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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Music producer here. It’s not really about the sound quality. Vinyl (which is limited to physical constraints) objectively sounds worse than lossless .wav (which by definition can perfectly capture any sound perceptible to humans due to being 44.1khz). Vinyl is also way less convenient than digital. Sure there’s the retro “crackle” sound but that’s just nostalgic more than anything.

Really, what it comes down to is listening to vinyl represents a whole different approach to actively listening to music. In a day and age where you can instantly listen to any song you want in a couple seconds, and skip anything as soon as you get bored, listening to physical vinyl forces you to slow down and be more intentional with your listening choices. You actually need to get up, pick the record you want, pull it out of its album cover, set it in the player, set the needle in the groove, and then play from start to finish however many tracks are on the album. You can’t skip or fast forward, but need to listen to it in the order that the artist put it in. In the end, it’s about using the limitations of the medium to create a more purposeful experience. Which I can respect, even though it’s not personally for me.
gpt
I really appreciate this take. Makes a lot of sense to me.