DonR
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Study finds 50 per cent of vinyl buyers in US don’t have a record player
A new study by Luminate revealed the surprising stat
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50% of vinyl buyers don't own a record player
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Puzzling. Gifts maybe?
I think I have more interest in Pokemon
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That actually makes some sense if you flip the logic around.... Probably less than 50% of turntable owners buy records! That would include me.
If you own a turntable you know it's the worst format!!! (The worst currently available.) If you don't own a turntable you may not know or you may not care.
My turntable is left-over from the vinyl days and I only use it to occasionally digitize a recording that's not available digitally. I can't remember the last time I "played a record".
If you own a turntable you know it's the worst format!!! (The worst currently available.) If you don't own a turntable you may not know or you may not care.
My turntable is left-over from the vinyl days and I only use it to occasionally digitize a recording that's not available digitally. I can't remember the last time I "played a record".
digitalfrost
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Maybe I can shed some light on this. CD are useless for most people. People stream mostly. If you buy a CD you put it somewhere end of story. Modern PCs don't have optical drives and most people don't own CD players anymore. If you buy files, it's a very disappointing experience: You pay some money, get an email, yet nothing changed. You could stream the songs before anyway.
If you want to support a band, buying vinyl is something where I feel I get my money's worth. It's something nice to look at, they are fairly easy to store because they are so thin, and maybe you can read the lyrics while listening.
Of all the options, if I have to spend money on music, I feel vinyl gives the most bang for the buck.
The thing is today is: People do not buy vinyl as the only format, they buy vinyl because they can stream digitally whenever they want anyway, so the vinyl is a nice additional option.
If you want to support a band, buying vinyl is something where I feel I get my money's worth. It's something nice to look at, they are fairly easy to store because they are so thin, and maybe you can read the lyrics while listening.
Of all the options, if I have to spend money on music, I feel vinyl gives the most bang for the buck.
The thing is today is: People do not buy vinyl as the only format, they buy vinyl because they can stream digitally whenever they want anyway, so the vinyl is a nice additional option.
Well, still if that statistic is true, just another indication of how silly humans can be. Plenty of ways to support bands you like other than buying a $30 slab of something you can't play. I am VERY judicious about the new vinyl I buy, and used LPs too. It comes down to my love of the package and whether I think I will do frequent replayings.
For instance, just bought the new Dark Side of the Moon Wembley 1974 LP for $28 shipped, loved the artwork, it's a good quiet pressing, and was a nice way to "honor" the 50th anniversary rather than buying yet another copy of the original album. Plus, it was an interesting live rendition that's a little edgier than the original. Waiting impatiently for the new Caroline Polachek album to be released in August. I'm not normally into pop but I love her work and it's kind of the perfect length to spin rather than stream.
With a LP library of about 1500 amassed over 50 years ( and similar depth in CDs and cassettes), I'm trying NOT to buy much, just special things.
For instance, just bought the new Dark Side of the Moon Wembley 1974 LP for $28 shipped, loved the artwork, it's a good quiet pressing, and was a nice way to "honor" the 50th anniversary rather than buying yet another copy of the original album. Plus, it was an interesting live rendition that's a little edgier than the original. Waiting impatiently for the new Caroline Polachek album to be released in August. I'm not normally into pop but I love her work and it's kind of the perfect length to spin rather than stream.
With a LP library of about 1500 amassed over 50 years ( and similar depth in CDs and cassettes), I'm trying NOT to buy much, just special things.
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Gotta be collectors. Some people buy just to have. I'm interested in fountain pens although I've cut down my buying to almost zero. I love to write with them. Some collectors buy them in order to have a complete set of particular models, etc. and never put ink in them.
Sure, people collect all sorts of things. But 50% of sales?
computer-audiophile
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Streaming is like eating fast food.
I must admit, I do it too, but sometimes it should be more festive, for this vinyl records are currently the most beautiful medium for me.
I must admit, I do it too, but sometimes it should be more festive, for this vinyl records are currently the most beautiful medium for me.
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dont people here think this study is highly flawed? because it seems absurd?
computer-audiophile
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In fact, I have my doubts about it.
artburda
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That‘s also my initial thought. How was the study conducted?
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Yeah, the study is probably flawed, but we shouldn't overlook the large number of LPs that end up just being used as decoration in hipster coffee shops and the like.
computer-audiophile
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Yes, this is also a big fashion in Germany today. The Jazz Kissas from Japan are the role models. There are worse fashions, I think.
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I just got back from visiting my daughter and her boyfriend, they are in their late 20s. Three My Chemical Romance LPs proudly displayed on custom shelves mounted on living room wall. They have a novelty record player, all-in-one integrated thingy with a wood ‘50s style box. I’m sure they never use it.
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Is that again?
There already was a hundred miles long tread where this egregious fact was used many times:
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Yes, real living people (who can't tell the difference between 0.003% THD and 0.0003% THD) buy souvenirs.
They are such nasty, real living people.
There already was a hundred miles long tread where this egregious fact was used many times:
Can anyone explain the vinyl renaissance?
I'm a member of a couple of reddit audiophile threads where people post pictures of their rigs and most of the time they include turntables and every time I see one my mind is blown because I outgrew vinyl only a few years after buying my first CD player in the '80's. Back then I had a tape...
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Yes, real living people (who can't tell the difference between 0.003% THD and 0.0003% THD) buy souvenirs.
They are such nasty, real living people.
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