Air Quote by Marianne Faithfull

Compression is a necessary evil. The artists I know want to sound competitive. You don't want your track to sound quieter or wimpier by…

— Butch Vig

I have a lot of compact discs. I need them for radio play and convenience. Many bands and artists I am a fan of…

— Henry Rollins

I'll also listen to music on a Discman and realize how nice it can sound when it's not compressed to MP3 format.

— Alexis Taylor

For the records I've work on over the last 10 years, I get sent the really compressed version and the non-compressed version, and oftentimes…

— Beck

We were interested in this notion of compression- a lot of the songs were really short so that you'd absorb them in memory rather…

— Arto Lindsay

No compression or as little as possible - that's how you get a good recording.

— Dwight Yoakam

The idea of anyone collecting compact discs just seems bizarre to me.

— Craig Finn

One thing I always hated with CDs is when people started putting 65 to 75 minutes on their albums.

— Lee Ranaldo

I am always hoping to do another CD. This atmosphere has been difficult.

— Sandra Bernhard

I believe that vinyl will outlast CDs.

— Conor Oberst

There's a warmth, obviously, with vinyl that you just don't get with CDs.

— Myles Kennedy

I think some songs are better on vinyl.

— Brendon Urie