Is the Vinyl Revival well and growing?

Hm...What advertising will do to the young and impressionable! All this vinyl rage is the latest fad and advertising scam. After growing up with earbuds and mp3 files, anything would have to be an improvement. Can you remember about 1980 when CD's were first introduced? We were all astatic about the new medium that promised nothing but perfect sound. No more click, pops, limited dynamic range, stylus jumping out of the groove on loud passages.OH JOY! OH RAPTURE! It was a dream come true for us audiophiles.

There were only three major events in the history of recorded music. The original acoustic horn method on cylinders 1880's, later followed by electrical recorded records 1925 and the next audio improvement digital recording approximately 1978. 

Arguably, many early digital CD releases leaved something to be desired but as the technology grew, many magnificent sonic recordings became available. Those made by Telarc continued to sound a step ahead of the major labels. Had the other followed in the same steps and used the Telarc digital recording setup, there would be no need for SCAD, DSD, DVD Audio and Blu-ray audio disc. None of those techniques every got up off the ground because most audiophiles couldn't notice much if any improvement over the original compact disc. And here again we have the usual advertising BS telling us these new methods and extra bits are going to give us the ultimate audio heaven listening experience. So, what did you here, that's what I heard!

Us older folk know better and the young and uninitiated will have to live and learn. Vinyl will continue to click, pop, jump, etc. Vinyl sales have dropped this year and most likely will contiue do so in favor of a more technically superior medium.

So think that the only options are your view on sound reproduction...or that someone is falling for a "scam" is to say the least, blinkered and unreflective thinking.   

But I know many people like to think this way as it is ego-stroking; it casts themselves as "seeing behind the veil" and others as mere sheep being fleeced.

INDEED!

You my friend have a nostalgia for an older technology. Analog recordings are no longer made. Analog recordings made with tube amplifiers in there day sounded great with a warm full sound. Yes, scam in the sense that vinyl is being pulled out of the grave and resurrected just to capitalize on an old technology. This older technically offers far less then the latest. Welcome to the world of advertising where anything gets printing if it will sell a product.

This topic was not intended to turn into a bitches rampage!  It’s obvious you’re more impressed with the album covers and liner notes. You seem to have a nostalgia for spining turntables and art work. Let’s keep one thing in mind. All recording today is done digitally. All of your so called vinyl treasures of old are remastered digitally. Do a side by side comparison and see if you notice any audio difference. I’m sure it would be a tough project trying to decide which sounds better. But perhaps the CD over the vinyl disc will be superior in dynamic range and frequency response. 

Now lets get to the matter of which option will give you more for your money. The most obvious is the ware and tare on the disc itself. After five plays, you will begin to notice ticks, pops, clicks, surface noise due to the physical contact of the of stylus in the record groove. This will only increase with the amount of plays. Why listen to any of this if there is a better alternative to enjoy your music?

A CD suffers from no such degradation. There is no physical contact between the laser pickup and the disc. What does this have to offer? A disc that will play without any surface noise for hundred of times.  Do to the nature of the format, it offers superior dynamic range and deep rich base response. I won’t go into endless technical issues but the end result is that the CD is a far superior format.

Sure more record stores are opening and selling records like hotcakes at $20 to $60 a copy. Turntables are flying off the shelves into customers arms. Why is this so? BECAUSE IT IS SELLING and as long as people are buying EVERYBODY IS SELLING. This has nothing to do with technology, or which format is better, it has to do with whose spending MONEY!

bdp24
If Terry had ever heard an LP and CD of the same recording played back-to-back on quality players (as have I and others, possessing both LP and CD copies of a fair number of favorite albums), he would be in a better position to have an informed opinion on the subject of their relative strengths and weaknesses.

Thank you Bill. You're the only one who offered any useful information and it is much appreciated. Yes, it's true that I am not up to date on the most recent vinyl disc or high end turntable technology. I would have to follow your suggestion before making any further comments. 

prof
But I know many people like to think this way as it is ego-stroking; it casts themselves as "seeing behind the veil" and others as mere sheep being fleeced.

I resented your comment and that is why I offered mine in return. It's true that I'm not up on the latest technology of vinyl disc/turntables. I apologize for my shortcomings. It's good to hear that you derive so much pleasure from your vinyl and turntable. So, please continue to do so.

prof
But I know many people like to think this way as it is ego-stroking; it casts themselves as "seeing behind the veil" and others as mere sheep being fleeced.

I resented your (above) comment an this is the reason I retorted with my own. There was no need to rant over every single written line. I think its been established that you love your vinyl, turntable etc. I hope you continue to do so. I apologize for getting you bent out of shape but it was only my opinion. You know what they say about opinions?