What is so special about Vinyls anyway? ;)

mabres · 02-08-2024, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Cuthbert

I like the artwork and the way the turntables look and I also enjoy playing them.

That's about it.

That's what I think. Absolutely agree.

The One Armed Bandit · 03-24-2024, 08:57 PM

One day the internet will die, but records will live forever.

mattrixs · 03-30-2024, 07:53 PM

Records with an ANALOGUE SOURCE are goregous!!

BorisValdes42 · 03-16-2025, 08:45 AM

If it's an clean vinyl, without any scratches or broken areas then it will sound better than ANY mp3 and most of the CD's. It's just a different technology and the sound is fuller, richer ...I use mainly vinyls for listening, making beats for sale and for sampling.

Jaquecusto · 06-09-2025, 05:44 AM

Vinyl lost the race to CDs due to its practicality. In fact, the cassette tape itself (with very limited sound) conquered part of the vinyl market due to its practicality. Now, the pen drive has taken over the CD's space for the same reason. High Fidelity Sound, no more.

jadis · 06-15-2025, 04:54 PM

I'm not an audiophile and never had the money for vinyl anyway but sometimes I really wish to hear certain records in that format. For example Can's song Future days

vittra · 06-20-2025, 09:28 AM

i’ve always preferred cds, but i feel like some albums are suitable in different formats.

Drjohnrock · 06-20-2025, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by vittra

i’ve always preferred cds, but i feel like some albums are suitable in different formats.

I agree. I prefer cds because unlike vinyl, I’ve rarely had to return a new cd because it was defective. Also, they are more durable than vinyl if properly cared for, and nowadays cost much less than vinyl. But yeah, some recordings sound better on other formats. The Pixies’ Come On Pilgrim ep explodes out of the speakers on vinyl, but didn’t come across as well to me when I first heard it on cd.

jadis · 06-28-2025, 02:21 PM

One thing CD's got going for it is all those special reissues with liner notes. Or just albums that came out with liner notes the first time around. I liked some of those.

Rexorcist · 07-11-2025, 02:29 PM

OP totally answered the question: spirituality. It's the idea that you share a similarity with the prophets of old, the forebearers of our philosophies, the teenagers in the 60's who were there for the age of albums to finally overtake the mainstream. It's the feeling that we have a great respect for an essential early factor in musical history.

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BorisValdes42 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2025 Posts: 15	If it's an clean vinyl, without any scratches or broken areas then it will sound better than ANY mp3 and most of the CD's. It's just a different technology and the sound is fuller, richer ...I use mainly vinyls for listening, making beats for sale and for sampling. Last edited by BorisValdes42; 03-17-2025 at 10:50 AM.

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jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 1,608	I'm not an audiophile and never had the money for vinyl anyway but sometimes I really wish to hear certain records in that format. For example Can's song Future days __________________ You hide behind a borrowed chase for the sake of future days

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jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 1,608	One thing CD's got going for it is all those special reissues with liner notes. Or just albums that came out with liner notes the first time around. I liked some of those. __________________ You hide behind a borrowed chase for the sake of future days

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The One Armed Bandit Groupie Join Date: Mar 2024 Location: UK Posts: 11	One day the internet will die, but records will live forever.

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mattrixs Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 94	Records with an ANALOGUE SOURCE are goregous!!

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Jaquecusto Groupie Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 3	Vinyl lost the race to CDs due to its practicality. In fact, the cassette tape itself (with very limited sound) conquered part of the vinyl market due to its practicality. Now, the pen drive has taken over the CD's space for the same reason. High Fidelity Sound, no more.

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vittra Groupie Join Date: Jun 2025 Posts: 34	i’ve always preferred cds, but i feel like some albums are suitable in different formats.

07-11-2025, 02:29 PM	#50 (permalink)
Rexorcist Groupie Join Date: Jul 2025 Location: Somewhere between black and white Posts: 9	OP totally answered the question: spirituality. It's the idea that you share a similarity with the prophets of old, the forebearers of our philosophies, the teenagers in the 60's who were there for the age of albums to finally overtake the mainstream. It's the feeling that we have a great respect for an essential early factor in musical history.