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Post by msdemos on Feb 13, 2020 7:31:44 GMT
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Post by jonesjxd on Feb 13, 2020 11:53:17 GMT
It's a fun worthwhile hobby if you don't get too carried away with it. I actually started buying records before I even bought a decent turntable. If you're into the Goodwill thing or garage/estate sales, or peruse used record stores you can often find some cool records for really cheap. That's how I started. I started buying Pink Floyd and Beatles records in decent condition for a couple dollars each every once in awhile, friends and family would give me their old collections, and then when one of my favorite bands would release a new album, I'd buy the record instead of the CD. Over time, I had accumulated a pretty nice collection of albums and had barely spent any money. Then one year I just decided I was going to use my tax return to buy a decent sound system. I'm not as into collecting anymore, but its fun having a few shelves of vinyl to put on the turntable from time to time-- and if I ever need money, I can just take the whole lot down to the record store and get a nice wad of cash. There's always people looking to buy vinyls and turntables. Basically, do it, but proceed with caution, I see a lot of people dive head first in vinyl collecting and spend thousands of dollars in a matter of months then grow out of it.
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Post by sjg on Feb 13, 2020 12:21:14 GMT
No, i've never liked vinyl. I started buying music before CD's were available and never particularly enjoyed the process of playing vinyl. I often recorded them to tapes for ease of use purposes and to listen on the move with my trusty walkman. I wasn't much more impressed with CD's but embraced them nether the less for a while and then mp3's came along and the possibilities blew my mind. I've been digital ever since.
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Post by Zos on Feb 13, 2020 14:04:33 GMT
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Post by alpha128 on Feb 14, 2020 23:33:57 GMT
I've pretty much decided on what my next album purchase will be (it goes on sale in a week). I noticed that Amazon sells the vinyl version of the album for $10 more than the CD.
As far as I'm concerned vinyl is inferior to CD, so I don't understand how the powers that be justify that differential in price.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Feb 15, 2020 2:12:32 GMT
I've pretty much decided on what my next album purchase will be (it goes on sale in a week). I noticed that Amazon sells the vinyl version of the album for $10 more than the CD. As far as I'm concerned vinyl is inferior to CD, so I don't understand how the powers that be justify that differential in price.The free market. The real question is why enough people prefer vinyl to pay the premium.
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Post by alpha128 on Feb 15, 2020 3:46:34 GMT
I've pretty much decided on what my next album purchase will be (it goes on sale in a week). I noticed that Amazon sells the vinyl version of the album for $10 more than the CD. As far as I'm concerned vinyl is inferior to CD, so I don't understand how the powers that be justify that differential in price.The free market. The real question is why enough people prefer vinyl to pay the premium. Yes, the question is why is there sufficient demand to support a higher price for an inferior product.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Feb 16, 2020 2:28:16 GMT
The free market. The real question is why enough people prefer vinyl to pay the premium. Yes, the question is why is there sufficient demand to support a higher price for an inferior product. I think there are several reasons. One being the backlash against the non-tactile nature of digital media. CDs are tactile, but not in the grand way vinyl is. Another is the myth that vinyl sounds better than digital. Another is the "hip/cool retro factor" that appeals to hipsters and the like. There might also be a nostalgia factor for people old enough to have owned vinyl in the 70s/80s.
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