->  Talking of documentaries, I very vaguely recall
->  one on this very subject quite awhile back -
->  preserving historical stuff: paper, music, etc.
->  Something to do with archives and the Smithsonian
->  [?]. But I wasn't really paying attention so I may
->  have some of this wrong. I think there was
->  something about commercial-type run-of-the-mill
->  CDs having -less- range on the sound spectrum than
->  the old vinyl records, but as I say I may be
->  mistaken. I think also mentioned was a superior
->  type of CD that had greater range, that was coming
->  or was already out on the market.

 In theory a Virgin Record does have a woider range than an Audio CD.
But that range degrades VERY fast with playing. Where as the CD remains
unchanged. OF course if yuo are a Real Purist you can always get one of
those Turntables that uses a Laser Beam to read the record groves. Then
your Record Collection will for all practical purpose remain
"Untouched"(Virgin) by the destructive Needle.
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