Advantages (Vinyl) - Revision history

Dc2bluelight: vinyl date of introduction: 1948, Columbia

2016-10-02T07:58:20Z

vinyl date of introduction: 1948, Columbia

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	Why invest in an obsolete, 50+ year old music medium?		Why invest in an obsolete, 68+ year old music medium?

	* Used vinyl is often extremely inexpensive - 50 cents to two dollars a disc is common for some releases. Vinyl is a very cheap way to expand your collection in older artists that you cannot justify spending $15/CD on listening to.		* Used vinyl is often extremely inexpensive - 50 cents to two dollars a disc is common for some releases. Vinyl is a very cheap way to expand your collection in older artists that you cannot justify spending $15/CD on listening to.

Axon at 06:51, 31 October 2008

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	* Some albums have simply never been released on CD.		* Some albums have simply never been released on CD.
	* Some album art is better suited to the larger scale of LP covers and sleeves.		* Some album art is better suited to the larger scale of LP covers and sleeves.
			* The ritual of playing a record - of pulling it out of its sleeve, placing it on the turntable and playing it - may often compel the listener to focus on the music in a more dedicated way than when listening to a CD or to computer-based music. Completely independently of any sound quality differences, this ritual, like the rituals involved in live music listening, might substantially improve the enjoyment of the music.
	* The mastering of an original LP release is often considered superior to a CD remaster of the same release. This can be for any number of reasons, including:		* The mastering of an original LP release is often considered superior to a CD remaster of the same release. This can be for any number of reasons, including:
	** Increased use of compression and limiting on the CD release, reducing dynamics		** Increased use of compression and limiting on the CD release, reducing dynamics

Axon at 20:32, 22 January 2007

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	* Properly maintained vinyl is of a surprisingly good quality and is often not objectionable.		* Properly maintained vinyl is of a surprisingly good quality and is often not objectionable.
	* It can be safely purchased as a long term investment.		* It can be safely purchased as a long term investment.
	** ~~As a~~ playback ~~standard, vinyl has remained essentially unchanged for 50 years,~~ and ~~turntables will continue to~~ be ~~manufactured into~~ the ~~distant future. Unlike many digital data formats~~, ~~vinyl has no risk~~ of ~~having no available playback devices~~.		** The standards of record playback are relatively simple and nonproprietary. Record players can always be constructed from scratch, including the cartridge assembly, with a minimum of technical experience. Playback has been standardized for roughly 50 years
	** Properly maintained disc records (including both vinyl and shellac) have survived to the present day with little degredation. The long term chemical processes involved with vinyl are believed to keep it stable for 100 years or more.		** Properly maintained disc records (including both vinyl and shellac) have survived to the present day with little degredation. The long term chemical processes involved with vinyl are believed to keep it stable for 100 years or more.
	** While large swings in value have plagued vinyl as collector's items, there are no long term risks to future devaluation for vinyl as a whole.		** While large swings in value have plagued vinyl as collector's items, there are no long term risks to future devaluation for vinyl as a whole.

Axon: Moving Vinyl Guide category over to Vinyl

2006-09-08T17:05:08Z

Moving Vinyl Guide category over to Vinyl

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	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]
	[[Category:Vinyl ~~Guide~~]]		[[Category:Vinyl]]

Axon: Advantages of Vinyl moved to Advantages (Vinyl): Renaming vinyl-related topics to a consistent format, to better facilitate browsing through the guide index, and to improve readability.

2006-09-08T16:58:12Z

Advantages of Vinyl moved to Advantages (Vinyl): Renaming vinyl-related topics to a consistent format, to better facilitate browsing through the guide index, and to improve readability.

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Axon: Advantages on Vinyl moved to Advantages of Vinyl

2006-09-08T02:41:41Z

Advantages on Vinyl moved to Advantages of Vinyl

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Axon: Fork of vinyl introduction

2006-09-08T02:40:41Z

Fork of vinyl introduction

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Why invest in an obsolete, 50+ year old music medium?

* Used vinyl is often extremely inexpensive - 50 cents to two dollars a disc is common for some releases. Vinyl is a very cheap way to expand your collection in older artists that you cannot justify spending $15/CD on listening to.
* Some albums have simply never been released on CD.
* Some album art is better suited to the larger scale of LP covers and sleeves.
* The mastering of an original LP release is often considered superior to a CD remaster of the same release. This can be for any number of reasons, including:
** Increased use of compression and limiting on the CD release, reducing dynamics
** The master tapes have often degraded in the time between the LP and CD releases
** The equalization and even mixing of some CD releases is radically different than on the LP releases. For instance, many Zappa LPs have had entire drum tracks replaced for the CD release.
* Properly maintained vinyl is of a surprisingly good quality and is often not objectionable.
* It can be safely purchased as a long term investment.
** As a playback standard, vinyl has remained essentially unchanged for 50 years, and turntables will continue to be manufactured into the distant future. Unlike many digital data formats, vinyl has no risk of having no available playback devices.
** Properly maintained disc records (including both vinyl and shellac) have survived to the present day with little degredation. The long term chemical processes involved with vinyl are believed to keep it stable for 100 years or more.
** While large swings in value have plagued vinyl as collector's items, there are no long term risks to future devaluation for vinyl as a whole.
** Well built turntables should last 40 years or more and are refurbishable.

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:Vinyl Guide]]