Anavel0
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My parents were musicphiles, not so much audiophiles like us, they just loved all kinds of music but didn't worry about reproduction. So, I've heard every format from vinyl, 8 track, then cassettes growing up. I have never heard a sound like vinyl. And yes there can be tons of nuances to vinyl, if you follow the white rabbit too far down the rabbit whole. But I'm rocking a Rega RP1 with performance pack and a mani and it's slaying every digital rig I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.
I certainly still feel digital has it's place to, like on the go or my bedside rig. That's just a level of convenience that vinyl can't beat, you don't need to brush off your iTunes tracks or Tidal streams before listening. But when I really want to hear and feel the music aurally and emotionally it's vinyl that I run to. The extra seconds of brushing off the record, setting the tone arm down, and flipping the record add to the personal connection to the music. Also, don't get me started on the lost art of the album. In the era of the $0.99 cent single hardly anyone from my generation, did I mention I'm just barely 30, even knows what listening to an album from beginning to end feels like. That and mainstream artist aren't creating albums to have a purposeful beginning, middle, and end.
Vinyl is dead, long live vinyl!
I certainly still feel digital has it's place to, like on the go or my bedside rig. That's just a level of convenience that vinyl can't beat, you don't need to brush off your iTunes tracks or Tidal streams before listening. But when I really want to hear and feel the music aurally and emotionally it's vinyl that I run to. The extra seconds of brushing off the record, setting the tone arm down, and flipping the record add to the personal connection to the music. Also, don't get me started on the lost art of the album. In the era of the $0.99 cent single hardly anyone from my generation, did I mention I'm just barely 30, even knows what listening to an album from beginning to end feels like. That and mainstream artist aren't creating albums to have a purposeful beginning, middle, and end.
Vinyl is dead, long live vinyl!