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This was my rationale for switching over to vinyl around 2007. Its audio fidelity is worse but its failure state is more acceptable to me.
by jim-jim-jim 2y ago
This was my rationale for switching over to vinyl around 2007. Its audio fidelity is worse but its failure state is more acceptable to me.
- account42 2y agoFor anything digital, having reduntant backups and error correcting codes makes much more sense than worrying too much about the medium. The theoretical longevity of your vinyl won't matter if your house burns down or if you accidentally throw out the dusty box they are packed in. That said, if you just like the sound of vinyl and feeling of handling them then good for you and I'm not trying to rain on your parade.
- jim-jim-jim 2y agoI already said that I don't particularly like the sound, and hard drives, CDs, and records alike can all be lost in a house fire. Of those three media, one fails less arbitrarily and catastrophically.