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Vinyl-Record Sales Top Compact Discs for First Time in 34 Years
An impressive milestone.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
To be fair who the hell is buying cd's?
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Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Not surprising as Vinyl is more expensive. Total units still are ruled by CD.
Also this article is from last September.
Also this article is from last September.
01011001
Banned
CDs are pretty useless. you can get the same quality digitally now.
Vinyls at least have the collecting factor, because of their size they are great for displaying the Cover Art, and many release special editions with colored Vinyls and stuff like that. while CDs are rarely as nicely made. some DigiPacks are still kinda cool, but even those are usually not as cool as Vinyls
the only CD albums I would still buy are ones like these ones, which are really nicely made:
these in particular also are about the size of a Vinyl cover, so the art is nicely displayed
Vinyls at least have the collecting factor, because of their size they are great for displaying the Cover Art, and many release special editions with colored Vinyls and stuff like that. while CDs are rarely as nicely made. some DigiPacks are still kinda cool, but even those are usually not as cool as Vinyls
the only CD albums I would still buy are ones like these ones, which are really nicely made:
these in particular also are about the size of a Vinyl cover, so the art is nicely displayed
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Cyberpunkd
Member
All that needs to be said - vinyls are great if you are going for a physical factor of your music collection.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
For people who buy vinyl, do you actually listen to it? You bought a modern record player (no way anyone is going to dust off a 40 year old machine) and play the disc?
Or do you buy them more for collectability and it looks great on a shelf and you either never play them or play it once and then display it?
Or do you buy them more for collectability and it looks great on a shelf and you either never play them or play it once and then display it?
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Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
The plural of vinyl is vinyl, not vinyls. 
Happosai
Hold onto your panties
I keep hearing this jargon that digital is "better than CD now." Cheapskate MP3 sites are selling compressed music. CD will always sound better. A modern high quality MP3 has the same high quality of a cassette tape. Unless you're downloading h.q. FLAC or 48 kHz or above WAV files on Spotify...you're just getting watered down trash. Glad record ("vinyl" as hipster call em) are catching up again but as someone stared above; are people actually dusting off 40 + year old record players to use them. The only music collectors that actually listen to them are audiophiles with nice gear for playback.
Master Of Illusion
Member
This article is old as shit (from last year)
Yes, and thru a 40 year-old Technics table that works like a tank.
Bridges
Member
I have a shitty player so I tend to not listen to them, but the plan is to eventually get a better player and use it more often. For now it's just a collection that every once in awhile will get used for the novelty.
DetectiveBananas
Member
Kev Kev
Member
Never cared for vynil. It was kind of fun to get high and go through records and hear how shitty they did or didn’t sound but I never got into it like some people do.
and no they don’t have better sound quality. They just have a “nice” sound. It’s warm and has charm l, but it’s not better audio quality than CDs or streaming. People who claim that are dumb.
and no they don’t have better sound quality. They just have a “nice” sound. It’s warm and has charm l, but it’s not better audio quality than CDs or streaming. People who claim that are dumb.
INC
Member
Technically its analogue saturation, which is Technically just white noise, which fills the audio spectrum, sounding more pleasing to the ear
6502
Member
I got into Vinyl for the novelty. Only have about 15 or so records. To be honest I play them when I get pissed at Alexa playing the wrong songs or am too drunk to mess with the sound system.
They are not convenient but its attraction is similar to playing on hardware rather than emulating.
Its a much better quality sound too - retaining all the hisses bangs crackles scratches and random two second skips of the original performances CDs just don't capture...
They are not convenient but its attraction is similar to playing on hardware rather than emulating.
Its a much better quality sound too - retaining all the hisses bangs crackles scratches and random two second skips of the original performances CDs just don't capture...
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teezzy
Banned
The plural of vinyl is vinyl, not vinyls.
Records*
Pilgrimzero
Member
I can’t wait for 8-Track to make a comeback
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Winter John
Member
CDs are pretty useless. you can get the same quality digitally now.
Vinyls at least have the collecting factor, because of their size they are great for displaying the Cover Art, and many release special editions with colored Vinyls and stuff like that. while CDs are rarely as nicely made. some DigiPacks are still kinda cool, but even those are usually not as cool as Vinyls
the only CD albums I would still buy are ones like these ones, which are really nicely made:
these in particular also are about the size of a Vinyl cover, so the art is nicely displayed
Lol. Bullshit. You obviously have no idea how mastering works.
