In the 1990s, CDs started to be mass produced, and CDs slowly started to outsell vinyl records. 2000-2010 was a dark age for vinyl records. Online shopping started diverting people from going to physical locations to buy things, and many record shops had to close because of it. Also, young people of this time cared more about iPods and iTunes than vinyl records. In the early 2010s, vinyl records start to make a gradual comeback. Movies and TV shows, such as “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Stranger Things,” popularize 1970s and 1980s pop culture; including vinyl records. As of 2023, vinyl records are high in demand with many record shops opening/re-opening. Department stores are also putting vinyl records back on their shelves.

I never got rid of my vinyl and I never got rid of my CDs/SACDs. I stream a lot. I'm 62 and have been collecting since 1971. I just don't understand the 'all or nothing" mentality or the need to diss one format in favour of another. Each format has its advantages and disadvantages and suit different environments. I live happily in a multi format universe and the reality is most folks do.Each format offers a very different interaction for the listener - streaming sees me "grazing`' and doing the musical equivalent of "channel hopping" all the cable TV stations.

It’s the perfect hobby, it has purpose and entertainment, collectors mentality (if you want it to), no age limits, unlimited options, and no matter how many times my interest fades, I always get sucked back into it!

I'm 282 years old and I've been collecting records since 1741. I love this hobby!

Whether it’s vinyl, cassette, CD, digital, or whatever, music is what matters.

What most people fail to understand, it's not that analog sounds better than digital, it's that vinyl records are mastered better than the compressed/brick-walled digital equivalents that have been released since the late 90s. An early pressed CD will sound as good, if not better, than vinyl on comparable quality equipment. The whole "vinyl revival" thing was basically the recording industry's solution to the lost revenue from pirated music.

I'm still amazed how old vinyl records are and still sound incredible to me.its a technical marvel. And it also feels special to find a old bargaining LP which plays like it was just made yesterday.

It is all about nostalgia. Studio recordings in the past 20 years were mostly done digitally, so any vinyl records released today are digital converted to analog. It is then pointless to say that vinyl sound better, as a good DAC converter with a high quality digital recording is much better to listen to. Vinyl sounds different because of the much lower dynamic range compared to high-quality digital recordings, and this is why some people misunderstand it as having a "better sound". Then, you have all the impurities that comes with vinyl: Pops, cracks, hiss and wow & flutter. I am 59 and grew up with record players, something I really loved. Some 3 years ago, I bought a high quality record player and some new vinyl records. It was just for the nostalgic feeling from my teenage years.

Records are meant be played, not to be used as a picture on a wall. It's great for young people to learn and listen to the legends. That's how this never gets old.

As a young person who just got into vinyl I found this film excellent. Personally it's less about the sound quality and more about the overall experience with the music and tangibility of the art. Can't wait to start collecting more!

Digital sources are good if you are in move, walking around, sitting in a car or plane etc. because it is compact. Imagine you walk around, earphones pluged in a turntable with 12" vinyl format. 🥸 But if you really listen to a vinyl at home - aaahhhhh, complete different experience! And I am happy to see young people rediscovering vinyl / analog.

Holding a vinyl album brings me closer to the music somehow. I started buying vinyl again four years ago and I love it. Holding the cover while spinning the disc is a unique experience.

Shortly before noticing this documentary I had listened to a Walter Wanderley album, which is a small part of the Bossa Nova genre I find fascinating and rewarding. Records were part of my life from the mid '60's onward and one aspect of the format I really enjoyed in the late 1970's was buying direct to disc recordings. The best examples were quite dynamic and I still search for them, usually they can be found for very reasonable prices compared to when they were released as they tended to be rather expensive and limited editions. For many years I listened to CDs but gravitated back to records 5 years ago and back to that vast analog world, finding many artists that I formerly never knew, of course musical preferences changed as I aged so that opened a door into so much diversity I would have not previously considered. I have yet to find an analog recording converted into the digital format that can surpass an original pressing on LP. Admittedly there have been more than a few marginal releases mastered even during the heyday of the 1950's and '60's but overall a much more involving experience. One senses they might be " addicted " when what was supposed to be a diversion with a single turntable becomes five, in fact I use two in my modest bedroom system as I listen to albums practically every day and thought it might make sense to slow down the wear and tear. I seem to have an appreciation for Japanese direct drive from the late 1970's into the early 1980's, what is considered the '"golden age " for the design. An added advantage is having different cartridges as well with their own unique sound signature. I suppose retirement does have certain advantages, being able to listen to music any time and more of it available allowing one to visit local record stores. The increasing number of reissues, especially in the Jazz audiophile category can definitely create a budget crisis at times but I have to admit I often find more excitement going through the 1.00 section which has allowed me to add quite a number of lesser known musicians to what is basically a musical library. Very fortunate to have access to the large number of ex CBC Radio Vancouver records that are made available at one store in particular, albeit in small doses as there are hundreds of thousands in storage that are slowly put on sale. That adds another part of the history of music as well, knowing at one time an album I have was played over the air. I have also found inner sleeves or notes signed by the artist in a few of the 1.00 LPs which is always an added bonus. Except for the limitations that most of us have trying to store one's collection the only real negative aspect is the thought of moving all of them!

