Who Says Vinyl Is Dead
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Vinyl's not dead. It's just like your aging Aunt Flo who just got a tummy tuck and botox.
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Vinyl materials certainly aren't dead and are very useful for many purposes; unfortunately one of them isn't the most accurate reproduction of music.
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When was the last time you listened to a new piece of vinyl? What was the table, cart and phono pre used? Just curious.
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Right again, JohnK........vinyl L.P.'S ARE SECOND BEST.
The original analog studio master tapes, (and/or mix down tapes) are the most accurate, to date.
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Right again, JohnK........vinyl L.P.'S ARE SECOND BEST.
The original analog studio master tapes, (and/or mix down tapes) are the most accurate, to date.
Let me get this straight. I'm talking about older lp's now. Going from analog tape to vinyl(analog) AAA is inferior to transferring from analog tape to digital AAD or ADD?
LT61, I'd pose to you the same question I asked JohnK. When was the last time you listened to an lp and what table, cart and phono pre were used?
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Glad this guy jumped on the bandwagon so late... punk labels have continued selling vinyl throughout the CD age for nostalgia's sake. Fat Wreck Chords have been running "Fat Club" - like a cheese of the month club - only with 7"s - for quite a while. And 80% of Jack White's iPod-hipster fans aren't about to sway me... they're definately going for a retro revolution. Probably 95% of their fans that don't buy their albums listen to them in 128kbps MP3 and think themselves clever. I'm not going to chuck my CDs out the window and be one of the cool kids there, either. Bren R.
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BrenR, if you are talking about me jumping on the bandwagon you are mistaken. Much of my vinyl I own today was stuff I had as a teenager. I still have my old Slayer, Mercyful Fate and Venom picture discs. I agree that it is quite trendy to listen to vinyl right now, but I think it is nice to see kids buying turntables and spinning vinyl. If I buy anything digital it is SACD or DVDA. Just my personal preference.
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Not too long ago, I got out my Jimi Hendrix: "Electric Ladyland" L.P., and the current re-mastered cd version.
I play cds only these days, but every once in a while, just to see, I compare cd digital sound, to the analog vinyl.
Jimi's guitar on the L.P., (the 1983.....a merman, epic track) sounds like an electric violin....what tone! However, on the cd, "the warm tone" just isn't there...(just one example).
This is a nice, simple test anyone (that has the discs) can try themselves.
Also, I forgot to say in my other post,.....vinyl did not "die".....but rather, was a victim of attempted "murder". (by the recording industry....the guys putting out these cds, without ALL the 1's and 0's).
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From that article, it seems to me that people are buying these vinyl's as collectors items only...or as Bren said, for nostalgia. It seems no matter what it is, some people tend to hoard just about everything by their favorite bands. I wonder if turntable sales have went up as well. If not, then I suspect the increase in vinyl sales by younger generations is simply due to hoarding! That is my uneducated guess anyway!
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