You are an audiophile and fetishize the sound of analog recordings or you simply like the aesthetics of vinyl records packaging.
Why buy vinyl reddit.
I love the way they sound.
That s why they had a 1 3 euro price tag.
Exactly and it s far easier to find and add a song or album to a playlist than it is to go out and find a vinyl you re looking for and then also buy it.
There s a lot more satisfaction in listening to a vinyl than there is in listening to digital music for me.
What a remarkable thing to say.
Why do people still buy vinyl records.
So whats you re reason for buying vinyl.
Ebay and again discogs are also fairly easy and reliable too.
So i recently got back into vinyl and have been re buying all my favorite artists albums on vinyl.
This got me wondering why do people buy vinyl.
But at the same time i ve enjoyed the overhwelming majority of my pre owned vinyl.
Some sensible most not.
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I love the equipment i play them on.
As to why i still buy vinyl many many reasons.
Yes a lot of my used records are in rough condition.
Why should i buy vinyl.
I have records in both vinyl and cd and anyone who owns both mediums knows playing a cd is infinitely more convenient than vinyl.
The renaissance of the long play record isn t just an anecdotal trend.
I tend to avoid record shops and or half priced books unless i am moving bulk volume and don t want to mess with shipping and haggling.
I m not sure if this is the correct subreddit to pose the question but i figured asking in r vinyl would only give me biased answers.
There are two basic answers for this.
Even as physical record sales decline people are buying more vinyl than they have in decades in 2013 sales increased 31.
Some people even buy vinyl records just because they love the packaging.
Just 10 000 supporters can make this lego record store a real set.
I love them as objects.
A shelf full of vinyl record have more impact compared to a shelf full of cds or a media player with billions of music files.
Of all the music formats vinyl has the most value.
I have never once managed to buy a used record that sounded even halfway decent.
Vinyl records today might sell 10 times its original price 20 years from now.
R vinylcollector is where i have gotten to closest to my asking price while still actually selling the record.