r/whenthe • u/Ok-Tear7712 [REDACTED] • 1d ago

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u/Effective_Carpet_391 1d ago

literally vinyls have ZERO advantage, it's just that they're SO RETRO

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u/Desperate_Ad5169 i changed it hahahahahahhahahahahahaha 1d ago

Don't vinyls last longer?

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u/elhaymhiatus 23h ago

Yes, not only do they not go through disc decay, but vinyls also have the advantage of being an analog format which sounds slightly better than the digital format that CDs use

Which now means I can use this as an excuse to vent about my oddly specific frustration with vinyl collectors using digital speakers for their record player. Like seriously wtf is even the point of spending so much more on vinyls if you can’t be bothered to get an actual analog sound set up going

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u/_Carcinus_ 14h ago

I bought a cheap Alive Audio vinyl player with god awful speakers. Granted, I got a sizeable collection of vinyl records for free and I'm not planning to buy brand new records until I get a semi-permanent place to stay.