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Tearon:
Why is it that all of the hipster snobs I know are always so happy to have records on vinyl and can't wait to tell me this?

Maybe I'm missing something, but the the only two differances I can find between that and a CD are that you can carry a CD around and that vinyl records eventualy break from extended use.

So, why on earth would somebody be so eager to let me know that they payed more money for something that won't last as long an can only be used at home?

ucfgeek:
cause vinyl is awesome, Duh!

Some will say there is a difference to the music, but really it all comes down to style. There's something about the charm of an LP that a CD can just never have. It's like saying paperback books are just as good as 1st edition hard covers, reproductions of old comics are as good as the originals, or posters copies of paintings are better than the paintings themselves... for some people they may be, but others want to have that harder to obtain, slightly more obscure item. It all comes down to what you want the item for; it's usability, or it's collectability.

Robbo:
I'm not an audio geek, but from what I remember reading, a lot of vinyl's actually tend to be better recordings. Because when analogue recording stuff is used, a pure analogue system doesn't have as much distortion or loss.

So you getter a better listening experiences. Someone that knows for sure want to tell me better?

KharBevNor:
Actually, analogue stuff is lower quality, but lower quality in a different way. It sounds slightly fuzzier and also often warmer, which makes it good for low-fi genres, like indie and black metal.

Robbo:
Cheers for the info man.

Yep, nothing says kvlt and nerco like some fuzzy, low-fi vinyl. Well, expect some tape recorded in your basement, while you prentend it was in the middle of a forest under a full moon.

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