Chakster said:
I suspect, for me, like with film, the complete inconvenience of an antiquated system (records) totally eliminates vinyl in a competition with digital. Would I go back to having a turntable? Maybe...they are still very cool to look at (like my Garrard Zero-100) and the experience might be fun; but.........
I loved and would drool over my Nakamichi Dragon. But the cassette tape was an awful medium from the get-go despite Dolby's (and others) later efforts. But I did love making compilation tapes using two Sony ES CD players and a mixer.
Of seven Corvettes I've owned, my favorite was a '67 big block. But it is an antique; and while still very attractive, there is absolutely nothing mechanical about it that makes it a better automobile than just about any modern car with a 3.5 ltr motor.
It is OK to be happy with analog - as you are...but you don't need to justify it by touting it as an overall better media.
This is a proof of how cool those analog formats really is, otherwise they would not survive in the digital era.They are cool! That is part of the appeal of retro. Listening to vinyl, as I've said before is, in my opinion, is all about nostalgia, the equipment, the process of loading a record and listening to that old familiar needle in groove sound. I get all that. Just does not make analog vinyl a better performing media (all else being equal). Like nostalgia? Great - go analog til your hearts content.
I suspect, for me, like with film, the complete inconvenience of an antiquated system (records) totally eliminates vinyl in a competition with digital. Would I go back to having a turntable? Maybe...they are still very cool to look at (like my Garrard Zero-100) and the experience might be fun; but.........
I loved and would drool over my Nakamichi Dragon. But the cassette tape was an awful medium from the get-go despite Dolby's (and others) later efforts. But I did love making compilation tapes using two Sony ES CD players and a mixer.
Of seven Corvettes I've owned, my favorite was a '67 big block. But it is an antique; and while still very attractive, there is absolutely nothing mechanical about it that makes it a better automobile than just about any modern car with a 3.5 ltr motor.
It is OK to be happy with analog - as you are...but you don't need to justify it by touting it as an overall better media.