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What is it about spinning vinyl?

I just turned the system off several minutes ago. I had been listening to a great, high res file of Tower of Power, best horn section ever. As many know I have been sans turntable for 8 months. I sold my old one and ordered a new one but you know the story. Covid delays. It is under construction now.  Anyway, as I turned the system off I got this real urge to play a record. The wizard inside did not feel like turning the computer back on. It wanted a record. Grumpy, I decided to hit the sack. 
Think about that. I have a terabyte and a half of digital files sitting there in a hard drive.  Everything from Bach to Captain Beefheart. It had to be a record. No record, bedtime. It was not about the music. It was about the mechanical act of playing a record. I've been doing it since I was four years old. My dad got me a Zenith portable for my fourth birthday. You know, with the black cobra tonearm complete with eyes! Is it just repetitive behavior. Perhaps there is some sort of psychological explanation. Happy associations? Platter hypnosis? Maybe it is that we get emotionally attached to certain behaviors. 
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jollytinker
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I think “what it is” with vinyl is the sound. It’s better.  Not to sound like the brain police or anything (who?).
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hilde45
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We tend to forget that listening to music is a 100% subjective experience, and the state of mind is the key component that dictates the experience.

I find that adding 2+2=4 to be a 100% subjective experience.

Oh wait. I don't. Because I don't make up the meanings behind the numbers or the plus sign operator.

Similarly, I do not make up the sound of a violin vs. a tuba, very loud vs. very soft, etc. 


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mijostyn OP
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@whart , Do you collect stamps also?

realworldaudio, darn that was a scorcher! High Five! I think your IQ is higher than mine.

@jollytinker , I obviously am very fond of playing vinyl however, there are some excellent files. They are easily as good sounding or better than a lot of vinyl. When I am listening it really does not matter what to. Once I am in my rocking reclining chair, eyes closed remote in the right hand rocking and toe tapping, it really does not matter, it is all about sound. 

tomcy6, you have a sick sense of humor:-) 

edgewear, Evelyn a modified (fill in the blank). You have 2 seconds.......BEEP!  (maybe that was a second and a half). My daughters are expert. My wife's a bit confused. Dynamo Hum, Zappa's curse.
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whart
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mijostyn- nope, nor coins, comix, or other stuff. I was into cars for a while- had some nice ones. I'm also not a completist. Why?
BTW, how come if I tag you @mijostyn, it doesn't call you out?
And what's your name for short? I want to call you Milo but I don't want to disrespect you. 
mrmeaner
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Personally I think you just need to sit back dim the lights and dive into the sounds, I’m tetraplegic and the digital process of listening to music is a game changer, no getting up n down etc (which I can’t do) so for me personally I love it digital. 
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