subject: 8 Reasons Why Vinyl Records Are Better Than Cds! [print this page] Vinyl records are definitely a blast from the past. Theres something nostalgic, something delightful and something absolutely physically real about gently sliding an enormous record from its sleeve, placing it on the turntable and setting the needle to play from the right spot. Its a hands-on experience of music that isnt incorporated into cassette tapes, mp3s, or CDs. But is it only nostalgia that keeps us coming back to LPs and vinyl records? Actually, there are at least 8 good reasons that vinyl records are better than CDs, as we discover today!
1.Audio Quality
There is quite a debate raging about whether the LPS online you buy actually sound better than CDs. The sound on CDs is often compressed to make it as loud as possible; the audio on vinyl cannot be compressed to that extent, and as such they offer greater nuance and intricacy in the music.
2.Analogue vs. Digital
Analogue sound can be represented by a smooth wave, whereas digital sounds has sharp corners when represented on a graph much like the difference between a film photo and a digital photo made up of pixels, which you can see the edges of when magnified. This adds another dimension to analogue sound on LPs.
3.Artwork
The album artwork is often cited as the main reason that people purchase the CD version of an album rather than the mp3, and vinyl records offer much greater scope for detail and creativity of the album artwork. A record is a much more immersive and multifaceted creative experience.
4.Listener Involvement
Clicking a couple of buttons on the computer or flicking through an iPod menu will never be the same as getting your vinyl records out, popping them on the turntable, setting them to play, changing sides when you need to. LPs are far more of an active listening experience.
5.Artistic Possibilities
The division of an album into sides opens up a realm of creative possibilities not present when the entire album simply plays through.
6.For DJs
Obviously, you cant play with the sound coming out of a CD like you can the sound coming from a record. You cant skip or scratch a CD not if you want to be able to play it again, anyway.
7.Pricing
Although buying new LPs online is comparable to purchasing discount CDs, buying used vinyl is incredibly cost effective way to purchase music. For anyone who has ever felt ripped off by Apple charging them $23.99 for an album that cant even be insured (because it isnt a physical object), vinyl is the answer.
8.Range of Music Available!
In recognition of all of the advantages that vinyl records have over CDs and mp3s, there are far more music publishers putting out vinyl releases now! Your records can be a major part of your listening experience, not something that gathers dust because most of your collection is elsewhere.
