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I'll try. I'm a recent convert. 1. I spend so much time with computers and virtual things, that there's something about the physicality of the thing that's inc

I'll try. I'm a recent convert. 1. I spend so much time with computers and virtual things, that there's something about the physicality of the thing that's incredibly refreshing. This is the same reason people like fountain pens and watches. Do you need a watch when you always have your phone on you? Not really, but watches are cool. 2. Sound, which is tricky because it doesn't sound better. Vinyl has different strengths than digital music. When its done well, the artists will master the music to play to those strengths. There are albums I have both mp3 and vinyl versions of that are distinctly different versions of the same idea.

AdmiralGinge 7y ago
>I spend so much time with computers and virtual things, that there's something about the physicality of the thing that's incredibly refreshing. I can relate to this, I've been restoring a sound system from the early 1970s that'd spent decades in a damp garage and it's immensely satisfying to see and hear it working again. There's not a single circuit board in there, it's all just old fashioned point-to-point wiring. The turntable is a gorgeous Lenco one that's so solidly built, compared to a lot of flimsy stuff today it's a huge contrast. I just replaced the motor which has run for nearly half a century and still did, I only swapped it because the motor's power supply had a noisy transformer and it was easier to just swap out the whole unit. It'll probably keep working just fine long after I'm dead.