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Music on vinyl doesn't make sense
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2026
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Yeah, I think you're right when it comes to quality alone. Especially with that last text.
To me, vinyl has the following qualities that I like:
I can probably come up with more reasons. These are not all unique to vinyl.
There are lots of downsides as well, like price, conveniance, dust, no streaming on the go and so on.
I still like my records though.
Not sure if I agree with you or not. I think technically you are right. But there is a lot more to it than pure quality and conveniance.
But... Aren't all those reasons also applicable to a CD? I mean, yes - you need a drive to play it and some speakers, but that's also true to some degree for a vinyl record
CDs still have a specific digital format that needs to be read in a specific way. The sounds on vinyl are literally etched sound waves. The needle is picking up those vibrations and increasing their volume. There's not really any need for translation or decoding, the sound is just the sound.
That is not true. Records have a massive EQ curve applied before writing to vinyl, and after the stylus reads the waves on vinyl. Yes, there are errors with digital music but there is noise with analogue methods. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_equalization
He isn't talking about noise or quality I think.
He is talking about how there is no digital bullshit needed to play it in a time of rampant enshittification.
You could put it on pretty much anything made in the last century or even make it yourself and it will just play.
Yeah what I meant in my comment was that vinyl is so simple I can understand the full system from the record to the music reaching my ears.
Given enough time and resources I think I could build a really crap turntable + amp + speakers myself and explain every step of the way.
A CD player uses lasers, processors, DACs and a lot more that are way over my understanding.
The point being, low tech is nice. Keep it simple 😄