Couldn't believe my eyes yesterday - our local Tesco is selling vinyl records ! Not just modern stuff but old LPs. I think some are remastered and some have the original images on the sleeves. What goes around, comes around. Viv.
Well I am 78, and my hearing is not what it used to be...I really do not hear enough of a difference to ever want to revert to the old formats. In addition, there are compressed files such as FLAC, that are equal to WAV files, so there are genuine alternatives to vinyl and CD's. I honestly feel that the vinyl revival is NOT about audio quality, but a desire for the past, just like tight pants!Hi Dave,
Yes, there are slight shortcomings to formats like MP3, but if you can manage to hear those deficiencies then you're a darned sight younger than you say you are!
And let me correct myself, since no one else did. 78 rpm records were made of shellac, 45 rpm & 33 & 1/3 rpm were made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Maurice
I still have all my Beatles MONO LP's that I took to Canada...it's a mystery to me that you say that yours are still in good condition, considering what we got to play them on, literally scratch boxes, unless you were blessed with a real hi-fi in the early 60's.We kept nearly all of our vinyl LP's bought over the years, including (I think) every one of The Beatles LP's in good condition. The only problem is we don't have a turntable (!) but I think that may be rectified before too long. It's good to see vinyl making a return.
G
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=...aw3rEy1GtLn8NH7f_Lym9aNI&ust=1535318505250396wished i had hung onto my dansac record player...must have worn out every record i had
If they have the master tapes, then there should no difference in the audio quality...however, not sure about the vinyl composition, but I tend to believe that today's vinyl would be superior. Just my opinion. It's true that some people would rather have the original, but that is not about the quality of the audio, but having something more unique.Maurice
Not into music at all I'm afraid, but are you saying that vinyl records produced now will be of inferior quality to older ones?
It ended up in post #21???your link didnt work for me dave