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Audio/Video Gear and Systems => The Vinyl Circle => Topic started by: charmerci on 20 Apr 2024, 02:18 pm
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Who'd a thunk it?
https://wapo.st/4cXQ83s
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Thanks for the link, that was really interesting.
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Vinyl ressurection is about press marketing and fashion its cool to millenials have afew LPs on the shelf to impress friends. I Iove LPs just for the big cover, its a wonderful graphic experience, I never will listen them I no even have a TT.
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I sold my records years ago and have no intention of going back. For years, instead of buying records, I bought CDs. After ripping my 1700 CDs, I started streaming via Qobuz, which I love. Ok, so now I buy a CD every so often as a way to support new artists. But I don't buy anywhere near as many CDs as I used to.
I'm not claiming one is superior to the other, it's not worth arguing over. But if it weren't for streaming, I believe CDs would still be the top selling media.
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Vinyl is not out selling CD, not physically anyway. What they print is misleading.
For physical units sold, CD sells more units.
They are misleading people with revenue.
Take your average CD in the UK it’s selling for £10 and your average LP is selling for £30.
Can you now see what they are doing?
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Who'd a thunk it?
https://wapo.st/4cXQ83sas
Yes, there is a resurgence of interest in vinyl, but there has also been a collapse of owning physical media in general. CD sales have crashed as vinyl sales have picked up.
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Who'd a thunk it?
https://wapo.st/4cXQ83s
Hey!
If I remembered correctly vinyl also outsell CDs in 2023 also.
Funny that I got into vinyl back in the '90s when CD started to take over vinyl and I've never left since. Yes, it is pretty fueled by mostly younger people who many are more of a collector than actually care about the sound virtue of the medium itself.
Well, nowadays almost every artists released their music on vinyl and this is a good news for me as for someone who prefer vinyl over CD. How long will this last? I don't know... maybe the youngsters will turn to collecting CDs next? Or maybe 8-Tracks?
By the way, today's was Record Store Day (RSD) I didn't go out to the record store though... I'm sure I missed some interesting albums that will likely turn up on eBay for three times the original price :roll: