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Why do YOU love Vinyl/or hate vinyl

I just responded to the thread on how many sources do you have ( shotgunning tonight) and got me wondering why I love vinyl so much? Have a very good digital side on both my main system and my headphone system as well that was set up for Redbook playback (headphone system) only utilising my vast 1,000 CD collection, enjoyed it for about a year, added a turntable and haven't used it since. My love of vinyl has been with me for 55 years, buying and playing, setting up my tables , matching preamps and enjoying the fruit of my labor. I believe my love of vinyl is a simple one, it stemmed from the hands on, need to tinker and adjust that I was born with, it's a very physical attraction that I just can not resist, it satisfies a lot of needs for me and in some way is that mistress that I maintain. My turntable is massive and so easy to look at, I can touch it and get more out of it, I can read about the artist and get info while I listen to an album, I can swap out a cartridge and change the tone and in the day the album covers served as a rolling tray to roll a joint. I love vinyl, but absolutely understand while others don't. I also envy people like uberwaltz that have and use so many sources, wish I could. What say you?
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cleeds
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stevemillerhome
I don’t hate vinyl, I just prefer not to be forced into its limitations of frequency response, dynamic range, signal to noise and channel separation.
Oddly, because of the Loudness Wars, the best version of a new recording - in terms of just those qualities - is often the LP version. The digital versions are the ones most often compressed in dynamic range. As for frequency response, LP trounces CD there, too.

The superior potential of CD is often not utilized.
cleeds
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big_greg
Vinyl is projected to surpass CD in sales this year.
erik_squires
I believe this is due to the revenue generated by streaming causing declining CD sales
 It is not quite that simple, because LP sales have shown year-over-year growth for years, independent of CD sales and streaming and download revenue.
cleeds
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I grew up with the LP and never left it behind. I also play CDs, stream, and have a few tape decks, too. But a good LP is still very difficult to best, so I stay with it. It’s not really a nostalgia thing.
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