Why do you listen to records?

I listen to vinyl, CD's and streaming and enjoy all of them.

Since the vinyl guys have an arm and a leg invested in their vinyl rigs, they attempt to defend its shortcomings in a fanatical fashion. How could a guy who spent that much be left with such a goofy leftdown? that’s the key question that frames the vinyl dude’s psychological makeup.

Make no mistake about it... vinyl’s a archaic [lofi/midfi] medium no matter how much you spent...you can only put so much lipstick on a pig. But, its the psychological makeup of the guy who spent something stoopid that dominates the threads in a hifi forum. It has no basis in unbiased truth. 

Everytime i’ve put a vinyl fanatic in a blindfold, he starts to shake in his pants...not complicated to figure out why (facepalm).

@deep_333 

l firmly believe that vinyl listeners have a more trained mind. They do tend to listen to full albums and go along with the intended musical trip. That’s why 12 inch records were called albums….. A mix of tracks that make up a whole space and time listening concept. @ticat has nailed the idea of dipping in and out of music, “on a whim” with a lot of streamers out there.

l have been sat in both camps regarding LPs and CDs. In my case CDs took a front seat until the new novelty of the format from the 1980s eventually rubbed off. l have now habitually reverted back to vinyl as my instant choice if l have the same music in both formats. This naturally just happens, without thinking.

I decided when I redid my system 4 years ago that streaming was my choice. I like the endless choices and the ease of discovering new music. I cannot stand flipping an album over or the pops with vinyl. That’s just my preference. 

As far as sound quality, I enjoy both. Good vinyl can sound so nice and very rich. So can good streaming. For me, it’s about convenience mostly. 

@mylogic 

I'm with you on that. Each format has its advantages and disadvantages. It’s good to enjoy the benefits of both and cover all the bases. Nevertheless, vinyl has some special quality that’s hard to pin down.

It would nice to have a grown up discussion about the issue. Unfortunately as we have seen, it doesn’t take long for threads like this to descend into partisanship and name calling. Bald men arguing over a comb.

That’s why I am reducing my involvement in hifi forums.