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Dayton Audio MK402X 4" 2-Way Bookshelf Speaker PairDayton Audio MK402X Bookshelf SpeakersThe MK Series of home speakers from Dayton Audio are the best way to add rich sound with elegance and sophistication. Built to last, the MK series makes it easy to listen to for hours and hours with it non...
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MudFlap said:
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There were several inconveniences about vinyl. The first was storing them because the bigger your collection, the more room they took up. The second was that you couldn't play them in your car, so you had to buy the album a second time, either on 8-track or cassette. Cassettes and 8-tracks were also an inconvenience as the case you stored them in took up a lot of space in the car. Not to mention how the players would occasionally eat the tape.

Digital is the way to go now as far as convenience is concerned. I have a thumb drive loaded with most of my favorite albums, and there is a lot more room for more. It takes up no space.
 
Boss 302 said:
There were several inconveniences about vinyl. The first was storing them because the bigger your collection, the more room they took up. The second was that you couldn't play them in your car, so you had to buy the album a second time, either on 8-track or cassette. Cassettes and 8-tracks were also an inconvenience as the case you stored them in took up a lot of space in the car. Not to mention how the players would occasionally eat the tape.

Digital is the way to go now as far as convenience is concerned. I have a thumb drive loaded with most of my favorite albums, and there is a lot more room for more. It takes up no space.
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There's also a misconception that vinyl sounds "better" or "more authentic". Neither is true.

I still have a ton of vinyl LPs and they take up waaaay too much room and finding room for a turntable can be a challenge too.

I started collecting vinyl when my son was a teenager. It was fun to go on the hunt for a specific album, or just hitting up record stores.
 
MudFlap said:
There's also a misconception that vinyl sounds "better" or "more authentic". Neither is true.

I still have a ton of vinyl LPs and they take up waaaay too much room and finding room for a turntable can be a challenge too.

I started collecting vinyl when my son was a teenager. It was fun to go on the hunt for a specific album, or just hitting up record stores.
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I agree vinyl does not sound better. I think the sound of digital is by far superior. Another convenience about digital is you don't have to worry about warpage and scratches ruining the sound.
 
Vinyl has greater dynamic range than standard digital (CD, etc) recordings. That means the space between the quietest and loudest passage is greater with vinyl. So on paper, that would seem to make vinyl better.

But wait! Digital has a lower noise floor to begin with, meaning it's inherently quieter (that's assuming the master recording is quiet to begin with), and digital has faster response times which can make music from it seem more impactful. Too impactful for some.

Vinyl has the same challenges it's always had; must start with a pristine album, must be clean, good needle and turntable, etc. When all is perfect, it sounds great, but unless you're buying new vinyl, it can be hard to get good ones.

Which is best? The one that you like is the best. Personally, I think vinyl is too much trouble, and the way I listen (multiple locations from same feed, etc), playing albums just doesn't work for me. I have a computer that is dedicated as a "juke box" with a nice sound card and DAC, an it feeds a distribution amp that supplies my entire house, inside and out. And I can control the playlist from my phone or any device connected to the internet.

Both vinyl and standard digital suck in comparison to High Rez Audio. If you've heard it, it's absolutely amazing!! Even old songs that are remastered in high rez sounds like never before. If you've listened to the sound tracks on BluRays, you've gotten a taste of it. EX: Guardians of the Galaxy; those 70s songs never sounded so good! It's been slow coming to physical media because of all the people who prefer streaming, but we audiophiles are cheering for it to break loose.
 
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