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Why do YOU love Vinyl/or hate vinyl

I just responded to the thread on how many sources do you have ( shotgunning tonight) and got me wondering why I love vinyl so much? Have a very good digital side on both my main system and my headphone system as well that was set up for Redbook playback (headphone system) only utilising my vast 1,000 CD collection, enjoyed it for about a year, added a turntable and haven't used it since. My love of vinyl has been with me for 55 years, buying and playing, setting up my tables , matching preamps and enjoying the fruit of my labor. I believe my love of vinyl is a simple one, it stemmed from the hands on, need to tinker and adjust that I was born with, it's a very physical attraction that I just can not resist, it satisfies a lot of needs for me and in some way is that mistress that I maintain. My turntable is massive and so easy to look at, I can touch it and get more out of it, I can read about the artist and get info while I listen to an album, I can swap out a cartridge and change the tone and in the day the album covers served as a rolling tray to roll a joint. I love vinyl, but absolutely understand while others don't. I also envy people like uberwaltz that have and use so many sources, wish I could. What say you?
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Oh no....another vinyl thread 😊

In all seriousness I get your passion for Vinyl and the whole ‘ritual’ of setting up the TT. Before this thread morphed into Vinyl vs Digital, many of us invested considerable amount of time tinkering and tweaking our systems regardless of the source i.e Vinyl, CD or Streaming.

I can tell you why I dislike Vinyl (hate is a strong word).

1. The setup is cumbersome for any newbie. Personally I don’t see Vinyl as plug n play source and don’t want to the hassle of cleaning my records or cartridge each time I pull a record out of sleeve. Not to mention the need for a massive storage of your prized vinyl collection.

2. I don’t want to re-invest in a brand new library of music after ‘wasting’ thousands of dollars in cassette tapes and CD’s.

Vinyl and CD’s will continue to co-exist but streaming is the future. I still spin CD’s but I find myself streaming more N more due to its ease and convenience.

At the end of the day, it just comes down to enjoying your favorite tunes regardless of the medium.
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Well, that didn’t take long...haters will always be just that..too close minded.

Vinyl is great, but the idea that its sound quality is superior to that of uncompressed digital recordings is preposterous. They sound different, and that's exactly my point....nothing more nothing less. 
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“I hate CDs. They are a crappy collectible with crappy cases that crack when you sneeze. Little paper folders you can’t read that tear when you try to get them out”

@mijostyn,

I am going to keep it short n sweet since this thread isn’t about CD’s. It seems you haven’t seen or heard the XRCD24’s. They are not cheap but worth every penny in terms of sound quality, which is stunning in every aspect.
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@rbstehno, 

Great post. It all comes down to the original source of the recorded media. Vinyl being the oldest format has some of the best recorded material. I found many recordings on Tidal/ Qobuz and XRCD’s that are well recorded and very engaging. 

The key here is to have a decent system, be it analog or digital. Some of the responses I have seen here are boiling down to their ‘resistance’ for a change. They are probably ‘afraid’ what if I end up preferring the streaming over LP’s 😊
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