Track Three: Freak, Not Snob

Track three is concerned with the comparison between different audio formats. Enumerating the specific pros and cons of the various means of playback—magnetic tape, vinyl, CD, MP3, streaming—the author professes a flexible sense of affinity, depending on what the music and playback circumstance demands. He draws on his experiences as a disc jockey and over twenty years of service on the job, and reflects on the particularities of different record formats, from playing time to noise floor.