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Aristus

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11. Agreed. My disagreement with vinyl enthusiasts is very pleasant and respectful

Reply to Earth-shine (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 5, 2021, 11:54 AM

Jul 2021

I’m happy they’re listening to music the way they like.

But to me, any perceived improvement in the quality of the playback is ruined by the hissing, clicking, popping, and record-skipping that comes with vinyl.

I’ll take digital any day…

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Amazon's Latest Attempt to Be Hip is a Monthly Vinyl Subscription Service [View all] steve2470 Jul 2021 OP

Just like the Columbia Record Club! Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 #1

Beat me to it. Showing my age too. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2021 #2

I hope it comes with little stamps WA-03 Democrat Jul 2021 #4

And BMG, too. Newest Reality Jul 2021 #3

The clubs were how I built first my vinyl exboyfil Jul 2021 #5

Aha! Birds of a feather... ;) Newest Reality Jul 2021 #8

Takes the thrill out of garage sale scores Ferryboat Jul 2021 #6

Generally speaking, Doc_Technical Jul 2021 #7

Didn't show any excitement when he mentioned buying these in Germany Ferryboat Jul 2021 #10

As a self-proclaimed audiophile who loves to manipulate sound digitally, I say ... Earth-shine Jul 2021 #9

Agreed. My disagreement with vinyl enthusiasts is very pleasant and respectful Aristus Jul 2021 #11

I digitized a bunch of vinyl. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2021 #12

Well....... whistler162 Jul 2021 #13

My problem is ... left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 #14