Long Live Magnetic Tape!

Ever since CDs appeared on the scene there have been hardcore vinyl enthusiasts (snobs) who refuse to listen to any music that has been digitally encoded rather than scribed mechanically on a rotating chunk of plastic. The usual reason for this is that vinyl sounds warmer. On this point I do tend to agree; I like listening to records as much as the next guy, but they're very difficult to play in my car.

Recently I've been thinking about this concept of a 'warmer' sound, and I've decided to apply it to my movie collection. If an older recording technology can produce a warmer sound, then the same must be true for visual media.

I've decided to Switch back to VHS.

The first step will be to buy some really expensive VHS gear. I'm thinking of something with a billet aluminum chassis to give all the components stability. Of course it would have to have vibration eliminating dampers instead of the usual rubber feet. The traditional 4 head VCR won't be enough. I'll need a 9 head VCR, I'm not sure what the other 5 heads are for, but I'm sure the extra expense will be worth it. The play heads, of course, will be made of solid gold because of it's greater conductive properties.

The most difficult part will be finding copies of all my movies on VHS. I guess I'll have to scour garage sales and vintage stores to find everything. The VHS revival hasn't quite caught on like vinyl has, so it may be more difficult. For now I'll just have to make do watching my old copies of Home Alone and . . . Home Alone 2.

The old movies have more soul anyways.