Comments on: How Vinyl Got Its Groove Back

CBS Evening News: In This Digital Age, Vinyl Records Are Making A Comeback

[deweyhowe]

"Can you imagine going to a record store and be able to finger through vynil albums again? Hold them up and enjoy the art work, smell that smell, and wonder what it looks like when you open it?
What a high, eh?"

Hold on there, closethippy1!!! I have a strange feeling you''re not talking about records any more...

[barbaram99]

I ''member the LPs and 45s. That''s what we had. I rather have CDs as they are legally blind friendly. Cand stand cassettes as that is the reason I sent my talking book machine back. Ever seen 78s. I knew of old persons that had them when I was a kid. My friend would love them if they came back.

[closethippy1]

The thought of vynil making a comeback brings tears to my eyes, but so does the thought of having sold my THORENS record player some 12 years ago.
Goodness gracious, what the f'' was I thinking when I sold it???!!!
Fortunately, I still have my vynil collection and my Harman/Kardon PM665 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER!!! A true dinosaur of an amplifier (built when H/K gave a s.hit about good sound instead of profits) and when I say dinosaur I mean this baby has a monster sound I have not heard coming from any other digital friendly amplifier regardless of how expensive or "hi fi" they are.
I''m sorry I fell for the CD selling points. Yeah, no scratches and no pops heard on a CD but, Geezus!, how "cold" can a sound get?
I''m not an expert on sound dynamics but I can tell that vynil, 100% of it where you can see through the album when you put it up to the light, is it.
I just hope that the younger generation will get a chance to compare and hear the difference.
Can you imagine going to a record store and be able to finger through vynil albums again? Hold them up and enjoy the art work, smell that smell, and wonder what it looks like when you open it?
What a high, eh?

[blevine731]

Vinyl is final. GO LUKAS!!!!

[CBSTV]

I can attest to the superior sound of analog audio on vinyl.

[justspiffy]

There must be 1000 vinyl albums in my mom''s closet.
All kinds from the 80''s and even further back. They still play ok. Also some 45s.
Maybe I''m rich and don''t know it.

[lovesamerica]

All the toys people have now are just going to be obsolete in the next few years anyways. I am glad records are still around as that will be what we will all be listening too before long anyways. Tv is no longer free, and I am sure hd radio will fill the airwaves and radio will nolonger be free either. I just may haul out my old records and find a record player...before they too bcome an expensive article that everyone must have. we''re on the down slope of the big circle folks.

[nothappyatall]

Guess who''''s laughing out the other side of their faces now, while we prepare to smirk all the way to the bank? Come to Mama and Papa with your moolah, suckers...er...Gen X/Millenial consumers. Step right up and have your money ready! [SNORT]

Grizzster

Posted by Grizzster"

LOL, yeah worth a lot! used records sell for about a dollar each, NEW ones factory sealed $20, you can buy used records on Ebay and at stores for a dollar or two, they aren''t even worth messing with in a garage sale.
Time to retire them like the 8 track tapes were- lousy technology that served fine for the 1920''s thru 1950''s but like the kerosine lamps, wash-boards and clothe-lines to wash laundry on by the river, and horse-buggy, there comes a time when these things give way for BETTER.

[u-r-right]

The most frustrating thing I''ve found with MP3 downloads is when it sounds like it''s a mono recording trying to play through a nice stereo. I''ve had some oldies that did not have the same separation or dynamics through MP3 that they did on vinyl.

[nothappyatall]

Believe it. Vinyl is groovy again. "
The puttin'' the needle down."

Yeah "groovy" might not be the operative word as much as SCRATCHY- like after you play the LP a few times and the wear of the diamond needle on that plastic along with some dust scratches from sliding it in and out of the "dust cover" and sleeve starts degrading it.
I absolutely HATED LP''s, dam things will warp, scratch way too easy, they attract dust like styrofoam and just sliding them in and out of the jacket leaves scratches if there is ANY dust which there always is.

All you need is a DVD/CD and a GOOD set of speakers, not those 4" computer speakers you buy for your computer for $19.95!!!, the SPEAKERS are the heart of the whole system, you can h ave the best LP and needle or CD in the world but if you have krappy speakers your music will SOUND like krap.
GOOD speakers are going to run ya well over a grand

[downsteamjim]

Wait until these people discover outdoor toilets!

[spike725]

I have a large collection of vinyl albums dating back to the 1960''s. I also have a large CD collection. Yes, CD''s sound clear and produce a nice dynamic range. But when I turn on the Marantz receiver, lower the Grado cartridge and listen to an album through my Pioneer speakers, nothing compares to the warmth and presence of vinyl. The key is having the proper equipment to fully enjoy them. And with proper care and maintenence, record scratches are not an issue.

[stevegrorge]

Listening to music on an ipod/mp3 is passive and this lack of participation devalues the listening experience. An LP requires effort, engagement and participation in the experience. It also provides tactile and visual stimulation.

[steeepe]

I think that music sounds better on a high quality turntable, but if you''ve got average equipment, a CD is better. MP3s are highly compressed and don''t sound as good as the vinyl counterpart. The packaging for vinyl is much better -- you can actually read everything. Of course, CDs are more convenient, but audiophiles don''t care about convenience!

[deweyhowe]

Usually don''t like to argue with the lower apes, but in fact records produce more complete ("deep") sound than CDs. CDs may be "clearer," but that doesn''t mean better. And yes, CDs are more convenient. But again, that doesn''t mean better. McDonalds is more convenient -- get it?

[grizzster]

People laughed at us in the Neurotic Nineties when my wife and I built more shelves for our expansive LP library of classical, jazz, rock, folk, Motown, show tunes, and Latin music, some of which dates back to just after WWII and is still in their original sleeves with all that illustrious cover art (We even have doubles and triples of many Sixties classics, because it''s our second marriage for both of us).

Guess who''s laughing out the other side of their faces now, while we prepare to smirk all the way to the bank? Come to Mama and Papa with your moolah, suckers...er...Gen X/Millenial consumers. Step right up and have your money ready! [SNORT]

Grizzster

[thee0racle]

over 30,000,000 ipods have been sold this year so far. Just exactly what does this guy (who runs an online store) mean by "fleeting nature of the digital age"?

[republic1776]

"You experience the music versus hearing the music,"

I think they''re nuts, but to each his own.
Records sound like crappola.
Wonder when the 8-Track will make a come back. lol

[quatermass2]

Only those too young to remember the hassles of cleaning an LP, the huge irritation of having a "pop" on a brand new record, the inconvenience of FINDING what you want to listen to, and the sheer waste of space coul find vinyl an attractive medium. Just as the vast majority of tube-amp listeners could be exposed in a double-blind listening test, the glamor of vinyl can be dispersed through critical listening (unless you happen to LIKE noisy LPs, that is.)