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Originally Posted by WhateverDude
Cassettes already have made a comeback. At least with punk/underground rock. I'm honestly not a fan and never have been- too fragile.
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Nor me. The only reason we used them back then was that we had no other choice. If you wanted to record an album it was tape or nothing. I would not go back to them now. Very unreliable and who's into turning over the tape to get to side 2?
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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth
i know people say they have vinyl for sound differences or whatever but i honestly probably couldn't tell the difference. i know its sort of a hipster thing too but that sort of thing doesn't really interest me much, plus i'm cheap as hell so i pirate basically all the content i can online and don't pay for ****.
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I just collected vinyl because, again, at the time that was all there was. Once CDs came out and my favourite albums were available I replaced them. I still have most of my albums but there's dust all over them. I no longer have a turntable.
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Originally Posted by Chula Vista
And don't skimp when buying a stylus.
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Diamond, of course
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Originally Posted by Carpe Mortem
Its part the actual sound differences, part the ritual of putting on a record and keeping your player functioning, and for me, a huge part just collecting. Nothing like going to a store and sifling through thousands of things for something you like at a price you can love. Although I think with the vinyl comeback, a lot of people are buying brand new records online for a particular colored or splatter wax style. Those do look cool as hell, but as soon as you get into buying new, it seems like you lose a valuable part of the experience.
Honestly, I don't listen to them on a regular basis, just sometimes or when there's company. Keeps things in better condition, and sometimes I'm just straight up not too picky on how my music sounds, I just need background music for doing things. A phone with an infinite playlist, hooked to decent speakers, suffices.
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I have never got the "warmer sound" thing to be honest. For me, the hassle of putting on a vinyl LP as opposed to pushing a button just isn't worth it. Also remember, records can skip so you can't bounce around your room on a pogo stick as I like to do...
