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Showing Original Post only (View all)Why do some people buy and listen to vinyl records? [View all]
Whatever floats your boat, but I much prefer CDs--less trouble.
Course I know somebody's going to tell me to get away from that and into MP3s and you're probably right. Lol.
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That's a bad answer. Analog recordings aren't capable of "capturing the complete sound wave" either.
PoliticAverse
Jan 2018
#8
Everytime I think of a vinyl album, I remember blowing my Bose 901's up playing Pink Floyd.
Lochloosa
Jan 2018
#6
Have a similar '72/'73 vintage system based on Technics receiver & turntable
bigbrother05
Jan 2018
#64
Yep. As for my system - it took a pounding from the bass track on Hendrix's 'VooDoo Chile'.
jonno99
Jan 2018
#57
There is a slight difference in sound -- vinyl is smoother. But digital often has more clarity.
Hoyt
Jan 2018
#16
sadly the millenial vinyl trendoids are playing their vinyl on garbage cheap low quality turntables
msongs
Jan 2018
#53
I can tell you that nothing on CD (or previously on cassette) can ever match the excitement I felt
LisaM
Jan 2018
#54
resale. i bought a pipe organ album at a rummage sale for 25. 4 disk mills bros i got for free.
pansypoo53219
Jan 2018
#66