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I grew up with music vinyl, when the only alternative was cassette tapes. Both of those were terrible choices. They are both fragile, and degrade with each list

I grew up with music vinyl, when the only alternative was cassette tapes. Both of those were terrible choices. They are both fragile, and degrade with each listening. CDs were a fantastic invention. I understand that MP3s are a step backward in quality, although they are more convenient. Actually, I don't understand why we don't go back to far less compressed music, now that bandwidth and storage are so cheap. Going back to vinyl is incomprehensible to me. It would be akin to giving up my nice keyboard and 4k monitor for a keypunch, (which I would type on when I wasn't listening to vinyl). Actually, come to think of it, those IBM 026 keypunches had amazing keyboards. They make my DAS keyboard seem like I'm typing on jello.

mingus88 10y ago
We are going back to far less compressed music. Every vinyl purchase I've made in recent memory has come with a download code. More often than not, these are 320kbps MP3s, which are indistinguishable from CDs, although stores like Bleep.com offer flac and wav formats, too. BTW, the study tested against three levels of LAME compression -- 112 Kbps, 56 Kbps, and 32 Kbps. Buying vinyl these days is the smart choice for music lovers. You get all the convenience of MP3s and sound quality of CDs (via the download code), the superior artwork of the LP, and the aesthetic joy of using a turntable when you want to.