Posted on 04/25/2023 10:53:17 AM PDT by Red Badger
Still not gettin’ it 🤔
More accurate title, “Nobody is buying albums or CD’s anymore”.
It’s not that vinyl sales have spiked, it’s just that CD sales have continued to crater while vinyl stays pretty stable. There is always a market for vinyl, between the audio enthusiasts, collectors, and the punk rockers and indie artists who like vinyl because it allows them to “DIY” put their albums out without major label backing.
Might as well. Nearly every “remastered” music CD in the past two decades has compressed the dynamic range out of the music, even for a lot of music (rock) that didn’t much a lot of dynamic range to begin with. There have been exceptions, but they are either rare or expensive (MFSL, Audio Fidelity, SACD, etc.).
Audiophile purists claim that the vinyl analog records sound better than the digital recreations..................
So, downloaded/streamed digital music from Apple, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube etc. means that no one but the most confirmed luddite *needs* to own physical media to listen to their favorite tunes. Thus, the physical media has become a luxury collectible for the hardcore fan. It’s less about listening to the disc than owning the album artwork. And a big Vinyl LP is a nicer collectible than a 5-in CD.
Bringing back the super cool album covers!!!...and the two-platter albums...and the poster inserts!!!
“because it allows them to “DIY” put their albums out without major label backing.”
Cutting CDs is easier and cheaper than putting out records..
Along with the fidelity seen with CDs they're also great because tracks can easily be converted into MP3s for your cell phone and car.
And you can play them over...and over...and over...and over,which is what I do over the years (decades,actually).
Yup. I cam to post my experience.
I haven’t bought a record, tape CD, or DVD in years.
Everything I listed to or watch is either streamed or I download and keep in my extensive library (which is backed up).
Yeah I get that part.
A neighbor spent big bucks on a turn table recently.
He said digital has holes in the sound that analog fills.
He also said most of the new vinyl is copied from digital so unless you verify it’s on fact analog you didn’t do anything but buy a vinyl copy of a digital recording.
MP3 basically sucks. Hi res audio
https://electronics.sony.com/best-music-download-sites-hi-res-audio
They’re far from great but they are really good when loaded onto your cell phone or onto your car’s hard drive (which I’ve done).
Burned CDRs maybe.
Typical music streaming services like Apple Music or Spotify allow you to stream high-quality MP3s, which have a bit rate of 320kb (kilobytes). Music files on CDs have a bit-rate of 1,411 kbps (this is a limitation of the CD format). High-resolution music can have a bit rate of up to 9,216kbps. That’s a substantial difference, and if the music is mastered well, and you use nice equipment, you’ll notice a difference
Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/electronics/hi-res-music-stream-online-982727/
The only problem I’ve had lately is being an old man.
My hearing isn’t what it once was.
I used to be a serious audiophile, and I still have my original Bose 901 speakers, Technics turntable, Harmon-Kardon amplifier and tuner, even an old reel-to-reel TEAC 3440...
But I just don’t listen like I used to. Tunes from my computer speakers (I got a Logitec 7-1 setup on it) sound just as good and I can play them from my digital stash.
I can’t tell the real highs and lows anymore. It sucks being an old fart!
I can take a stop further with my restored 1947 Roc O La juke box that plays 78’s of which I have 200.
” obsolete piece of technology”
Only a dumb and ignorant kid would say such a thing.
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