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I suspect that for people who like vinyl, the experience of music isn't just about the sound. Putting on a record, as a ceremony, just seems more appealing tha

I suspect that for people who like vinyl, the experience of music isn't just about the sound. Putting on a record, as a ceremony, just seems more appealing than menu-diving down to a playlist on your phone.

uberdru 6y ago
It's true. An LP defines a concrete slice of time, defined by decisions made by the artists and the producers. That work and craft is different from the playlist creator. Also, the management of a record collection takes attention and patience. A record collection itself is a type of identity repo, a lot like Walter Benjamin's library, e.g. I will argue that CD's cannot capture a certain plangent timbre, though I've never found any research to back that up (hard as I have tried).
cromka 6y ago
Agreed, and I'd say it is exactly the same phenomenon as when people prefer print books over e-readers.
- stjohnswarts 6y ago
  Nice sized print paper backs have a much better resolution then kindle and the like. That's why I prefer it. I used my kindle for trips because of the size to amount of content ratio. When I'm at home I prefer a well printed book it has much higher resolution of text and is easier on my eyes if I'm going to be reading for a while.
augusto-moura 6y ago
Yes, a similar converging discussion is physical vs digital media games, with enough time both storage and internet connections will reach a point where digital will be light years more practical than physical discs (or cartridges, anyone remember those?), but the feeling of having a hard copy and all the ceremonies involved about playing a game gives a so much richer experience for me. Is just like prepping popcorn and getting comfy for a movie session at home, you can always just play a movie at your laptop, but sometimes you just want to get 100% into it

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I suspect that for people who like vinyl, the experience of music isn't just about the sound. Putting on a record, as a ceremony, just seems more appealing tha

by the_local_host 6y ago

uberdru 6y ago
It's true. An LP defines a concrete slice of time, defined by decisions made by the artists and the producers. That work and craft is different from the playlist creator. Also, the management of a record collection takes attention and patience. A record collection itself is a type of identity repo, a lot like Walter Benjamin's library, e.g. I will argue that CD's cannot capture a certain plangent timbre, though I've never found any research to back that up (hard as I have tried).
cromka 6y ago
Agreed, and I'd say it is exactly the same phenomenon as when people prefer print books over e-readers.
- stjohnswarts 6y ago
  Nice sized print paper backs have a much better resolution then kindle and the like. That's why I prefer it. I used my kindle for trips because of the size to amount of content ratio. When I'm at home I prefer a well printed book it has much higher resolution of text and is easier on my eyes if I'm going to be reading for a while.
augusto-moura 6y ago
Yes, a similar converging discussion is physical vs digital media games, with enough time both storage and internet connections will reach a point where digital will be light years more practical than physical discs (or cartridges, anyone remember those?), but the feeling of having a hard copy and all the ceremonies involved about playing a game gives a so much richer experience for me. Is just like prepping popcorn and getting comfy for a movie session at home, you can always just play a movie at your laptop, but sometimes you just want to get 100% into it