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[Cadence]

Very little, considering how few people play 45 rpm vinyl these days.

Not sure it matters to a lot of super fans if they can play them?

50 Percent of Vinyl Buyers Don't Own a Record Player - RELEVANT

Vinyl sales have been booming lately — yes, in 2023 — but what's even more shocking is that 50 percent of people purchasing vinyls don't even own a record

relevantmagazine.com

They'll just want them all.

Taylor Swift Super-Collectors: Meet the Fans Buying Every ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Edition, No Matter the Cost

Taylor Swift has released dozens of 'Tortured Poets' variants, sparking some criticism. Meet some of the fans who have no regrets for owning them all.

variety.com

I guess the real test would be an 8 track variant? (I refuse to go Google that one to see if it is out).

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I guess the real test would be an 8 track variant? (I refuse to go Google that one to see if it is out).

In addition, I'd note that having gotten to know many high schoolers recently ... a lot of the "cool ones" are into vinyl.

No, I don't have an explanation.

 

[prabe]

In addition, I'd note that having gotten to know many high schoolers recently ... a lot of the "cool ones" are into vinyl.

No, I don't have an explanation.

I kinda get it. Sort of. In principle, analog audio will probably sound a little better than even full-bandwidth digital if you have good equipment, and if your hearing is good enough to perceive that (my own hearing is not--I am a retired audio engineer, therefore I am deaf). If you only play the vinyl record once, and record it digitally then, you won't run into wear problems and other degradation. In practice, the odds that you, random music-listener, have better analog-to-digital converters than a commercial operation does seem ... slim, and my thinking is that I'd rather just buy a digital medium and do what I want with that. Well, it would be, if I still listened to music as a primary entertainment.

 

[Ryujin]

I kinda get it. Sort of. In principle, analog audio will probably sound a little better than even full-bandwidth digital if you have good equipment, and if your hearing is good enough to perceive that (my own hearing is not--I am a retired audio engineer, therefore I am deaf). If you only play the vinyl record once, and record it digitally then, you won't run into wear problems and other degradation. In practice, the odds that you, random music-listener, have better analog-to-digital converters than a commercial operation does seem ... slim, and my thinking is that I'd rather just buy a digital medium and do what I want with that. Well, it would be, if I still listened to music as a primary entertainment.

There was a time when I tested at something like 21KHz upper range, despite 50% hearing loss in one ear due to infections as a child. These days I'd be lucky to get 12.5KHz. Almost 40 years on a motorcycle will do that to you, especially if you didn't use any hearing protection for the first 15 or so.

 

[prabe]

There was a time when I tested at something like 21KHz upper range, despite 50% hearing loss in one ear due to infections as a child. These days I'd be lucky to get 12.5KHz. Almost 40 years on a motorcycle will do that to you, especially if you didn't use any hearing protection for the first 15 or so.

Yeah, lots of ear infections as a kid, then playing in bands that practiced in basements or garages, then working as an audio engineer (though that was mostly spoken-word, which doesn't get the volume cranked anything like how music does). My hearing rolls off somewhere below 12K, I suspect--I should probably get tested.

 

[Umbran]

In addition, I'd note that having gotten to know many high schoolers recently ... a lot of the "cool ones" are into vinyl.

I thought the current fashion in vinyl was over LPs, not 45s.

No, I don't have an explanation.

Oh, simple explanation - for them, it is retro. But you're just old.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I thought the current fashion in vinyl was over LPs, not 45s.

Uh ..... yep. You are correct. It's been so long, I don't remember the various formats.

Oh, simple explanation - for them, it is retro. But you're just old.

Like a good scotch, I get better with age!

 

[MNblockhead]

Very little, considering how few people play 45 rpm vinyl these days.

According to my son (17 years old), buying vinyl records to hang on the wall as decor is a thing now. If a popular artist were to release a vinyl there very well could be a lot of young people who would buy it even with no way to play it. They'll just hang the vinyl on a wall and listen to the music on Spotify.

I'm not even an audiophile, but I still feel compelled to establish a vigilante group to vet customers at used record stores.

 

[overgeeked]

You say you disagree then repeat what I said without using even slightly different words.

“Use the right tool for the right job.”

“No, you should use the right tool for the right job.”

Okay. You just reflexively disagree with me without actually reading or thinking about what I wrote. Good to know.

 

[prabe]

You say you disagree then repeat what I said without using even slightly different words.

“Use the right tool for the right job.”

“No, you should use the right tool for the right job.”

Okay.

Is the difference of opinion perhaps more centered around which tool is the right one for a specific particular job?