My father is 55 and he’ve gone through most music storage formats including LPs, reel to reel, 8 track, cassette, up to today’s digital media. LPs and reel to reel were the best analog formats of the past and from his experience hold up to today’s digital and are better sounding in most cases.
Not long after being introduced to the British sensation, Thieroff purchased two Beatles albums. Before long, he was hooked on vinyl. Since he began collecting more than 39 years ago, Thieroff has traveled the state looking for the ideal LP. He currently owns around 3,999 albums, but at one time his collection exceeded more than 25,001 records.
Vinyl records are still a big part of Thieroff’s life today, as he currently sells and trades albums. He lately started writing a blog about his collecting adventures named “In Search of the Sound”.
“MP3s are to listening to music as McDonald’s is to supper,” Azevedo said. “It’ll keep you from starving but is in no way meant to and only approximately touches on the authentic experience of what can possibly be.”For many, the need for vinyl in today’s world of digital music seems obsolete, but those, like Thieroff, who still listen to vinyl, say that nothing can replace the authentic sound they hear every time they place the needle on the wax.
“I just love records,” Thieroff said. “I like how they feel in my hand. I like the liner notes on the back cover. I love the musty smell of a stack of LPs in somebody’s game room or garage as I search for a new treasure. I like putting a record on the turntable and placing the tone arm on the vinyl as I await anxiously to hear some new song that I have never heard before or perhaps an old song that I haven’t heard in years.”
Vinyl might never be what is once was due to the popularity and convenience of digital music, but it’s not dying anytime soon. Vinyl sales increased 33 percent from 1.8 million in 2008 to 2.5 million in 2009, according to Nielsen SoundScan. And though that accounts for less than 1 percent of all music sales, it is a record high for vinyl since Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991.Some iReporters predict that if anything will be dying out soon, it would most likely be the CD. Vinyl aficionados say records hold more sentimental value than CDs do.
“Vinyl is much more tangible and personable than clicking skip or scrolling through lists of songs,” said iReporter Tim McGuire from Marietta, Georgia.”I’ve only had my MacBook Pro for a year and it’s already crashed once, so, technically, my records have already outlived all my MP3s once,” he said.iReporters shared that they preferred vinyl over other music formats because of the distinct sound it produces, the participation role involved with listening to vinyl and the alluring visuals that adorn album covers.
Most agreed that digital music is convenient, but it’s not they way the song was made to be heard. Most music was and still is recorded with analog technology and does not transfer perfectly to a digital format. And since vinyl is not instantaneous, it takes extra time and effort to play a song, it makes you appreciate the music more than listening on an iPod does.
Caroline Grand, a 14-year-old who recently discovered vinyl after finding a collection of records in her grandmother’s attic says, “I like the experience of listening to music in the exact format in which it was originally produced, intended for to be played on vinyl records, not flat MP3s. Vinyl takes more work. You have to flip it over and set the right speed. I like that user participation part.”
Record collectors and listeners also enjoy the extra perks such as the artwork on the album cover or the extra poster or knickknacks that sometimes come with an album.But perhaps the best part about vinyl is that it’s tangible, iReporters say. It is something you can hold, unlike an MP3. Because it is tangible, it holds more meaning than a file on your computer.
Mayeske, a mother of two, said she’s making sure that her two young girls know the miracles of vinyl. She arrogantly shares that her girl is one of the few 6-year-olds with a turntable and a collection of 44s. For Mayeske, vinyl will live on for many more years, “at least in two young girls from south Atlanta!”
As someone who grew up with the vinyl album, I’m going to have to go against the flow here from my friends and admit I prefer CDs and MP3s as a format. I do love having a full size album cover to look at, the reality is CDs have far greater dynamic range. I remember listening to my first CD and hearing an electric cord short out during the final cut, something you could never hear on the vinyl version.
Not long after being introduced to the British sensation, Thieroff purchased two Beatles albums. Before long, he was hooked on vinyl. Since he began collecting more than 39 years ago, Thieroff has traveled the state looking for the ideal LP. He currently owns around 3,999 albums, but at one time his collection exceeded more than 25,001 records.
Vinyl records are still a big part of Thieroff’s life today, as he currently sells and trades albums. He lately started writing a blog about his collecting adventures named “In Search of the Sound”.
“MP3s are to listening to music as McDonald’s is to supper,” Azevedo said. “It’ll keep you from starving but is in no way meant to and only approximately touches on the authentic experience of what can possibly be.”For many, the need for vinyl in today’s world of digital music seems obsolete, but those, like Thieroff, who still listen to vinyl, say that nothing can replace the authentic sound they hear every time they place the needle on the wax.
“I just love records,” Thieroff said. “I like how they feel in my hand. I like the liner notes on the back cover. I love the musty smell of a stack of LPs in somebody’s game room or garage as I search for a new treasure. I like putting a record on the turntable and placing the tone arm on the vinyl as I await anxiously to hear some new song that I have never heard before or perhaps an old song that I haven’t heard in years.”
Vinyl might never be what is once was due to the popularity and convenience of digital music, but it’s not dying anytime soon. Vinyl sales increased 33 percent from 1.8 million in 2008 to 2.5 million in 2009, according to Nielsen SoundScan. And though that accounts for less than 1 percent of all music sales, it is a record high for vinyl since Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991.Some iReporters predict that if anything will be dying out soon, it would most likely be the CD. Vinyl aficionados say records hold more sentimental value than CDs do.
“Vinyl is much more tangible and personable than clicking skip or scrolling through lists of songs,” said iReporter Tim McGuire from Marietta, Georgia.”I’ve only had my MacBook Pro for a year and it’s already crashed once, so, technically, my records have already outlived all my MP3s once,” he said.iReporters shared that they preferred vinyl over other music formats because of the distinct sound it produces, the participation role involved with listening to vinyl and the alluring visuals that adorn album covers.
Most agreed that digital music is convenient, but it’s not they way the song was made to be heard. Most music was and still is recorded with analog technology and does not transfer perfectly to a digital format. And since vinyl is not instantaneous, it takes extra time and effort to play a song, it makes you appreciate the music more than listening on an iPod does.
Caroline Grand, a 14-year-old who recently discovered vinyl after finding a collection of records in her grandmother’s attic says, “I like the experience of listening to music in the exact format in which it was originally produced, intended for to be played on vinyl records, not flat MP3s. Vinyl takes more work. You have to flip it over and set the right speed. I like that user participation part.”
Record collectors and listeners also enjoy the extra perks such as the artwork on the album cover or the extra poster or knickknacks that sometimes come with an album.But perhaps the best part about vinyl is that it’s tangible, iReporters say. It is something you can hold, unlike an MP3. Because it is tangible, it holds more meaning than a file on your computer.
Mayeske, a mother of two, said she’s making sure that her two young girls know the miracles of vinyl. She arrogantly shares that her girl is one of the few 6-year-olds with a turntable and a collection of 44s. For Mayeske, vinyl will live on for many more years, “at least in two young girls from south Atlanta!”
As someone who grew up with the vinyl album, I’m going to have to go against the flow here from my friends and admit I prefer CDs and MP3s as a format. I do love having a full size album cover to look at, the reality is CDs have far greater dynamic range. I remember listening to my first CD and hearing an electric cord short out during the final cut, something you could never hear on the vinyl version.
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