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Originally Posted by myrrh
So, if you are buying the music simply for the pure audio enjoyment of listening to the delicious sounds of the music, and you have an solid system to listen to it on, and the music was easily available in both CD and vinyl, I would chose vinyl, because vinyl sounds better.
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This may be true, if you can distinguish the difference in dynamic frequency.sound quality, etc that vinyl enthusiasts are always saying is better for records vs Cds. Most people can't, nor can they distinguish big differences in high-bitrate mp3s vs Cd audio (
http://www.mp3-tech.org/tests/gb/)
Vinyl may sound "warmer" to some people, but to others (who may have a less-expensive turntable or needle) it sounds more scratchy and the sound "smaller". So, i disagree with the "pure audio enjoyment" argument. It's subjective.
For me, i prefer CDs over vinyl and digital files, because of size and relative permanence. Though records are lovely to look at and for artwork, they have a tendency to get scratched and cases frayed.