[Guest]

Vinyl records won't play any more after an indefinite amount of playing them. You have to flip them by yourself, to keep listening to the record. You have to take care of their overall condition and temperature all the time.
What makes vinyl better than CD format?

[masters_throne]

It's still the sound, the feeling and the look at a great record and its cover...
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[minge-eater]

1) i prefer the sound on a vinyl to digital.

2) vinyl is a good investment

3) the artwork on vinyl is way better than a shitty little booklet

need i go on
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[NWN PROD]

To add to Minge-eater's comments.

1. Presentation and aesthetic value of bigger artwork, LP jacket, poster, etc. that you can include with vinyl.

2. Playing length of each side. Good bands arrange songs for each side so each side is its own entity. The first Cirith Ungol is a very good example of this.

3. Different frequency range = different sound.

I do like CDs for cars and casual listening while working.
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[Guest]

I do agree that vinyl artwork kicks CD booklet in the ass, but is it really worth the trouble (always keep an eye on the record's temperature, play it not too many times and with extreme caution, flipping sides by yourself)?
As for the double sided issue, I'd agree with you on that, but any release at all is an entity for itself, having it splitted in half will mostly harm the listening experience.
Just my two cents, anyhow.

[NWN PROD]

I've been playing some of my records for 15+ years without any of them wearing out. Vinyl records do not wear out as easily as you might think. Just make sure to keep your needle sharp and records clean.

Did you know that CDs have a shelf life that's much sorter than vinyl? Not that it matters after your dead...

Temperature? You must live in a really hot place because it's hard to warp a record unless you leave it in your car in the middle of the summer.

Vinyl = real listening

CD = easy listening.

Both serve their intended purpose.
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[Guest]

Vinyl is the commercial format on which the music reproduction is the closest possible to the actual recording.

Analog recordings --> Analog reproduction !

Even digital recordings sound better on vinyl, the music sounds hotter and that's why vinyl is the perfect format to listen to Metal music.

[1349]

i can see the music

[Mutta]

Only vinyl is real !

[thrashbeast]

Every audio format has its advantages and disadvantages. I think it's pretty stupid to single out a particular format. Although, it inevitably will come down to the listener's personal preference.

With that being said, I think vinyl definitely is a little hyped these days. How can you deny this? The thing is, the rising demand has little to due with the sound quality or the aesthetics throughout the packaging and so on. Unfortunately, people are into it now because it's popular and trendy, it's collectible and limited, and more often than not these days, those who prefer CDs are looked down upon as not being true to the scene and are fooled into thinking that they aren't getting the ultimate listening experience on their little silver discs.

I tend to buy the majority of music on CD and cassette. CDs are more affordable and more convenient to listen to, store and transport. Cassettes have those same high points and you get the addition of analog sound. I still buy vinyl, but I usually only purchase albums that have exclusive or bonus tracks that can't be found elsewhere, particular releases that I really love, or most anything death metal. That's probably my favorite music to listen to on wax and what sounds best to me. I'm sorry, I can't subscribe to the notion that EVERYTHING sounds better on vinyl. There are a lot of factors that come into place especially having to do with the listener's stereo system. Live shit, old poorly recorded demos, noise music, drone, necro black metal shit. I usually don't hear much of a difference in those types of recordings no matter what format they're on.

I'd like to know where all of the vinyl maniacs that are around nowadays were ten years ago? No one gave a shit about vinyl. Hardly anyone pressed it, the few online distros that were around didn't carry it, the stores didn't carry it. Heh, what they did carry sat on the shelves for years . It just makes me wonder about people you see now that are all about it. Where did this sudden interest come from?

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[Nocturnal Deathstrike]

When I started listening to metal, vinyl was the format the stores did literally throw away. I mean, you could buy albums for 5DM while you paid 25-30DM for a CD. You could find metal vinyl collection wise at 2nd hand record stores since people sold all their vinyl to buy CD´s. So it was easy to buy a whole discography of a band at the same time for near nothing,
So, me with my little money at that time buyed vinyl only because it was the cheapest format.
Even Nuclear Blast pumped out vinyl and cassettes for 1-5 DM. I remember buying surprise lot´s of 5 vinyls for 10DM and things like this.
Some years ago they invented some vinyl only mailorder where they repressed some of their old stuff and sold vinyl for collectors prices.

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[Guest]

I like the fact that I can't skip around, or that skipping around is at least a hell of a lot more work. I think people often just skim through a cd and decide that they've "heard" it, then make a snap judgement. With vinyl, I think the listener can be more likely to really be engaged with the listening experience.

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