Master Of Illusion
Member
Idk I have quite a few discs that have such a wide stereo separation and clarity that listening to the digital versions after leave something to be desired.
Though it helps if the discs are clean. Of course a marked-up scratched record from the dollar bin's gonna sound like shit.
01011001
Banned
elaborate... I don't even know how what you say is relevant
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I have a small collection of vinyl records. They have a crunchy sound that is missing in digital formats. Also, I am really into classic rock, and going on the hunt for original releases is a cool hobby too.
HoodWinked
Member
It's just a refection of the sheer disposability of the current music being shit out these days.
MastaKiiLA
Member
I'm not surprised. Anyone still buying physical music should be doing so for collections. I've had CDs go bad after a decade or so. Vinyl, by comparison, should last you a lifetime, if not more. So for collectors, vinyl has to be the preferred choice. I don't think they delaminate like CDs do.
Makoto-Yuki
Gold Member
i have some vinyls and enjoy the higher sound quality but it's too expensive to keep going. i have a cheap player (~£120) and cheap speakers (~£50). honestly i don't want to spend money on better hardware and it's about £20-30 per record. i like music but i guess i ain't an audiophile. i'm quite happy with listening to music through Apple Music/Spotify on my basic PC speakers and my XM3 earphones.
p_xavier
Authorized Fister
Porn on VHS will always be better though. Low-res made more of a fantasy.
QSD
Member
I've got a whole bunch of records from back in my student years when I used to DJ and work at a 2nd hand record store. The whole trajectory of vinyl has been pretty interesting. Back in the late 90ies - early 2000s when I got most of these, vinyl was waning as DJ'ing with cd's or laptops was slowly getting in vogue. Nobody outside of DJ's bought vinyl, so rock or pop albums would rarely get a vinyl release. I was pretty sure the format would disappear, but all of the sudden it got a resurgence as people got into collecting vinyl again. I've only bought a handful of records in the last 10 years. I don't play them often as all of my favourites are recorded on my computer's hard drive. I haven't been tempted so far to sell them though, too many memories...
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Pagusas
Elden Member
how would the format have any influence on the stereo separation? That’s the audio engineers job to define the separation, any format with descrete channels would reproduce whatever was defined during mastering. I can understand comments like enjoying the warmth caused by the analogue white noise, but I don’t understand this comment
GeorgPrime
Banned
VInyl over CDs/Mp3s ..... just having the art and the culture of a vinyl is more worth than just listen to music digitally
Cyberpunkd
Member
There is a difference between being an audiophile and what you describe. You are literally scraping the bottom of the barrel with that setup, no matter if the vinyl is good or not it will sound like poo compared to streaming.
You can get a great system for 1000€ total - get e.g. Rega Planar 1 Plus (pre-amp built-in) and a bunch of active speakers (maybe you can grab some KEFs second-hand) - you will hear the difference.
As others have mentioned - thanks to higher price tag vinyls can be a great showcase of art as well, something you cannot have with a CD (although there are people for whom CD booklets are great little things). You can also make a case streaming music cheapens your experience, since it is no different than just swiping from one video to the other as many teens do nowadays due to information overload.
EverydayBeast
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BouncyFrag
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Cyberpunkd
Member
It depends, there are those that like CD as a half way between vinyl and streaming. There is less fuss with regards to CDs then with vinyls, at the same time with good setup CD can sound incredible which you cannot have streaming over BT with that free tier lossy MP3 format.
Cyberpunkd
Member
It really does not, it’s a preference, not a fact. What CD has is a sound wall above 20hz, which vinyl does not - there is an ongoing discussion whether humans are actually able to hear or respond to higher frequency sounds.
As for the analog vs. digital you first need to make sure the music was recorded and mastered in an analog way, which is rarely the case. That master that gets pressed for vinyl? Digital most of the time.
T8SC
Gold Member
Cyberpunkd
Member
He looks like someone that will hook his turntable to speakers without a pre-amp and wonder why he can’t hear anything.Are you telling me Nicolas Cage was wrong?
T8SC
Gold Member
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Vinyl tends to get its own mastering and has largely escaped the loudness wars.
The Wise Old Man
Member
wondering if there’s a list of the records that actually are recorded, mastered, and pressed in analog?
Maiden Voyage
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