vinyl records are always number one. there are no other formats like 12" or 7"vinyl. they are cultural phenomena and the first big music format worldwide. even if they cost more than cd's, it's worth it because it's an asset and an investment. vinyl gives you the 'feels'. and if you're grown up with 12"vinyl, logically, the sound of it is more natural for you because your ears are used to that vinyl analogue music. maybe, therefore, some people talk about a 'warmth' in the vinyl record sound. for music enthusiasts, vinyl records are more than music. just watching them spinnin' on the technics mkII, and mixin' them together is joyful & fun. speedin' them up & down and pushin' them wax with your fingers. it's a more natural process of recreating music and listening to it. mixin' with vinyl records is an artform itself. and not only that. some 12"vinyl records and albums are a piece of art. every new music format that the industry brings to the market involves additional new acquisition costs. with that said, it's clear what's going on. the industry wants our best, our money. it makes more sense to buy vinyl and support the artists instead of moving to another music format and making the industry more rich. and i know well that some music, especially club mixes, were only available on vinyl. as long as no one supports me to buy the latest technology music formats, and as long as it's not essential for me, why should i change to another format ?! it's just a money trap with all the latest technology stuff. enjoy your time and watch out for you(r) hereafter, instead of chasing money traps 😉

Ultrasonically cleaning my 1100 ( I'm up to 669 or so :) LPs when I came upon this Doc. Very enjoyable! Thanks from another youth from the 70's!🌹

Something that was overlooked & not mentioned was how important, appealing & joyful it was to look at the albums' artworks! Just going to a record store to look at album covers was very fun and entertaining. Their images are pretty impressionable!

Awesome video! Thank you!!!!❤❤🎉🎉 Support and purchase vinyl!!

I am a vinyl collector and the reason is: It is a warmer sound, the cover art size and the beautiful art, the ritual of playing the record, with friends over and the experience and conversations you have playing records, it is fun collecting it like a treasure hunt. There are so many good bands you forget about, especially through 65-79

Great documentary think Amma go buy a record player now

You know this is all individual perception, not fact. The sound you hear from any speaker is an analog signal, whether it comes from a record, cd or mp3. A cd is just a laser that reads pits on a sheet of plastic while a record is a sheet of plastic getting spun by a motor with a needle dragging over its surface that distorts as it moves toward the center. The difference we hear is in the mastering.

First album I bought back when I was 13 years old ( I’m 53 now ) was Kiss Alive and became the biggest kiss fan EVER! The artwork was the best with albums. Just staring at the pictures and the tattoos it came with. That was the start of 80s metal for me. Greatest time of my life going to see live bands. I lived 20 minutes from the New Haven Coliseum in Connecticut and saw the most amazing bands there. It’s been a great life and music gets you through it. Enjoy it when you can.

Thanks. My experience my not be everyone's, as I'm on the autism spectrum. When I get lost in something, I *_really_* get lost in it. But I started listening to 'my own' music in 1976, when I was 11. By my mid-teens, I'd started buying albums here & there. I was old enough that my parents basically let me have their old JC Penny component system in my room. I'd get a new album, and sit down in my room with it. Opening it, putting it on the turntable, and donning those big RCA earmuff-style headphones, I'd listen to the whole thing, while reading the lyrics and/or liner notes. You could really get into how the tracks fit together, and get an idea of what was being communicated across the entire album. It was a piece of art. That's almost gone now. Music - like most all entertainment & software - is digital now. That means you don't own a physical copy. You really don't own anything at all. If your subscription expires - or even if there's just some 'mix-up', all 'your' stuff is gone. I still prefer physical media, partly because it's mine. The ephemeral nature of digital media has been - and will continue to be - used against us. I resist. IDV8. I vinyl. tavi.

