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Old 05-02-2013, 03:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Vinyl collecting vs. CD collecting

Ok, so I've seen many people who collect vinyl and I've also seen many people who collect CDs. My question is, which hobby do you guys think is better? Which one do you prefer/practice?

Both side has it's pros and cons

Vinyl collecting:

PROS
-can go up in value
-you may prefer the sound
-they serve as art as well (the covers)
CONS
-substantially more expensive than CDs
-Take up more space
-sometimes can't find certain albums on vinyl

CD collecting:

PROS
-much cheaper than vinyl
-take up less space
-easier to upkeep and organize
-the format itself is much more versatile

CONS
-don't go up in value as much (unless they go out of print)
-much smaller so they don't serve as art as well as vinyl
-less "personal" (not as big, plastic cases, more digitized, etc)

Personally, I collect mainly CDs (I have a few vinyls though) because they are MUCH less expensive and are much easier to obtain. I also really like the versatility of them. I can bring them and play them in the car or I can burn them on my computer and put them on my iPod, neither I can do with vinyl.

What do you guys think? Which format do you collect?
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