It's been building fairly slowly over the past few years and is getting ever more popular. Supermarkets have started selling 1970/1980 albums on vinyl at £20/£25 a go.
In the interest of research I spent an afternoon with a vinyl geek friend who has more LPs than I've ever seen in one place. In an effort to convince me of the warmth, truer sound, higher frequencies of vinyl etc. etc. I endured maybe 6 LPs each followed by their CD equivalent.
My verdict: The LP covers are nicer, there is a 'sense of occasion' setting up an LP to play (akin to popping open a cork from a wine bottle rather than untwisting a screw top) but the sound, apart from the crackles, seemed more muffled (is that warmer?) and rounded. The crispness was missing. Granted, one LP sounded on par and maybe edged it over the CD.
The CDs, on the other hand, provided a crisper and in my opinion better and sharper sound with more detail.
I could go on about newer vinyl pressings being better than old worn ones and that CD producing systems now give us better quality than few years back etc.
I'll play an LP when I haven't got the CD version and certainly wouldn't bother to get the CD in that instance, but ideally prefer the CD.
PS I am no hifi expert at all - just know what I like.
Last edited by: Dulwich Estate II on Sun 5 Mar 17 at 20:56
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