Record companies artificially pushed Vinyl as le "best format for audiophiles". It's a scam

Record companies artificially pushed Vinyl as le "best format for audiophiles"

This isn't even close to being true LMAO. On the contrary, they were instrumental in convincing consumers to abandon vinyl for more expensive digital formats

look at this ad from 20 years ago, that proves my point!

Hello? We're talking about 2025, not the 1980s.

At no point in your deranged original post did you specify a timeframe. Nonetheless, to tweak out and meltdown over the audacity of music companies to make music available in different formats seems unnecessary. Many people enjoy multiple formats, and more choice is good

Sorry, I didn't know you were high functioning autist and couldn't handle context.

to tweak out and meltdown over the audacity of music companies to make music available in different formats seems unnecessary

The post is about how vinyls are being resold to the consumer market as "true audiophile format" and other formats are being pushed down. That means LESS choice. Are you dyslexic too? Yikes.

Anyone who is buying records because they think they sound the best is an incel and does not actually get enough sunlight. Most people just buy it cause it's big cool disc with big cool picture of album and sometimes its worth a lot more than you paid. Simple.

You'd be surprised how many people fag out over audio fidelity and "muh analogue". Not to say people don't buy vinyl to support an artist though, it's just the demographic you're speaking of is sadly bigger than you think.

You're suggesting that in every case, including when original masters have been lost, that CDs/digital sound better than vinyl? Comparison between formats is only possible on a case-by-case basis.

I'm simply suggesting that in most cases, the only people who care about audio quality with the basic vinyl vs the basic CD have nothing better to do with their time.

Unfortunately I'm not suprised. I'm just pointing out the fact that those "people" that record companies have pushed this idea to are losers anyway.

We can agree on that statement. It's sad.

Speaking as a Steve Hoffman Music Forum user, most of them are retired boomers with more money than sense

the only people who care about audio quality with the basic vinyl vs the basic CD have nothing better to do with their time

If you consider comparing formats to be a negligent use of time, but arguing why people shouldn't listen to music in a particular format on Anon Babble a better use of time I don't know what to tell you

I know Boomers grew up with records but some are just too damn annoying.

Was at the store today for record store day and some whale of a boomer waited all night to grab like 15 records and then put back 3 because "They weren't the pressing he thought they were" and "Weren't 180g vinyl"

Along with that there was a 30 year old dude on his switch yelling at his mom because she brought him gloves in the cold. Why? I do not know.

God forbid I have a hobby that isn't associated with literal manchildren.

"They weren't the pressing he thought they were" and "Weren't 180g vinyl"

This is the type of specific shit you search on Ebay for. Don't expect a record store to have anything you want, and ESPECIALLY don't expect it to be a certain pressing. Shopping at a record store is like at a thrift store, the thrill of the hunt and seeing things you never expected.

You still have record stores where you live?

You don't? I have like 5 around me.

the premise that "record companies" "don't want you buying their CDs" because "they're too easy to distribute and use" is a truly brilliant read on the music industry. too bad trump doesn't have a department of music that you could head.

Thanks! Appreciate the positive feedback

There's a lot but they're all at least 30 minutes away

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requires expensive, special tech to even make it sound as good as your old sony CD walkman

redditfags will literally pressure you to keep wasting money on le diamond needle and will have a heart attack if you get a crosley

Come here:

It is kind of remarkable how hostile nu/mu/ is to spending even a modest amount of money on equipment to listen to music with. Reflects the general antipathy toward music on the once-great music board

You will own nothing, and you will be happy

No the fuck they don't. It's literally just a collectible/merch

It is kind of remarkable how hostile nu/mu/ is to spending even a modest amount of money on equipment to listen to music with

I think it's a great idea to listen to music with good tech, but vinyls are kind of the new hipster format. You NEED good equipment for it to sound good, unlike CDs.
This is an issue because without any good easy introduction to the format from a rich friend or something, one might discard the entire format as lesser or just as merch.

I'm sure it has its pros but the barrier to entry is far too high.

You NEED good equipment for it to sound good

Yeah, and until 10 years ago good vintage equipment cost nothing because there was an absolute glut of vintage amps, receivers, and TTs on the used market (not to mention records lmao). I guess I feel bad for zoomers because good gear in today's market is expensive, but it's really not my problem if latecomers to analog media have to deal with high prices for gear and records. This is my boomer moment when I can say "Don't care, I got mine"

I guess I feel bad for zoomers because good gear in today's market is expensive

Scalpers is the worst thing to ever happen to markets. Millenials and old Zooms are the core demographic scalping people, so they brought it upon themselves.

exclusive vinyl releases now.

who?

Scalpers wouldn't exist without the demand pressure from trendhopping zoomers. You'll really never be able to appreciate the extent to which people were giving these things away for decades

You'll really never be able to appreciate the extent to which people were giving these things away for decades

Which sucks . Of course I'm more of a CD guy, and most CD players are being priced still very affordably right now.
Sadly if I wanted a vinyl and CD setup, I'd need to pay major bucks for just the vinyl half of the player.

Most CD players still suck, they have primitive 90s DACs and shitty little opamps throttling them. I use my CD player as a transport only through an external DAC before it touches my amp. It's simply untrue that you can pick up any old budget CD player and rival a midfi vinyl setup. I have a number of discmans because I think they're cute, but I wouldn't want to listen to music through any of them. My phone and a little fiio dac/amp absolutely mogs