Vinyl does not sound like rubbish - when the pressing was down correctly. There are some absolutely horrendous pressings being sold and it sucks, but a lot of

Vinyl does not sound like rubbish - when the pressing was down correctly. There are some absolutely horrendous pressings being sold and it sucks, but a lot of the time it also has to do with terrible mixing and mastering and that carries over to the CD version as well. Everything is "optimized" for "decent" sound out of medium quality streaming services on terrible speakers where dynamic range is nearly non-existent and everything is compressed to matchbox quality. The music streaming industry has ruined the experience of listening to and discovery new music. Nothing like going to the record store and getting something out of the vintage bin for a few bucks and bringing that home, sitting there and actually taking the time to listen to the music. Instant streaming optimizes for popcorn listening and not listening to the intricacies of the soundscapes of some music.