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Those of you who buy vinyl instead of CDs
Kai:
--- Quote from: visceralviscous ---i listen to music in any form i can. basically, i have vinyl, tapes [not 8 tracks, though i would if i could find a decent/cheap 8-track player and find weird stuff through thrifting.] also, a mixture of albums on cds and weird mixes, and a ton of cd-rs with either downloaded whole albums or 3-4 single/remix things on one cd-r.
as for why i do try to prefer vinyl over other forms: i beleive that it can be a totally more personal experience to buy something in vinyl rather than an overpackaged cd or just on mp3. it's a way to both appreciate the artwork of the album, and the music wholly.
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This post pretty much accurately describes my feeligns on the subject completely, with a few additions:
My parents have a shitload of vinyl that I pretty much inhereit.
Also, there are two record stores near me that are easily the coolest stores I've ever seen in my life, and they're both closing at the end of the year for various reasons. *is emo*
a pack of wolves:
All my pro-vinyl feelings seem to have been expressed, with the exception of the glory of the picture disc. There are few things which are as pretty as my Swing Kids discography or my Boris records (these guys are the rulers of impressive vinyl).
sjbrot:
Bigs ups to vinyl as well. I got a Pioneer table with a beautiful pair of B & W speakers, and it just provides such a greater depth to the sound than CD can.
That said, alot of times, it's just alot more convenient for me to buy CDs, so I wind up buying alot more of them.
dessa:
im buying a new table soon, and i've been buying vinyl even if i have the cd, reasoning: vinyl lasts longer (my dads 40 year old vinyls work better then my brothers 10 year old cds, like the last track on my brothers cd doesn't work and he has taken impeccible care of it) i prefer vinyl sound and vinyls are more fun to look through.
vinyls also acculmulate value quicker, even though they cost relatively the same.
StrikeThePostman:
--- Quote from: Se7en ---Using nothing but MP3 also means that i think of music in terms of individual songs, rather than considering albums as complete units.
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Just wondering: do you consider this a positive thing? I listen to most of my music in MP3 form too; however, the one thing I don't like about it is the loss of continuity among songs (even though it is very possible to listen to an entire album, I usually don't).
On the subject of vinyls, I own a few (most are my parents'), but I rarely play them. Generally I think they're just nice to look at and hold.
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