Really enjoyed watching this. Thanks.

My 14 yo daughter loves Taylor Swift, big surprise! But the great thing is, TS production on vinyl is beautiful, but art and sound, and my daughter realizes this. She’s learned the value of owning the music, instead of renting it, and, she actually sits down, in a room and listens to the whole record. It’s so great to see this, it warms my heart.

It was House, Techno, Acid, Jungle, Drum & Bass etc etc that kept vinyl alive! If it hadn’t been for the club/rave scene I think vinyl would’ve died off. It’s the scene that kept vinyl vital when the CD era kicked off.

Once i clean a used record, I put it on the turntable and ALSO have the computer recording WAV files of it. This phone has a micro SD card with a million songs, all from my vinyl

Old school....the best school.

I got back into vinyl in 2000 after an 18 year hiatus when I attended a big all night rave party and seeing many record players and DJ's and the music was cool and interesting too. After that cleaned off my old Lp's and acquired new music on vinyl too.

We remember when the industry was transitioning to CD, the CD Player, etc. That was an EXPENSIVE process! CD’s were more expensive, then you had to replace your vinyl copy with the CD, then you had to buy a whole new system to play them. Now vinyl is back and doing the same thing again. However, very glad vinyl is back and for the most part, are better quality-just stupid expensive!🎧

28.00 the 'silver bullet' opinion I was waiting for!. Yes, vinyl is inconvenient/takes up space/needs special equipment etc etc BUT.............I love music so much it hurts and, to enjoy it at it's best I am more than willing to invest my time dealing with all these 'restrictions' because it actually excites me to prepare to put on a record!. Turn on my amp (wait a few seconds), decide which cartridge/stylus I might use/ have my cleaning tools to hand for records/stylus etc/ check turntable belts occasionally and so on. I would also happily sleep over in my local collectors record centre to make sure I don't miss anything!

I continue to be amazed by the growth in vinyl over the past decade. I figured that the bubble would burst by now, but it hasn't and doesn't look like it's going to any time soon. If nothing else, it's awesome to see people loving music enough to pay extra for vinyl.

I grew up in the 60s when albums were $3.99 in L,.A, And that was during the British Invasion. Havent bought an album in decades, as I play my great collection, featuring iconic Canadian bands like the Guess Who.

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As someone that grew up with CDs I think much of what was said here can apply to them as well. I have vinyl and CD but I prefer CD for the most part, even though I dumped way more money into my turntable and records. I appreciate the love and passion for vinyl, but I hate when the arguments for vinyl circle around this idea of digital being less involving or worse sounding. That simply is not true.

All these record documentaries and NOBODY puts the needle down properly! There is a LEVER!!! A guy in here says all vinyl from 74' on sounded terrible! WTF HA HA

Hello very cool excellent Documentary 👌

Well, fortunately I saved most of my classic rock albums from the 60s-80s. I’m thrilled we’re having this vinyl resurgence but it’s hysterical at the same time. People seem to forget how by the 1980s we were tired of dealing with vinyl and the inconvenience. I can remember the times I would come home from school and find a record warped on my turntable because the sun came in through the blinds. Also, how about skips?? That aside, I always missed the artwork/gatefolds/liner notes, etc.

Great Video! Vinyl is a great format to listen to music. Golden days of the Music Industry will never be the same. I sell my 12” Vinyl singles at my own gigs & regularly give away signed copies to enthusiastic fans. It’s a wonderful thing

Soy un nuevo fan absoluto del vinilo. Nací en los 80's, época del cassette, las radiocassetes mastodónticas, el walkman... Década en la que el vinilo transicionó-evolucionó hacia el CD. Lo gracioso es que tuvimos en casa un tocadiscos que prácticamente no usábamos. Digamos que el cassette fue el formato más popular en aquel momento porque te permitía lo que no te permitía el vinilo; llevarte la música a cualquier parte. Sin duda fue el formato que más disfrutamos los chicos y chicas de aquella época. Y fue una lástima, porque nos perdímos disfrutar lo maravilloso que era realmente poder escuchar música en un tocadiscos y de toda su liturgia tan única. Pienso que el viinilo ha de continuar evolucionando tecnológicamente para alcanzar la excelencia, mejorar el formato, el material o el proceso de grabado, que le permita romper con sus limitaciones técnicas y físicas sin tener que abandonar, eso sí, de toda su esencia ni de nuestros tocadiscos. Ojalá el futuro del vinilo se encuentre en el vinilo HD y podamos continuar disfrutando de esta maravilla durante muchos años más.

