I wonder if part of the appeal of vinyl now is the contrast with the
density and voluminousness of CDs in the age of boxes and mega boxes, and
even mega boxes of mega boxes (DG recently reissued their 111 boxes in a
combined form - are the MLP cubes coming that way soon?). Vinyl collections
certainly for the vast majority are chosen more carefully due to expense
and space.
On Jan 5, 2016 5:53 AM, "Tom Fine" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Not that humorous, but it does remind me of some vinyl snobs who post
> often online. I still think the biggest appeals of LP records are the
> physical artifact as a collectable item, the focus of attention required
> for proper playback, which probably does lead to closer listening and
> concentration for some people, and the fact that many CDs are poorly
> mastered and almost all lossy downloads sound lousy to people who listen on
> half-decent playback systems (including any decent earbuds or headphones
> and halfway decent computer speakers). If CDs were better mastered and if
> lossy downloads went the way of the dinosaurs, the vinyl niche might
> compact and concentrate a little bit, but the compelling physical artifact
> is a real draw and may be a key factor in the niche-market's size.
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Ramm" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: [ARSCLIST] In case you haven't seen this
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> _The Record Collector with  Matt Ingebretson - YouTube_
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>> Steve Ramm
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