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Vinyl Gets Its Groove Back

Posted by kdawson on from the what-goes-around-comes-ariynd dept.

theodp writes "Time reports that vinyl records are suddenly cool again. Vinyl has a warmer, more nuanced sound than CDs or MP3s; records feature large album covers with imaginative graphics, pullout photos, and liner notes. 'Bad sound on an iPod has had an impact on a lot of people going back to vinyl,' says 15-year-old David MacRunnel, who owns more than 1,000 records."

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  1. Nuanced? by yroJJory · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...or that it has more than 0.1 dB of dynamic range? Vinyl can't have the amplitude smashed like digital.

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    Jory
  2. Re:Oy vey by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 0, Troll

    So you're comparing vinyl to humans? I wasn't aware vinyl healed itself when scratched. And I'm fairly certain humans don't warp out of shape when left near a window with the sun coming in.