A sweet program here, but kinda flat and dull, showing Crosley record players (record destroyers), and folks keep talking about warmer sound I think nearly completely misses the point. And about how many records are made from digital files is also an insult that they are not going into there. There needs to be more discussion on higher quality playback, right player, cartridges, analog cuts or vinyl, and handling of these expensive platters.

We lived in our local Record store as kids in the 70's , I was from Oshawa and Starr Records was just up the street from school , on the weekends we would take the Go Train to the city and hit all the record stores and Head shops !! The best of times, if I only had a time machine I would go back to Peter Dunn's Vinyl Wax Museum on Yonge St. right now😀

I got into vinyl hesitatingly - i bought all the great audio equipment but was listening to digital - then I got into vinyl - the difference was immediate. folks, if you have a high end setup you need vinyl - digital is good but vinyl brings it home.

It's a fascinating phenomena. I sell a lot of vnyl to people who got rid of theirs late 80's/90's, I ask them why they are now buying it back and they never have a good reason. Just following 'fashion'!!

Great video!, just love this resurgence, from a dedicated vinyl lover who makes turntables!

Yet another video about how great Records are. Enough already. Time to bring back the 8 track!

It's all good basically 🥰

My Technics SL1200 is back to life again ✌🏽

Great documentary! Nothing better than vinyl!

Okay, seriously, the "comeback" is at its zenith now. But everywhere you look, people are stating the obvious - that CDs are NOT going to go away, that they are putting up a far stronger fight then you're being led to believe. Check this out here on KZfaq. I never got rid of my vinyl back in the 80s and 90s because I had too much music which was irreplaceable - now I'm in the same situation with CDs. Sorry, but I have too much great music that ISN'T available on vinyl! But we've wandered into silly territory now. For many vinyl is little more than a fashion statement: "Oooh I'm so cool, I have some LPS!" As my 8 year old daughter would say "That's silly". MEANWHILE Vol 1 - you don't have to do very much googling to find out that thousands upon thousands of 2023 vinyl buyers are leaving feedback grumbling about noisy pressings, clicks, pops - yup, warped discs, dished discs etc etc. Oh dear - and bent up sleeves! This is pitiful - for god's sake you're paying FAR too much for the privilege of this stressful hassle. I know people will suffer to be in fashion - but perhaps you need to get a bit of a grip? Vinyl can sound fantastic if you get a quality pressing but that's not so easy is it? MEANWHILE Vol 2 - Yup some CDs sound harsh. This is because from about 1998 inwards, the industry f*****d millions of discs by over EQ'ing aka "Loudness Wars". But, but, but.... with so many CDs available for pennies now, it doesn't take very long to suss which CDs sound great and which to avoid. Oh... and you'd be surprised how much more sophisticated CD players are now - they've come a long way and some are absolutely magical. Buy a great CD player, buy your music for pennies - sounds good to me!

Wow what a nice film here. You had me with Allen Cross and Tom C.. AC what a voice!

The Album was and experience Even if it was old a scratched up and you hear the pops the analog can't be reproduced to digital as well You could also physically see it turning it was a personal thing Putting you favorite record on and laying back on the couch or bed and enjoy❤

Man, you just brought back a lot of memories. I remember standing out in front of WOOLWORTH"S for the Abbey Road album , cost me $4.98 !

I can't listen to my vinyls right now because I don't have a turntable and even if I had a full setup, I live with people who don't like my taste in music. I have to listen to all my music on spotify either with headphones or in the car, but I'm still picking up new albums that I think are good enough to own and one day I shall listen to them properly.

The documentary Re-Vinylized here on YT was made about a decade ago and the very same reasons people love records is mentioned. All very true.

Bring back Tower Records! There still over 80 stores in Japan that spun off from the original in Hollywood. Elton John loved the place.

78 now vinyl only front end source 700 record befor 66 . Heavy vinyl .Jazz

I always said vinyl never went away it just hibernated for a bit while the music industry sorted itself out. The inherent value of it also far surpasses digital, well maintained and sought after vinyl can command decent money for those who choose to engage in that market. Inconvenient for some but an investment for others.

Enjoyed the documentary. Well done

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Great doc! Very fun to watch!

Amazing documentary

I really dig the Sheepdogs, really enjoyed the video of them playing ball against the kids to the tune The Way It Is.

