How do you feel about Records/Vinyl?

It does seem like it is making a comeback..lots of record stores around. Interesting how we have went from record to 8 track, cassette, CD and then all the media players on the computer and now some are going back to the original..the album, with its artwork, maybe some lyrics and a tangible item that actually lasts longer than all of the above..What do you think about all of this?

 

vinyl truly does sound better. Everything's going digital, but vinyl will be the only physical recording medium that persists. Vinyl defies obsolescence in a way that tapes, cd's, etc cannot.

 

i just pulled out my player a few days ago..been awhile since i used it

its a tecnics sl-bd27....i dont have any amp for it so i just play in my room where its quiet enough to just hear the cartridge play

 

I have a pile of records but no turntable at the moment. I'm gonna change that tho...

 

Vinyl records have a better sound all around. It takes a real singer and band to put out a record/album. The digital world can make anyone sound good. They can church that up all day long. On a record, Pure, Perfect sound sung by true artists.

 

I love them! When I buy an album I am looking for vinyl, not a cd. I'm glad others seem to think the same and it's coming back.

 

I enjoy the pop/cracking noise and mild distortion. There is no bring up the vocal and drop this, Just calm music.

 

I tend to look for vinyl before cd too and lucky cause I'm a metal head, vinyl in the metal scene is pretty huge.

 

I love em and wanna collect them. Im into rare dj records and oldschool funk.

 

I <3 vinyl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHJJxvPHVqs&sns=em"]DJ Vajra (USA) DMC World Champion Winning Routine 2011 - YouTube

 

i <3 Velcro

 

Just because it's mastered to vinyl doesn't necessarily mean it began as an analogue recording.

And yes they can bring up the vocals, it's called multi-track recording.
Vocals recorded on one track, instruments have their own tracks and can be mixed to emphasize what ever is desired.

One problem with Vinyl is dynamic range.
( the difference between the loudest and softest sounds)

The dynamic range of vinyl is somewhere around 80 dB. The dynamic range of CDs, is around 150 dB. This won't matter to those that listen to highly compressed pop music with it's rather narrow dynamic range, but with classical music, dynamic range of the recording medium is important for the ability to reproduce the quietest (ppp) sounds from the violins as well as the loudest (fff) sounds from the timpani or brass for instance.

I like the old vinyl simply for the fact that I was used to how I remember the music sounded, digital remasterings of Dark side of the moon for example didn't seem to have the punch and warmth I remember playing the record on a turntable. Still, this could be entirely due to how the mastering was done.

Digital mastering seems to aim for detail over warmth (distortion)

 

I regret selling off most of my record collection years ago, as vinyl truly is, in my opinion (and many others), the best way to listen to music. These days I mostly just pirate music online and transfer it to my phone to listen to in the car and at work. I don't mind digital sound, but analog will always be preferred.

 

My ears are riddled with tinnitus so I can't really tell the difference in sounds between formats. I do notice the vocals seem to come through more on vinyl.

 

It does make me laugh that DVDs/CDs were hailed as some indestructable super invention. Except they scratch like anything and cause the player to jam. Esp on films.

There definitely is something nice feeling about vinyl. (edit - No I DON'T mean wearing it) The big album pictures, almost a sense of drama when you put the needle down (thats the needle on the stylus... not shooting heroin like some rocker-druggie btw ).

I mean hard drives are very convenient, but there was a culture of learning music thro sharing and copying in the CD days in school.

The other aspect of it all, is that I like youtube and stuff. With my ADD mindset, I like to watch the video with the music.

 

I like to buy vinyl for classic and collectible albums, that I'll probably never play. However for everyday listening digital is just fine.

 

I feel they/it provide a superior listening experience at home when they are clean, crackle free and well made in the first place.
I also feel they /it requires more care, are less convenient and can be just as stuffed sound wise as digital by bad recording, mastering and production.

To check the difference try getting a recent release on MP3, CD and vinyl that was mastered/made in digital. Sure it means a digital sourced vinyl but it will show the difference in the playback of each.

 

It depends on how the engineers mastered it. It costs a lot of money to re-master stuff so from a marketing standpoint it makes sense they are aware the buying public expects a different sound from vinyl than from CD.
If you've bought a vinyl record produced in the last decade or so it's a safe bet it's been re-mastered from digital.

 

There's something just special about vinyl and record players. I feel they are timeless and have an almost sentimental value attached to them. In our current age of technology, it's just simply relaxing to sit back, crack open a beer or pour some wine, and listen to music how how everyone used to years ago. It's simply very nostalgic for me...almost an escape from our current technological age.

It's also always fun to find old records in stores or receive them from friends/relatives. You get to listen to old artist's you probably never heard of before and often you will end up growing attached to them! I'm currently looking to buy a new portable record player..which will be awesome

Record players/vinyl are definitely the best way to listen to music! :2thumbsup: