Reasons to buy records instead of digital

[Inconnu]

1. it sounds better
2. it supports the artist more
3. you get the artwork
4. you can give it to your kids
5. you can have it to look at
6. you can't lose it when your computer breaks
7. you can play it at the wrong speed for lols if you want
8. you can sell it again if you want
9. you can feel it in your hands

[wub]

1. it sounds better

How so?

8. you can sell it again if you want

Buy vinyl
Rip to digital
Sell vinyl
Free music
PROFIT

[Riddles]

Reasons to buy records instead of digital

1. Cos you want to

[Johnlenham]

Can make some sweet bowls out of them aswell.

[Muncey]

Personal preference. End thread.

Vinyl vs Digital has been done to death.

[Marcus]

Personal preference. End thread.

Vinyl vs Digital has been done to death.

[wub]

10. Weapon in case of zombie apocalypse

[Johnlenham]

But digital is lighter than vinyl so there is that. stick it on my usb-a in side of computa

[Harkat]

Lots of tunes are only available on vinyl and buying vinyl from record shops sustains a culture I think is valuable. Those are my reasons.

[nousd]

11. Cos beards are itchy & there's hills round here.

[OGLemon]

cds >>>

[m8son666]

Reasons i care:

1. None

[Direflow]

why not both?

[Forum]

You missed out the main reason people buy vinyl

[Samuel_L_Damnson]

To have a reason to talk down to mp3eads.

[Burlish]

It's cheaper than Digital for most good music

Exhibit A:

http://aq.be/4c4efd

Exhibit B:

http://aq.be/c97cdf

You can buy copies of really random 'dance' records that are pretty hard to come by digitally,

In most cases (becasue they were pressed in such quantities in days gone by) they will be sat in some warehouse still shrink wrapped in decent nick....

http://aq.be/3499b5

You can also astound your peers with your musical knowledge and stroke your chin at the back of a dance if you buy vinyl.

Need anymore be said ?

[Func]

As a vinyl head I always hate it when fellow wax heads act like they're superior to those who buy digitally. Music is music the format shouldn't matter.

[the_disconekt]

12. white labels
13. DMZ
14. the feel of opening the record sleeve when you get it for the first time

[bennyfroobs]

15. they double up as cool looking plates

[jrkhnds]

14. the feel of opening the record sleeve when you get it for the first time

I hate that.