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". It's a scam.

CDs can be easily ripped bit-for-bit and have no copy protection

CDs are the most clear, and are also harder to make unplayable) (Cassettes still are the hardest to make unplayable though, besides SSDs)

Record companies don't want you buying CDs, it's why all "limited record store day releases" are only in vinyl. CDs are too easy to distribute & play their music. They'd rather have you pay for a slab of plastic that is easy as shit to scratch, requires monotonous cleaning, cannot be easily copied without a recorder and doing all the metadata, and requires expensive, special tech to even make it sound as good as your old sony CD walkman with a good pair of cans.

anon... no one buys this shit anymore except for decoration, and ofc vinyls win in that regard

forgets how many autists argue over physical media formats

It makes much more sense for a musician to release on vinyl (or tape) specifically because of analog degradation. Much more. They could release their tunes on streaming services without DRM as, say, 128kbps MP3s, uncompressed digital files on the DRM-encumbered services, and vinyl or tape. Maybe 1-2 years later release the music on CD.

It makes much more sense for a musician to release on vinyl (or tape) specifically because of analog degradation

You say this like music piracy is a huge issue right now. Most young people with CDs now don't even know what ripping is.
I'm friends with a few "addicted to music" zoomies and they literally have no idea what burning and ripping CDs is, it's like alien technology to them.

You say this like music piracy is a huge issue right now.

It still is. Everything that's released is copied to Youtube and the streaming services and archive.org within hours.

It's why they are doing exclusive vinyl releases now.

it's why all "limited record store day releases" are only in vinyl. CDs are too easy to distribute

kek they act like people would want to rip a fucking "wicked soundtrack"...
nobody is buying it for the music, it's for the resale value on Ebay because of muh green glitter vinyl

Plenty of people listen to records, silly.

Everything that's released is copied to Youtube and the streaming services and archive.org within hours

Everything on the internet is always copied and saved. That doesn't mean piracy hasn't shrunk though.

i never said they didnt? i was making fun of the shitty record store day releases.

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.

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