other stats New study shows that half of vinyl buyers in the US don’t have a record player

[Kimi]

1 hour ago, Digitalism said:

Selling albums in 2023 is like selling tshirts. Just merch stans buy 

And that’s the tea, physical sales are kinda scam rn and shouldn’t be as impactful to the charts as streaming 

[Rep2000]

let's be real, who still even have a CD player nowadays? Beside maybe the one built-in in your car?

[magazine]

Don't know if BTS sell vinyl, but that would make sense  Yup

[Letemtalk]

Just now, Rep2000 said:

let's be real, who still even have a CD player nowadays? Beside maybe the one built-in in your car?

I have one on an older pc and the CD player mainly gets used to rip my CDs to FLAC, which is much more convenient than dealing with physical CDs.

People buy vinyl records so they can post pictures of their vinyl collection on instagram.

 

[SoldierofLove]

12 minutes ago, Letemtalk said:

I have one on an older pc and the CD player mainly gets used to rip my CDs to FLAC, which is much more convenient than dealing with physical CDs.

People buy vinyl records so they can post pictures of their vinyl collection on instagram.

 

I like those posts tbh. And unboxing videos. I can look at the records and not have to buy them myself. 

[Jotham]

I'm not surprised, but I can't stand this mentality tbh. So much time and effort gets put in producing vinyl records and all you're gonna do is have them collect dust on your shelf?

[burninredhot]

Makes sense

[99sandthe2000s]

[Poxy]

They’re collector’s pieces first and foremost. 

[fridayteenage]

3 hours ago, Digitalism said:

We always knew

Some fans in here insist that people listen to cds and vinyls

When the reality shows that people listen on spotify and have the albums on a shelf 

Selling albums in 2023 is like selling tshirts. Just merch stans buy 

i play cd's in my car still

obvs can't really do that with vinyl

[brianc33710]

2 hours ago, Rep2000 said:

let's be real, who still even have a CD player nowadays? Beside maybe the one built-in in your car?

I still have a CD player & dual cassette deck with my stereo and we have a turntable too that still work. They're decades old (turntable 40+ years old). My stereo speakers have 15" subwoofers too. But the last LP I ever bought was the Beastie Boys License To Ill in the spring of '87. I don't know if I still have it now though. I also  have newer & more compact stereos that have tape decks & CD players. 

[GentleEarthquake]

Well duh, those things are ancient and Spotify exists

[ReH2o]

Posers 

[HereInMyHead]

I'll never understand the appeal of vinyl. It looks nice, but that's it. Every time I go on discogs, 80% of the comments are from vinyl collectors complaining about their records arriving warped or scratched, or that their pressing doesn't sound good, etc.

 

I like collecting physical versions of albums, but CDs are miles better. I like to play them occasionally. They're not as expensive as vinyl, they don't take up as much room and I can rip them directly to my computer.

[simmnfierzig]

Surprising that half has one

[#Beautiful]

bunch of losers with no personality that trend hop on anything they see other people do on their phones

[brianc33710]

Well I wanted to share pictures of my working stereo system but cant figure out how to post them. They are downloads/attachments not URS links. 

[Andre2000]

Yea it became like a trend again among gen z even though hipsters have always done it but they actually listen to them (like me) but who cares?

 

Y'all ***** about the music industry dying yet their keeping it alive by actually buying physicals. This site is so deluded and odd that anytime somebody spends thier OWN money they get "dragged", live your own lives

[UnusualBoy]

I never understood the hype of it, I don't own a single vinyl, not even from my faves but well to each their own and their ways to waste their money.

[bestfiction]

Vinyl is basically merchandise at this point and making a decent setup is quite pricey 

[ChrisTheLoner]

Not shocking, I for example collect cd's but don't own a cd player (unless the cd port on my pc counts hihi )

[bestfiction]

Not to mention that vinyl is probably the only way for indie artists to make profit off their music, aside from touring 

[GraceRandolph]

Losers

[Wonderland]

Everyone saying they’re collecting them for value. Gurl they’re not going to go up in price if everyone is doing the same thing  

[family.guy123]

Duh. Imagine wasting your time studying this. It’s why I laughed at the people making fun of 30 vinyl collecting dust on shelves