21. Vinyl Records and CDs-Describing Preference in English Conversations
Listen to a short English conversation about listening to Vinyl Records and CDs and practice your describing your preferences in English.
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Luke 0:02
This is Dialogue Frog’s short English conversations. My name is Luke, and I’m here today with Geoff.
Geoff 0:08
Hi, Luke. How are you?
Luke 0:10
I’m doing well. Thanks. How are you?
Geoff 0:12
Doing all right. Say, I just got back from the record store.
Luke 0:17
Oh, yeah?
Geoff 0:17
Yeah. I was looking through the uh racks of vinyl records there. Do you ever listen to vinyl?
Luke 0:24
I do listen to vinyl. I uh, yeah, I think it’s it’s really cool how it has the increased album art size.
Geoff 0:32
Oh, sure.
Luke 0:33
Yeah.
Geoff 0:33
Yeah, you don’t get that with a CD, or a, or a um internet stream do.
Luke 0:39
That’s, that is unfortunately true, unless they started shipping CDs out with little magnifying glasses, so you can-… Anyway, so um in terms of what what is it about vinyl that appeals to you?
Geoff 0:58
I like it because it has that vintage appeal. You know, the actual quality is not as good as a uh digital audio file.
Luke 1:09
Right.
Geoff 1:10
Um, but that’s kind of why you like it, right? It’s not you you you like you like the the flaws and imperfections of the format. It kind of makes it more appealing in a way,
Luke 1:21
Mm hm.
Geoff 1:22
Even though it’s not objectively as good.
Luke 1:26
Mm hm, yeah. So, ’cause I know you listen to CDs too, so do you gravitate towards CDs when when you listen to uh when you want super high quality audio?
Geoff 1:38
CDs are pretty good in terms of quality.
Luke 1:40
Mm hm.
Geoff 1:40
Um, and ’cause they’re a a lossless digital format, so you can rip them and convert them however you want.
Luke 1:50
I, I kind of have to disagree there because I’ve lost plenty of CDs. So they’re lossy, um.
Geoff 1:59
Well, that that sounds like that’s your problem, not the CDs problem.
Luke 2:03
That’s fair enough. I’m getting back on track, CD pun. Um, so when when you listen, but I think most people choose mp3 or streaming ’cause they want convenience.
Geoff 2:28
Convenience is important, sure. Um, yeah, you can’t really carry your vinyl collection with you, when in your car-
Luke 2:37
Which is a shame.
Geoff 2:40
-or when you’re on a run-
Luke 2:40
Yep.
Geoff 2:41
-or anywhere else, really.
Luke 2:43
Yeah.
Geoff 2:43
Yeah, that is a shame.
Luke 2:46
The the jogging turntable never made it on the on the market, unfortunately.
Geoff 2:52
No. That would- I don’t, I don’t know how to respond to that.
Luke 2:58
That’s okay, ’cause we’re almost out of time. So-
Geoff 3:01
Okay.
Luke 3:01
Thank you for listening to a very technical and uh, fun episode of of Dialogue Frog. Uh, for more information, you can check out, uh, our transcripts and our website at dialoguefrog.com. This is Luke signing out.
Got back
Record store
Looking through
Racks
Vinyl records
Increased
Album
Art
Size
Internet stream
Unfortunately
True
Ship
Magnifying glass
In terms of
Appeal
Vintage
Actual
Quality
Digital
Audio
File
Flaws
Imperfections
Format
Objectively
Gravitate
Towards
Super
High quality
Lossless
Rim
Convert
However
Disagree
Lost
Plenty
Lossy
Problem
Fair enough
Getting back on track
Pun
Convenience
Important
Carry
Collection
Shame
Run
Jogging
Turntable
Market
Respond
Technical
Luke 0:02
This is Dialogue Frog’s short English conversations. My name is Luke, and I’m here today with Geoff.
Geoff 0:08
Hi, Luke. How are you?
Luke 0:10
I’m doing well. Thanks. How are you?
Geoff 0:12
Doing all right. Say, I just got back from the record store.
Luke 0:17
Oh, yeah?
Geoff 0:17
Yeah. I was looking through the uh racks of vinyl records there. Do you ever listen to vinyl?
Luke 0:24
I do listen to vinyl. I uh, yeah, I think it’s it’s really cool how it has the increased album art size.
Geoff 0:32
Oh, sure.
Luke 0:33
Yeah.
Geoff 0:33
Yeah, you don’t get that with a CD, or a, or a um internet stream do.
Luke 0:39
That’s, that is unfortunately true, unless they started shipping CDs out with little magnifying glasses, so you can-… Anyway, so um in terms of what what is it about vinyl that appeals to you?
Geoff 0:58
I like it because it has that vintage appeal. You know, the actual quality is not as good as a uh digital audio file.
Luke 1:09
Right.
Geoff 1:10
Um, but that’s kind of why you like it, right? It’s not you you you like you like the the flaws and imperfections of the format. It kind of makes it more appealing in a way,
Luke 1:21
Mm hm.
Geoff 1:22
Even though it’s not objectively as good.
Luke 1:26
Mm hm, yeah. So, ’cause I know you listen to CDs too, so do you gravitate towards CDs when when you listen to uh when you want super high quality audio?
Geoff 1:38
CDs are pretty good in terms of quality.
Luke 1:40
Mm hm.
Geoff 1:40
Um, and ’cause they’re a a lossless digital format, so you can rip them and convert them however you want.
Luke 1:50
I, I kind of have to disagree there because I’ve lost plenty of CDs. So they’re lossy, um.
Geoff 1:59
Well, that that sounds like that’s your problem, not the CDs problem.
Luke 2:03
That’s fair enough. I’m getting back on track, CD pun. Um, so when when you listen, but I think most people choose mp3 or streaming ’cause they want convenience.
Geoff 2:28
Convenience is important, sure. Um, yeah, you can’t really carry your vinyl collection with you, when in your car-
Luke 2:37
Which is a shame.
Geoff 2:40
-or when you’re on a run-
Luke 2:40
Yep.
Geoff 2:41
-or anywhere else, really.
Luke 2:43
Yeah.
Geoff 2:43
Yeah, that is a shame.
Luke 2:46
The the jogging turntable never made it on the on the market, unfortunately.
Geoff 2:52
No. That would- I don’t, I don’t know how to respond to that.
Luke 2:58
That’s okay, ’cause we’re almost out of time. So-
Geoff 3:01
Okay.
Luke 3:01
Thank you for listening to a very technical and uh, fun episode of of Dialogue Frog. Uh, for more information, you can check out, uh, our transcripts and our website at dialoguefrog.com. This is Luke signing out.
Got back
Record store
Looking through
Racks
Vinyl records
Increased
Album
Art
Size
Internet stream
Unfortunately
True
Ship
Magnifying glass
In terms of
Appeal
Vintage
Actual
Quality
Digital
Audio
File
Flaws
Imperfections
Format
Objectively
Gravitate
Towards
Super
High quality
Lossless
Rim
Convert
However
Disagree
Lost
Plenty
Lossy
Problem
Fair enough
Getting back on track
Pun
Convenience
Important
Carry
Collection
Shame
Run
Jogging
Turntable
Market
Respond
Technical
