Vinyl Is Once Again King?

[LonnieFisher]

I actually listen to a lot of albums on youtube.

[spockoda]

Cassettes are totally awesome.
Portable analog audio.
Mix tapes.
Take up a lot less room than a collection of LPs.
Guardians of the Galaxy.

I really wouldn't say I'm an audiophile but I do care what I'm listening to sounds like and I listen to CD's mostly and some vinyl. I respect your opinion about cassettes but they are the weakest sounding of the three audio formats, imo. They are nice as far as being compact though. I have recorded off of a few cassettes to digital and the sound was okay with some amplification. One of my favorite past times was making mix tapes. Now I make mix CD's.

[spockoda]

I have some records that I need digitized. What's the easiest way to do that?

There are also units that have the turntable, cassette player, and CD hard drive all in one that are easy to work with. This might put you back around $300 though.

[LonnieFisher]

Even if you prefer the "real thing" and go live, that also degrades with time. I think cassettes last longer than actual artists...

[Werewolf]

Yeah...but everytime you play a cassette it dies one death.

Nothing lasts forever. Older CDs and DVDs suffer from disc rot and vinyl warps and scratches. I, luckily, still have cassettes from childhood that still work like new. I like vinyl and CDs just fine too and I'm happy there's something for everybody.

[Blue Meanie]

Cassettes are totally awesome.
Portable analog audio.
Mix tapes.
Take up a lot less room than a collection of LPs.
Guardians of the Galaxy.

Yeah...but everytime you play a cassette it dies one death. Shedding of the tape happens everytime you play it. It's the one that will not last as long as vinyl or CD's...And if not stored properly is very susceptible to heat damage/cold damage and mold.

[Hedji]

I have some records that I need digitized. What's the easiest way to do that?

You have to take the analog RCA cables from the turntable, and put them into an adapter that will plug into a microphone plug on a computer. Then use your recording app of choice like Audacity. There are then lots of pop and hiss removal software out there. I did it with all of my Power Records.

[Hedji]

Records, so easily damaged.

This, and I never have confidence in the quality of my stylus on my turntable. So hard to truly got a pop and crackle free listening experience. While I respect the novelty, and the history, and the warmth of the sound on a high end system, my preferred delivery for music is CD. You still get liner notes and artwork, the jewel case was such a great invention and is replaceable. I will say, if every vinyl came with a lossless digital download code, they might get me, but for now, I'm sticking with CDs.

[LonnieFisher]

I have some records that I need digitized. What's the easiest way to do that?

[LonnieFisher]

Records, so easily damaged.

[Nostalgiabuff]

GOTG is the reason there has been a resurgence for cassette tapes. I still but CD's but also buy vinyl both new and old. I actually prefer vintage copies, warts and all. my only requirement is that the sleeve is not too bad and the vinyl plays well. I just got a bunch of Nilsson records the other day from ebay.

[Werewolf]

But someone please explain to me the resurgence of audio cassettes,

Cassettes are totally awesome.
Portable analog audio.
Mix tapes.
Take up a lot less room than a collection of LPs.
Guardians of the Galaxy.

[cjefferys]

Oh, just curious, are you buying brand new vinyl or used.....or a combination of both?

A combination, mostly new, but if I find a good deal on used vinyl and the condition is right (I'm kind of a stickler regarding that) I'll grab it.

[HardyGirl]

I still play records and cassettes. The classics rule!

[spockoda]

I think vinyl is great, I buy a fair amount. But someone please explain to me the resurgence of audio cassettes, that's a terrible format that has no need to be revived. At least with vinyl there are some advantages, but cassettes have zero advantage to consumers other than what, nostalgia? But then again, most of the people buying these probably weren't alive when cassettes were popular, so I'm really mystified. CDs are dead though, most people go with streaming/downloading for digital formats, and they have vinyl for analog, although I still buy CDs occasionally.

Oh, just curious, are you buying brand new vinyl or used.....or a combination of both?