It seems that in a world where cds are obsolete and digital.
Why is vinyl so good.
An active not passive experience.
Vinyl can still push music to the limits of its dynamic range 55 70db but it often shies away from doing so in order to maintain sound quality.
Graphic design and commercial art at its best at least in rock n roll terms.
Because in 2008 that s what lost beauty the vinyl format holds.
Vinyl is a lossless format.
It s for this reason that vinyl sounds better than digital.
People don t have to buy vinyl and yet they re increasingly choosing to do so.
Here are six reasons vinyl is on the rise.
Vinyl has a appealing silky quality to it but it is very fragile.
Cd on the other hand while not indestructible is certainly more durable and more forgiving.
You just need a decent turntable with a decent needle on it and you re going.
Most mixes made for vinyl are relatively quiet and require you to crank the volume in order to enjoy the track fully.
The good vinyl is the only consumer playback format we have that s fully analog and fully lossless gonsalves said.
Furthermore everyone who saved a record or two because the cover graphics were so great and perhaps went the extra mile to get a frame and hang them on your wall that s awesome.
The pressings are made straight from the masters and contain all of the detail the artist intended.
The why behind it though is a little more elusive.
It scratches warps and collect dust easily.
Unlike digital music or even cds with vinyl you can t simply push play and walk away while it provides hours of background noise.
It is not really fair to compare one format to another.
For comparison listening to vinyl as opposed to digital is like viewing the mona lisa with your own eyes rather than looking at a picture of it on a smartphone.