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Vinyl vs Streaming

Hey,

Hope this is OK to post here.

Do you ever find yourself questioning Vinyl in the face of Streaming?

And question yourself, why am I going through all this struggle when streaming is so much easier.

I was sitting on my couch streaming some hi res music, which was sounding great, asking this to myself.

It's just so much easier to stream and get from one song to another.

I know for some, their analog rig is much better and stronger than their digital side (if they even have one) and for others it might be the opposite. 

Regardless, just wondering if you ever feel if it's worth all the extra work.

 

jay73
sksos1
429 posts
 

Streaming is quick and easy, and I find new artists that I would never have known, BUT when I put an LP on, well, everything changes. I feel more relaxed, the music speaks to me, and everything clicks. I have never thought about getting rid of my thousands of LPs. Yes many LPs sound awful but the majority are sublime. 

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jay73 OP
246 posts
 

Yea, I know that feeling.

There are some tracks on LP's that make me realize, oh yea, this is why I am doing all this.

But sometimes and maybe cuz I'm just being lazy or tired, streaming just lets me sit there for a couple of hours without any work and that's nice also.

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kevemaher
381 posts
 

I've never understood the streaming paradigm.

Pay as you play, rather than pay once and play many times.

Some older LPs that I enjoy are just not available streaming. 

Seems that the tradeoff is between convenience and quality. 

It may take me longer to cue up some music on my vinyl rig than streaming a selection, but I have the satisfaction of knowing the quality of playback for every LP I choose to play.

This is an extreme position, I realize. Pig headed I may seem. Hey, maybe I am.

sls883
1,053 posts
 

A couple of years ago, I spent around $4500 to upgrade my vinyl playback system. Not super high end compared to other systems, but certain albums do sound as good, or better, than streaming.  My streamer/dac setup also sound really good, so my choice usually comes down to convenience.  Streaming is much easier than vinyl and in my system, it's not a compromise in sound quality.  I very rarely play vinyl. 

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