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Since peaking in the early 1980s, vinyl records have had to compete with several new technologies: first cassette tapes, then CDs, and finally digital music. But instead of fading into obscurity completely, vinyl has experienced a surprising resurgence in recent years. In the week ending in December 26 alone, vinyl album sales reached 1.243 million—the highest number since Nielsen began documenting music data in 1991.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/610972/vinyl-records-sales-surpassed-cds
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if memory serves me, the last album I bought was in 1985 -- Heart's self-titled album "Heart"
my first CD was in 1986, George Michael's "Faith" -
Chinteresting. I read recently the vinyl was making huge strides against CD but had not seen anything about it passing it in sales. Makes sense though anecdotally speaking in my world. I don't anyone who still buys CDs - Spotify killed the medium once and for all for me - but I know a lot of folks who buy vinyl.
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Liked for admitting that you are a pussy. George Michael's "Faith"DerekJohnson said:if memory serves me, the last album I bought was in 1985 -- Heart's self-titled album "Heart"
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Careful. You might just become the recipient of a @PurpleBaze fatwa...alumni94 said:
Liked for admitting that you are a pussy. George Michael's "Faith"DerekJohnson said:if memory serves me, the last album I bought was in 1985 -- Heart's self-titled album "Heart"
my first CD was in 1986, George Michael's "Faith"
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If you aren't going to download then of course you go vinyl over CDs
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RIP @beelzebubRaceBannon said:If you aren't going to download then of course you go vinyl over CDs
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I would go vinyl but I do most of my music listening while I'm driving. For the life of me I can't figure out why after all these years you still can't buy a car that comes with a record player.
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I'm a digital guy, just because of the volume of music I have. I think i'm pushing over 40K songs now. I would need a warehouse to story all of that on vinyl.
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Digital can be great with the right set up. You gotta have a legit DAC though and files that are 44.1 KHz/16 bit or better. What are you running these days?alumni94 said:I'm a digital guy, just because of the volume of music I have. I think i'm pushing over 40K songs now. I would need a warehouse to story all of that on vinyl.
I feel with vinyl it's quality vs quantity. I just got the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs reissued of Blues for Allah @alumni94 and I'll bet you it's the best sounds Dead you've every heard on a stereo. -
I've done so much damage to my ears with loud music, power tools, and motorcycles that high quality audio systems are wasted on me. My current shop setup is a 20 year old Yamaha receiver that I had laying around in the basement, a couple of cheap speakers I bought off Amazon last week, and the cheap sub that came with my first HT setup that I bought in college. I've got a bluetooth adapter that plugs into the receiver's aux port, and I just send music to the system from an old phone that I can set next to me while I'm working and not worry about what happens to it. Usually YouTube for the music, actually.
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I hear ya (no pun intended).1to392831weretaken said:I've done so much damage to my ears with loud music, power tools, and motorcycles that high quality audio systems are wasted on me. My current shop setup is a 20 year old Yamaha receiver that I had laying around in the basement, a couple of cheap speakers I bought off Amazon last week, and the cheap sub that came with my first HT setup that I bought in college. I've got a bluetooth adapter that plugs into the receiver's aux port, and I just send music to the system from an old phone that I can set next to me while I'm working and not worry about what happens to it. Usually YouTube for the music, actually.
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I might be the last dinosaur buying CDs
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No you’re not aloneMad_Son said:I might be the last dinosaur buying CDs
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Bruh we are living in a golden age of cheap used CDs. It’s nuts.Mad_Son said:I might be the last dinosaur buying CDs
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Vinyl’s are collectors items. CD’s have no purpose at all anymore. Vinyl has to sell better. I don’t care enough to ever have vinyl but it makes sense to me.YellowSnow said:Chinteresting. I read recently the vinyl was making huge strides against CD but had not seen anything about it passing it in sales. Makes sense though anecdotally speaking in my world. I don't anyone who still buys CDs - Spotify killed the medium once and for all for me - but I know a lot of folks who buy vinyl.
