even eliminated the CD
player in favor of connections (both USB, and direct) for the
iPod and other Mp3 players.

True. I like things like the Ipod but want one that will tell me where
I am on the lists. I don't care if it doesn't know the books or songs
name but if it just said item one or two I could get by. At the moment
it is more of russen roulet as to what I get.
That is why I like the ones that I can put everything on to a chip. I
can pack them away speachal so I know witch book is witch and just
change chips. Now I just want them to remove the cords I keep catching
things on I will be happy. My next project is to hang on on a new head
phone. Then I can wrap the cord around the head band tand use heat
shrink plastic to keep the cord wound around the head set. leave just a
bit out so It can plug into the mini player then I just have to change
chips and batteries.
But so far to do this I have to by the disc and then copy them into my
computer and then on to a chip.
One day I hope the publishing companeies get together and and come up
with a format that they will start putting on to chips. Then we can buy
them andeither use a player or just load it into the computer.
Just selling the audio tracks wouldn't be bad either. Some do but
normaly only after they get all the paper ones sold.




Simply buying a cassette player is not always an option, and
tapes cannot be ripped or catalogued in iTunes. Yes, format IS
very very important and even CDs become cumbersome when there are
23 of them in one book like OoTP. When one can carry a hundred
books in the palm of one's hand, and select and listen to them
easily, AND have them backed up safely it just no longer makes
sense to use tapes.

Thus my comment that used tapes are cheaper that used CDs
because of supply and demand - used tapes are in low demand
because they are not "that useful or convenient. Fewer and fewer
people do [find them so] these days." Which I feel is a
fundamentally true statement.

If someone needs or likes Cassette Tapes, or has a large
collection more power to them. However there will come a time
when those tapes will break or wear out (as will CDs!!) and tapes
are far harder to replace these days, let alone back-up or
digitize.
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--
Richard The Blind Typer.
Lets hear it for talking computers.
Lets go for talking i-pods!


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