Opinions on vinyl? Some people say its making a comeback simply because of hipsters. However others argue that vinyl has a sound that has a fullness to it that no other music format today can capture.
Opinion?
Did you really not see the vinyl thread a few threads down?
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some people buy vinyl for the sake of buying vinyl.
that is ok, people can collect whatever the fuck they want.
For me, it has to sound good and worthwhile for me to buy it otherwise a digital copy is fine. I used to buy them just to collect them, but I realized a lot of stuff was digitally remastered so it was kind of pointless tbh.
and with 24Bit releases becoming available, I'm more inclined to get vinyl if it's rare or the digital release is shoddily mastered.
Wow I wish I had seen this thread before I posted in the Vinyl one. Well here's what I have to say.
I prefer CDs to be honest, but I like Vinyl as well.
Problems I have with vinyl:
I hate having to be careful with it, it makes me paranoid that one scratch will completely ruin the sound quality.
I also don't like having to flip the record over when it's done with a side (my record player is way over across my basement + I'm lazy).
Usually with CDs, I don't have to worry about any of that, plus I can play my CDs in the car and easily put them on my computer (digitalizing a record can take me an hour...).
Vinyl can be expensive and it does not have as broad of a selection as CDs do.
Vinyl has it's definite perks, though.
A new record can arguably sound better than most formats of music.
The artwork is more detailed and nicer to look at.
Watching the record spin is neat.
It's a cool (and vintage) thing to collect.
Listening to certain records of vinyl can change your perception of an album and increase your appreciation for it.
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I also don't like having to flip the record over when it's done with a side[/QUOTE]
that's kind of the whole ritual aspect of it, so far I've never seen someone dislike the flipping of a record..
I don't even have a record player and I started collecting vinyl. But I'm mostly limiting myself to limited editions right now.
Hahaha as if collecting vinyl is hipster. We've all moved to cassettes, get with it man.
i want to start collecting a few records, especially because i prefer to listen to whole albums front to back. thinking maybe 10 of my favorites is a good amount to shoot for.
Thats a good amount to shoot for. Within my first month of collecting a coworker of mine gave me about fifty punk/classic metal albums that they had no interest in. Vinyl can either be really expensive or fall into your lap
I've only gotten a few Hip Hop records so far, although I've been wanting to crate dig with a friend or something.
vinyl does sound better technically, if you have the right setup
I do not, and don't collect vinyl for sound, I just think seeing the music play analog is [I]neat[/I]
though getting a nice sound setup would be cool one day
[QUOTE=General J;46372472]vinyl does sound better technically[/QUOTE]
some say all digital music is "plastic" sounding, but imo comparing CD quality to vinyl is ridiculous.
As that japanese guy once said, it's like comparing a tiger to a lion. Different qualities for different reasonZ.
[QUOTE=General J;46372472]vinyl does sound better technically, if you have the right setup
I do not, and don't collect vinyl for sound, I just think seeing the music play analog is [I]neat[/I]
though getting a nice sound setup would be cool one day[/QUOTE]
Is it really possible to notice the quality difference between the best vinyl quality and the best lossless compression?
Records have that warm scratchiness that really brings the music to life IMO
Hipsters aren't a thing anymore. Just fyi.
While vinyl may look nice it's a flawed format because it degrades each time you listen to it. While this may add some character (from a purely subjective point of view) it doesn't change the fact that you are losing quality from an objective point of view.
I dont think vinyls are hipster
but I don't understand going back to them other then novelty purposes.
the natural scratching and hissing present when records are pressed can completely ruin a mix that a producer has spent a lot of time perfecting.
hissing can also completely ruin music that isn't meant to be loud. As soon as soft passages are done, the hissing can completely take away the desired mood by the artist.
I am 100% in the favor of digital audio every time. I want the cleanest version possible of what the artist or artists originally intended.
if you hear hum and hiss to the point where it's terrible to listen to, you have a god awful turntable.
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or it could be it's not adjusted right.
Life is easier if you focus on the fun parts instead of paying attention to what is wrong with things you can't change or that you can do without/easily replace.
[QUOTE=Franke_R!?;46386894]Life is easier if you focus on the fun parts instead of paying attention to what is wrong with things you can't change or that you can do without/easily replace.[/QUOTE]
EVERYTHING IS A 10/10 NOW JUST IGNORE THE BAD PARTS
[QUOTE=kitteh-nator;46390042]EVERYTHING IS A 10/10 NOW JUST IGNORE THE BAD PARTS[/QUOTE]
that is how it works. yes.
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you totally ignored 90% of what I said tho :(
[QUOTE=AK'z;46386608]if you hear hum and hiss to the point where it's terrible to listen to, you have a god awful turntable.
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or it could be it's not adjusted right.[/QUOTE]
I just think hissing in general, even minuscule hiss is enough to ruin minute details in softer passages of music.
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you totally ignored 90% of what I said tho :([/QUOTE]
this is how i roll fronk
[QUOTE=kitteh-nator;46394207]this is how i roll fronk[/QUOTE]
you roll like a square, try to roll more spheric
frankly, u ought to be spun 78rpm and get with the program
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