Why do you like Vinyl?
Reply #38 – 2014-07-23 14:56:17
... ... ...by today's standards, almost incredible, that this mechanical thing actually makes this music. It's not as incredible as how a sequence of numerical values makes music! Maybe one of the things about records that people like is the the fact that they can comprehend that the vibration of the stylus in the grooves leads to the vibration of the speaker. It leaves out the electronics completely, but people feel that "analogue" is sort-of more natural. I don't remember if I ever felt like that: I certainly don't now, perhaps because I now admit that I have little real understanding of either system.Must say, I am a pretty young guy compared to many of you. I've never seen vinyl IRL except from videos and pictures. Hah! I grew up with shellac! 78RPM. Not so much because "vinyl" didn't exist in the 1950s (it did, I guess) but more because my parents were not interested in updating the family music.Don't assume that the older generation is nostalgic for vinyl. I grew up with it and put up with all of its limitations for years, but the day I got my first CD player, my turntable and ALL of my records went into the trash. I have never regretted that. A youngster would have given you good money for that! However little used, I could never bring myself to throw away my records, or my deck. I have LPs bought in the 1960s, played with blunt styli and ceramic cartridges, now completely unplayable, but, they are still like photos in a family photo album. Yes, there is a lot of nostalgia in why I like vinyl . In fact, I really, really wish my mum hadn't thrown the 78s away