It was never really gone, I would say...
Sadly, it has nothing to do with kids being unsatisfied with compressed and hyped CD audio.
These same kids will argue with you that 24 bit and HD audio are a waste of drive space and no one can tell the difference. Heck, they even say they can't tell the difference between CD and mp3!
No, it's a nostalgia for the weird sound of their parents malfunctioning turntable! They want to hear their mp3 with the "vinyl effect" on it.
They're not looking for a more accurate delivery of the master recording. They think their mp3 is already that.
These folks aren't sitting in their well tuned rooms listening to 24 bit HD digital with their boutique DA converters and B&W or Adams speakers thinking "Nope. This doesn't make the cut. I need to spend another $30,000 on a new turntable!"
They're listening to mp3's with their Blose ear buds and iThings and vinyl is a nostalgic curiosity.
Sadly, it has nothing to do with kids being unsatisfied with compressed and hyped CD audio.
These same kids will argue with you that 24 bit and HD audio are a waste of drive space and no one can tell the difference. Heck, they even say they can't tell the difference between CD and mp3!
No, it's a nostalgia for the weird sound of their parents malfunctioning turntable! They want to hear their mp3 with the "vinyl effect" on it.
They're not looking for a more accurate delivery of the master recording. They think their mp3 is already that.
These folks aren't sitting in their well tuned rooms listening to 24 bit HD digital with their boutique DA converters and B&W or Adams speakers thinking "Nope. This doesn't make the cut. I need to spend another $30,000 on a new turntable!"
They're listening to mp3's with their Blose ear buds and iThings and vinyl is a nostalgic curiosity.
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