Is vinyl a waste of time?

>>72687980
When I listen to my music I dont want to hear a bunch of crackling and popping.

It's not a waste of time, it's a waste of money, sure there's the whole point of vinyl of "Dude you get the closest experience to your music when you do this" and the covers are pretty but overall i don't see a lot of people completely switching from digital and vinyl and buying every single album they have ever listened and waste thousands of dollars, vinyl is just a niche for most people, not a everyday use tool

It's more of a collector thing for me. When I really enjoy an album i will get it on vinyl, but i will still listen to digital versions anyway can't be bothered with all the needle dropping and plate turning, it's so inconvenient

>>72687980
it's fun if you like collecting stuff and taking time to appreciate the physical forme. yeah sounds gay but it's just a hobby so enjoy it or don't idk.

>>72687980
I'd never tell anyone to abandon digital completely, and I've never met any young vinyl collectors that say that they exclusively listen to vinyl.

I use spotify for stuff I don't yet own, discovering new music, and for listening when I'm out, and listen to records when I'm home and want to listen with some nice headphones, maybe read, fall asleep to music, or just focus solely on listening.

Both methods are good for different listening experiences.

>>72687980
Not a waste of time if you have money.
If you want to collect the album for the cover art or for the insert, more power to you, i like to collect things. Its like a personal music and art gallery combined. Anyone that argues about the fidelity of the sound is blowing smoke out their ass though. Abandoning digital is a dumb idea though, most songs arent available on vynil and the sound quality of a FLAC is superior.

You ever listened to a vinyl record? They sound like shit. No bass, distorted treble, surface noise, poor dynamic range. I've heard high end equipment and it's all worse than digital.

>>72688792
try not shopping at urban outfitters and you'll be fine

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>>72688150
>fun
How dare you

I have an old vintage gramaphone my dad bought when I was a kid so I enjoy collecting thicc 78rpms for it but I really dont get why people waste money when digital music is way more convenient and they have no nostalgia for the thing

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>>72687980

Why do you have to "switch"? Only the biggest autist would actually use vinyl as their main listening set up. I do 99%+ of my listening digital (my entire library is pirated) and I chuck a vinyl (or CD) on when I'm in the mood for it.

>>72688055

Then keep your vinyl clean, carefully choose your stylus cartridge combo, and don't buy garbage-tier reissues with shitty pressing quality.

>>72688792

Must've have been some pretty crappy "high end" gear and/or a shitty record itself. Vinyl is very capable of sounding extremely good. Of course, the "it's better than CD!" myth is a meme, at least if you're stupid enough to believe that it's a rule of thumb. With a good pressing and vinyl specific mastering the record can absolutely sound better than CD if the CD was a loudness wars victim, for example. But if the CD was actually mastered with audiophile sensibilities it will sound excellent and there's really no reason trying to seek out a better sounding vinyl, because there's unlikely to be one.