Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it.

I sometimes wonder if it's worth it. Then I put on my Japanese pressing of the Allman Bros live at the Fillmore and the thought melts away for awhile.

I gave up on Vinyl in 1985, that was the last time I bought a Vinyl album. Clearly I am blessed with "tin ears". I know all to well that Vinyl can sound excellent - I used to buy Japanese pressings and 12" 45 rpm singles whenever I could. However, in all honesty, I have never looked back. I have never been nostlagic or stuck in the past about things and my tastes in music kept moving forward too.

I will admit that CD Loudness Wars has become a real problem lately. This is the biggest drawback of digital - too much tweaking in the studios with Pro Tools etc. to get a compressed, in your face, distorted, loud, unpleasant sounding CD. (even in the 60's, compression to sound loud had become a problem with vinyl too, however, the analog medium remains that much harder to tweak & abuse)

Are there muscle cars from the 60's and 70's that offer performance comparable to contemporary cars? Sure, but they are noisier, expensive to operate, and require periodic maintenance/repair. Still, there remains a charm that many people find both satisfying and exhilirating.

Whether it's a 1968 Corvette L-88 or 2007 Corvette Z-06, which is best for you is a personal decision.