Words fail me. Another who can't or won't hear the intrinsic
faults of vinyl.

I've compared 45-year-old LPs to their CD transfers, and they are often
remarkably close. LP /can/ be a good recording medium -- it just isn't a
very good playback medium. Good LP playback costs about 10 times (at least)
what good CD playback costs.


Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?

According to the OED, this expression appeared in print not much earlier
than 1885. The etymology appears to be based on the same root as "wacky"
(crazy, deluded), rather than the onomatopoeic "whack" (to strike or hit).