VINYL NEVER WENT ANYWHERE TO ME. I'VE BEEN DOWN WITH IT SINCE BEING A KID, WE USED TO GET THE LATEST RELEASES BACK THEN FOR OLD SCHOOL RAP MUSIC. THEN AS I GOT OLDER AND SEEING THE HIP HOP DJ CATCHING WRECK ON THE ONES AND TWO'S GRANDMASTER FLASH AND SO ON. I GOT THE IDEA THAT I WANTED TO DO THIS THING CALLED "SCRATCHING". THE NINETIES CAME AROUND AND STARTED TO TAKE NOTICE TO UNDERGROUND HIP HOP GROUPS INCORPORATE THE "DJ" INTO THE MIX(NO PUN INTENDED) AND THE SAMPLING OF MUSIC TO MAKE BEATS. THIS BECAME THE REAL INTRODUCTION TO WANTING TO COLLECT VINYL. NOW I'M TRULY IN LOVE....A LOVE SUPREME....LIKE COLTRANE.

I am so glad that there is so much interest in vinyl these days. I like to record my vinyl into my computer so I can enjoy the next best thing to dropping the needle when I'm doing other things.

Kids are really missing out on the experience of an album. Folding out a 3 way album coverto it's full 36 inch glory to read all the liner notes, the inner cover artwork etc.

I have a small indie music studio in AZ. I record almost 100% analog, (unfortunately into digital but I tend to record as if I’m recording tape.) I have a guitar studio full of tube amps, a huge vinyl collection and I open my computer about once every two months. I’m an 80’s kid, I’m tech savvy, I just have an old soul.

excelente documental del mejor formato de audio indiscutiblemente el vinil

I love music and for ME it was about the suspension of disbelief. I had a good tuntable and amp and speakers, but the first time I played a CD without all that wow crackle and noise a light went on. I was not listening to a recording, but to music.....sorry folks but that's my story.

Great list. The Spy Who Loved Me is definitely one of the best band films. Ski scenes, pyramid scenes (the Egypt scene are amazing) submarines. It’s all there plus an underwater Lotus 😂

I born in 1961 in Brooklyn. I like both vinyl and CDs because who want to be interrupted by a commercial while relaxing to some music and napping. I don't do music subscriptions. I enjoy music from the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and I enjoy 70s music for my cardio workout, wink.

Oh man I love vinyls, I was born in late 70’s. I went back to vinyls when I move to USA in 2010…

Didn't have a record player as a child because my parents didn't have the money. I had seen a record player at an aunts house tho and was curious about it at the time but now as an adult I have a plan for a system and records too.

I have over 300 vinyl albums. But what suprised me the most is people give them to me for free and the albums haven't been played

I started buying vinyl in the mid 90's when albums in good condition where on average $3 each, yes they really common albums. Hard to find albums, most of them I have never come across. I don't like brand new albums, as it takes away the fun of finding an original, or an old reissue, that is still vintage. I've own over 2,000 albums at one point, not including singles.

I typically listen to the whole record with vinyl. It’s too easy to skip to the next with streaming.

my first album, "kimono my house" sparks

Cassette and mixed tape for me.

Bom! Like

Smell it? Ive been record collecting for over 50 yrs and never once smelt a cover or record.

Alternate take: Vinyl takes up space, pollutes the environment when producing in large quantities. It's just another form of consumerism. It should be about the music, not the format. Who knows? I'm 19, I've never heard of any of the bands mentioned in this documentary. I like my music fast and disposable. I've never even seen a CD in real life and would die without Spotify. I guess what I'm saying is I rock, you don't.

The best. Always have been from 70s

I heard a lot of music until I first listened to music on vinyl

Great documentary. It would be much better and more pleasureable to watch if the audio levels were as equal as possible. Some parts are extremly quiet and some especially when the music comes in is very loud. I was constantly turing the volume up and down.

The 180 gram thing is more or less a sales gimmick. It's possible that a heavy record may help to dampen vibration while on the platter (I've never noticed that), but the thickness of a record has nothing to with sound quality since all grooves are cut at the same depth (it is the width of the groove that makes a difference in sound). The only real advantage to heavier records is that they may be more resistant to warpage or breakage

I disagree with the speaker who at 11:15 who claimed that vinyl quality went downhill after 1974. I have 30 feet of LPs from before 1989 and what I observed was quality was manufacturer dependent. Columbia records were the very best. If the record had a red label it was going to be perfect and sound superb. But records by MCA were the very worst. MCA records have poor sound quality, tons of noise and pops, and there could be chunks of recycled paper built into the record.

