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The /m/vinyl is about chatting about records, tapes, and other forms of media. Even CDs are ok. You can share pix of your collection, your record player, and your pets. You can chat about music, too, and discuss any music you are in to. However, memes are not allowed. Please do not post any memes. New Releases/reissues at https://kbin.social/m/vinylreleases There is also the Autobot that directly goes to some stores at https://cupoftea.social/@vinylreleases

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What got you into Vinyl ? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Whiskeyomega@kbin.social to c/vinyl@kbin.social

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I started collecting almost 3 years ago when I kept popping into a record store @waxandbeans. Couldnt afford a decent turntable until recently though so I waited. Money was all over the place so I bought and sold but Ive got back all the ones I sold. For me its a combination of the sound quality and The local community on it.

But what got you into Vinyl ?

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[–] 567PrimeMover@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me, it's a fascination with the mechanism itself. The fact that you can put a needle on a grooved disc and make sound is amazing to me. Of course, this has lead to me collecting a bunch of different formats, because each is a technological touchstone in our quest to share music. So I also have tape, CD, minidisc, and eventually I'd like to get into reel to reel. Plus I find the 'ritual' involves me in the music more, so the music is the event, rather than streaming where it's background noise accompanying whatever else it is that I'm doing.

[–] carloshr@feddit.cl 1 points 1 year ago

I agree with you. The mechanism is marvelous. It's so simple and so complex at the same time. Just a piece of plastic and a needle can play so wonderful sounds. It reminds me how marvelous science and knowledge is.