The Vinyl resurgence is just one incident away from becoming extinct as we know it. And few actually KNOW it.

[HymanKaplan]

One mishap could bring the entire industry down...

 

[BC_Wader]

It took that video for me to realize that albums do smell a bit like film when it was in that little black container. I've watched some of his vids before. Saw one of his about the resurgeance of cds. I still have cds in my truck and listen all the time. Sounds better than streaming.

 

[Kaizer Sosay]

Top 2 takeaways from that clip:

1) I need to find a way to buy a piece of Public Record Co. Ltd (Note: Make sure they are fully insured first)
2) Whaling is still a thing in Japan

 

[FusterCluck]

Oh, it's nearly inevitable. And the value of vinyl will skyrocket overnight when it happens.

I stopped buying generic record pressings a few years back. They all sound digital and thin- b/c they are. If it's not an original pressing from the vinyl era or a remaster from a renown mastering company, it's just not worth it. The hi-res files are usually better.

It just makes no sense anymore. The re-masterings are usually good, but the pressings are usually bad b/c the vinyl they use is cheap, so I'm not sure what the point is anymore. It's not SQ of pressings b/c the latest thing in the hi-fi world is phono pre-amps that convert analog to digital, allow DSP shaping and "pop&click" filters, then send that as a analog signal to an amp. Why?

The Parks Audio Puffin Phono Preamp

 

[FusterCluck]

Forgot to add that you can mod the Puffin by adding a direct SPDIF connection and send the digital signal to your favorite DAC. LOL