General reasons/quotes for liking the MIDI version better:
1. "Loud and clear."
2. "I don't even know what the other one is playing, it's too mysterious."
3. "I love the tone. It is not exactly monotonous… it's hard to describe. "
4. "The mp3 version is too soft."
5. "I know it is MIDI, and it is better than I thought it would be, while I'm disappointed in the mp3 version, it didn't reach my expectations."
6. "The second version seems very horrible."
7. "The other one is too flowing."
8. "It adjusted the original song and gave it another (better) feeling."
9. "This one is faster."
10. "It suits the 20th century better."
11. "The mp3 version is haunting."
12. "That one seems to be holding something back, and this is more straightforward.
13. "The other one sucks."
14. "I cannot even hear what the other one is playing, everything is blended together too much."
15. "It suits my tastes."
16. "This one sounds so cute. I mean, it seems as if it's like a child sight-reading the scores."
General reasons/quotes for liking the mp3 version better:
1. "It expresses Beethoven's feelings better."
2. "The MIDI one is too mechanical."
3. "Pleasing to the ear."
4. "Played in the way the Moonlight Sonata ought to be played."
5. "The other one have the same tone all along."
6. "It reminds me of the time when I played Moonlight Sonata myself."
7. "Softer."
8. "This one seems romantic."
9. "As I study music myself and know the background information of Moonlight Sonata, I think that this version depicts the mysterious feeling much better than the MIDI version."
10. "Allows me to relax."
11. "The MIDI version is so boring."
12. "I like it because I like it (with no special reason)."
13. "Calm and comforting."
14. "It treats the tone much better than the other version."
15. "It's hard to describe. This one just gives me the feeling I liked."
16. "The other one is nothing compared to this. That one is so horrible."
17. "It's just great."
18. "The other one forgot the pedal."
19. "Compared with this one, that version is very dull."
Reasons/Quotes for liking both:
1. "I like both because it gives me different feelings."
2. "I like all kinds of music."
3. "It really depends on the situation I am in, and I like both."
4. "The MIDI one is clear while the mp3 version is toning."
5. "They are different, but both great."