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Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running (www.theverge.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

yeah, because if you buy something digitally, it will get stolen from you.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

CD's are real objects and not digital goods.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That wasn't the point being made.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Please explain. I'm still not seeing the point. Vinyl is outselling CDs because.... digital goods will be stolen from you? I don't get it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The comment above ignored the article and is just talking how digital media can be revoked.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Then why did it start with "yeah, because..."?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I always thought it had more to do with the aesthetic of vinyls rather than any sort of ownership dilemma. A good chunk of my friends own multiple vinyl records but no record player. I also wonder what the production rates are like for vinyls vs CDs, are we producing about the same quantity of them?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For some people it’s definitely the aesthetic/collectible nature of vinyl. Anecdotally, for me, it’s for the listening pleasure. I’m no audiophile. I’m listening on potato speakers on a sub par turntable, but I like listening to records like I did when I was younger.

I do also love the much larger album sleeve artwork, but my primary drive in purchasing an album is to listen to it on my turntable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Me too...I hate it when a band releases a record and they don't do anything to the jacket though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yo...I love vinyl but just because it's nice to have an analog physical copy...it doesn't sound "better" or worse. I just enjoy records.

I listen to lots and lots of streaming on bandcamp.