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Disagree on CD not having a purpose. Yes, they are not collectible (there are a few exceptions for things like limited issue, rare SACD) like a lot of vinyl. But for the niche audiophile market, they are still a great format for those who don't want to fuck around with vinyl. Vinyl is much harder to get right than CD. Vinyl also tends to cost a lot more than CDs now.RoadDawg55 said:
Vinyl’s are collectors items. CD’s have no purpose at all anymore. Vinyl has to sell better. I don’t care enough to ever have vinyl but it makes sense to me.YellowSnow said:Chinteresting. I read recently the vinyl was making huge strides against CD but had not seen anything about it passing it in sales. Makes sense though anecdotally speaking in my world. I don't anyone who still buys CDs - Spotify killed the medium once and for all for me - but I know a lot of folks who buy vinyl.
CDs played through a good quality player are still going to sound way better than any of the streaming services. The only way to best them really is with higher res (than CD) files which actually cost most than compact discs. -
Hmmm. I will need to check that out.YellowSnow said:
Digital can be great with the right set up. You gotta have a legit DAC though and files that are 44.1 KHz/16 bit or better. What are you running these days?alumni94 said:I'm a digital guy, just because of the volume of music I have. I think i'm pushing over 40K songs now. I would need a warehouse to story all of that on vinyl.
I feel with vinyl it's quality vs quantity. I just got the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs reissued of Blues for Allah @alumni94 and I'll bet you it's the best sounds Dead you've every heard on a stereo.
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Do you have a TT?alumni94 said:
Hmmm. I will need to check that out.YellowSnow said:
Digital can be great with the right set up. You gotta have a legit DAC though and files that are 44.1 KHz/16 bit or better. What are you running these days?alumni94 said:I'm a digital guy, just because of the volume of music I have. I think i'm pushing over 40K songs now. I would need a warehouse to story all of that on vinyl.
I feel with vinyl it's quality vs quantity. I just got the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs reissued of Blues for Allah @alumni94 and I'll bet you it's the best sounds Dead you've every heard on a stereo. -
I have been trying to get the ringing in my ears organized into different melodies/beats etc just for background but haven't perfected it yet.
In the meantime, when I am at Half Price Books, I buy used CDs that Mrs. Lebam she no like -
TT?YellowSnow said:
Do you have a TT?alumni94 said:
Hmmm. I will need to check that out.YellowSnow said:
Digital can be great with the right set up. You gotta have a legit DAC though and files that are 44.1 KHz/16 bit or better. What are you running these days?alumni94 said:I'm a digital guy, just because of the volume of music I have. I think i'm pushing over 40K songs now. I would need a warehouse to story all of that on vinyl.
I feel with vinyl it's quality vs quantity. I just got the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs reissued of Blues for Allah @alumni94 and I'll bet you it's the best sounds Dead you've every heard on a stereo.
I'm not an audiophile, but rather a collector of music, sorry don't know the lingo. Honestly, I run most of music through my desktop into my Bose headphones. I'm satisfied with the quality most of the time.
I would love to find a better quality, but not willing to re-invest at this time. So, I'm holding on to my digital collection as long as possible.
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Turntable.alumni94 said:
TT?YellowSnow said:
Do you have a TT?alumni94 said:
Hmmm. I will need to check that out.YellowSnow said:
Digital can be great with the right set up. You gotta have a legit DAC though and files that are 44.1 KHz/16 bit or better. What are you running these days?alumni94 said:I'm a digital guy, just because of the volume of music I have. I think i'm pushing over 40K songs now. I would need a warehouse to story all of that on vinyl.
I feel with vinyl it's quality vs quantity. I just got the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs reissued of Blues for Allah @alumni94 and I'll bet you it's the best sounds Dead you've every heard on a stereo.
I'm not an audiophile, but rather a collector of music, sorry don't know the lingo. Honestly, I run most of music through my desktop into my Bose headphones. I'm satisfied with the quality most of the time.
I would love to find a better quality, but not willing to re-invest at this time. So, I'm holding on to my digital collection as long as possible. -
But what does the other T stand forYellowSnow said:
Turntable.alumni94 said:
TT?YellowSnow said:
Do you have a TT?alumni94 said:
Hmmm. I will need to check that out.YellowSnow said:
Digital can be great with the right set up. You gotta have a legit DAC though and files that are 44.1 KHz/16 bit or better. What are you running these days?alumni94 said:I'm a digital guy, just because of the volume of music I have. I think i'm pushing over 40K songs now. I would need a warehouse to story all of that on vinyl.
I feel with vinyl it's quality vs quantity. I just got the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs reissued of Blues for Allah @alumni94 and I'll bet you it's the best sounds Dead you've every heard on a stereo.
I'm not an audiophile, but rather a collector of music, sorry don't know the lingo. Honestly, I run most of music through my desktop into my Bose headphones. I'm satisfied with the quality most of the time.
I would love to find a better quality, but not willing to re-invest at this time. So, I'm holding on to my digital collection as long as possible. -
TUFFBearsWiin said:
But what does the other T stand forYellowSnow said:
Turntable.alumni94 said:
TT?YellowSnow said:
Do you have a TT?alumni94 said:
Hmmm. I will need to check that out.YellowSnow said:
Digital can be great with the right set up. You gotta have a legit DAC though and files that are 44.1 KHz/16 bit or better. What are you running these days?alumni94 said:I'm a digital guy, just because of the volume of music I have. I think i'm pushing over 40K songs now. I would need a warehouse to story all of that on vinyl.
I feel with vinyl it's quality vs quantity. I just got the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs reissued of Blues for Allah @alumni94 and I'll bet you it's the best sounds Dead you've every heard on a stereo.
I'm not an audiophile, but rather a collector of music, sorry don't know the lingo. Honestly, I run most of music through my desktop into my Bose headphones. I'm satisfied with the quality most of the time.
I would love to find a better quality, but not willing to re-invest at this time. So, I'm holding on to my digital collection as long as possible. -
I do find that one of the benefits for digital music is that there is a lot of "bonus" tracks via digital. This is nice for bands one really enjoys. Being a Bob Dylan fan, I find he bootleg series stuff just as important as some of the original releases.
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Oh there's plenty of "bonus" tracks on vinyl. You just buy the double album reissues which get spendy. For example, Sgt Pepper , White Album and Abbey Road have all been released with Bonus Tracks on vinyl. All of those Dylan Bootleg series are on vinyl too.alumni94 said:I do find that one of the benefits for digital music is that there is a lot of "bonus" tracks via digital. This is nice for bands one really enjoys. Being a Bob Dylan fan, I find he bootleg series stuff just as important as some of the original releases.
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Have you picked up any of the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary albums? Aoxomoxoa is pretty interesting with the different mixes. I've never heard the original mix until this was released.YellowSnow said:
Oh there's plenty of "bonus" tracks on vinyl. You just buy the double album reissues which get spendy. For example, Sgt Pepper , White Album and Abbey Road have all been released with Bonus Tracks on vinyl. All of those Dylan Bootleg series are on vinyl too.alumni94 said:I do find that one of the benefits for digital music is that there is a lot of "bonus" tracks via digital. This is nice for bands one really enjoys. Being a Bob Dylan fan, I find he bootleg series stuff just as important as some of the original releases.
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What is it? Vinyl.
What's that? Big black discs containing music, used by your dad, DJs who only play disco and people who are obsessed with letting everyone know they own loads of vinyl because "it just sounds better than anything else!"
Is it biodegradable? No."A DJ that wants to be more environmentally conscious should try to make sure that sound systems and lighting rigs are as energy efficient as possible and travel in an efficient vehicle," says Andie. "Also, the traditional record pressing process requires making an aluminium platter and heating the PVC in a press to form the vinyl disc, but there's an injection moulding process which uses 65 percent less energy than in the conventional record pressing process."
https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/9kz3y5/this-is-how-bad-your-vinyl-obsession-is-for-the-world
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Can't run a record player in the car, and downloads don't sound as good. CD's for me if it's music I care about sounding good.
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I love CDs. Most vinyl poser, hipsters would get better sound buying CDs and a used hi fi disc player than screwing around with a shitty little record player. Vinyl done right is a rich mans game.BleachedAnusDawg said:Can't run a record player in the car, and downloads don't sound as good. CD's for me if it's music I care about sounding good.