I’m so sick of people talking about “warmth” when describing advantages of vinyl. There’s things like a bigger soundstage and more ambiance as well. The better the turntable and phono preamp, the more you hear these things

I have a vinyl collection because when I started buying vinyl was the only game in town. No MP3, no CDs, no Internet, no youtube. It was vinyl or nothing. If a newbie came to me and asked if they should start a vinyl collection now I would tell them no. I would say no UNLESS they are willing to make the commitment to vinyl. If it's just a way to appear cool, forget it. Vinyl records are more expensive now than when I started. As your collection grows you will need room to store your records. That room could be substantial, depending. You will want to get a decent stereo system with a good turntable and cartridge combo. You will have to get up every 20 minutes to turn the record over. If you're OK with all of this for the long haul then yeah, go for it.

I don't hate records, I grew up with them, I was fortunate enough to have a "proper" turntable/magnetic cartridge since the age of 8 (while most kids had shitty record players with ghastly ceramic cartridges), and I still have a few of my old records. I vividly remember how awesome The Human League DARE sounded through my Sennheiser headphones back in '81. I have a high-quality turntable now - bought several years ago when Technics decided to cease production of the SL-1200, mostly use it professionally, for digitizing clients' records. Turntables look cool - well, some do, some don't! However, nothing is more infuriating than hearing people say it sounds better than digital. It doesn't. It has its charms, sure, but it's categorically and measurably inferior to digital. FACT! The number of times that the dreaded Crosley and its shite ceramic cartridge makes an appearance in this video is somewhat distressing, too! Dear God...no!! Send that thing back to the sweatshops of China, where it belongs.

Record industry people promoting vinyl for profit (artists were an afterthought, if you listen closely). This makes me even more against the vinyl record resurgence. Just wait until all these new kids learn how fun it is to have a huge collection of scratched records! I will stick mostly with the dying Compact Disc and lossless digital (rips, downloads, steams, what ever). I am that Boomer / Gen X (born on the borderline) tool who sees vinyl records as good for one thing: to frame and hang on the wall like movie posters. And this is coming from a fellow with a decent sound system including a Project Carbon turntable for when the nostalgic mood to spin a record strikes me. But above all, YOU should do what ever you want to do! What ever makes you happy.

OMG I know this feeling. Ever watched the scene where she shoots the monster and 5' later it raises from the DEAD only to cut her to pieces ??? Well, it took Vinyl the Sonic Goo 30 yrs or more to do the same with music. We had left it for dead.. Now, we stab it with our digital knives but we just can't kill the Bea(s)t.. Dead by vinyl - I didn't know I'd live to see this..

It doesn't matter! It's what you are listening to, not how you are listening to it that matters. I just like good music, I don't care if it's on a CD or a record.

I have some vinyl but I prefer the CD over vinyl.

Nice Doc - just wish you had of made the different audio sections all the same volume. Some of it is SO low and others are so loud.

take a drink every time someone says ritual

I have been buying and selling vinyl records since 1984. If I were to guess how many records I have sold. It would be close to one hundred thousand! Also My Grandmother worked at Quality Records ! I have always loved vinyl records! The only thing I do not like is the price of a new vinyl Record?? Thanks for sharing Your passion and adventures 😀👍❤️🇨🇦🌎❤️🔊🎶🎶🎶🎶🎉👏👏🎉🎉💯💯💯

Allan Cross kind of says it without saying it here: vinyl is a status symbol. Like, "I'm a real fan - I treasure this, I care for it and I spent a tremendous amount of money on it."

I never stopped to buy vinyl. I'm 58.

If you have pops on a new record then make sure you clean it. Many think its a bad vinyl but it's just dirty

90 percent of the audible difference between LP and CD is how they are MASTERED. The other 10 percent is surface noise from the vinyl surface. CD, and digital uploads, are mastered for maximum LOUDNESS, because it can be done so in the digital realm more so than with analog/LP. Put the pre-RIAA curve master for LP on CD, and I guarantee you it will sound just as good as, and exactly like the LP, just minus the surface noise, hiss, crackles, etc.

i can't believe that these people are so obsessed with the word RITUAL. i have been a heavy user of vinyl since the 60s but moreso since 1970 when i got into the component stereo realm starting with receivers but quickly migrating to separate components. one i swapped and mounted a phono cartridge, i was INVOLVED. the processes i use to optimize record playback are NOT rituals. they are necessary steps to the optimization. ...hifitommy