Is vinyl still a viable format or is a relic of the past that s becoming more and more obsolete.
Why vinyl will become obsolete.
The music cd is on the brink of going the way of cassette tapes 8 tracks and vinyl.
Cds are dying though and us cd purchasers are becoming a minority.
They will become obsolete in the near future due to websites and apps such as youtube youtube red netflix amazon prime video hulu sling and hbo go netflix already has a ton of tv shows that were bought with cds back in the day and cds are also way more expensive.
It s getting harder to find cds out in the wild anymore.
Third generation or 3g networks are coming to an end which means 47 3 million mobile phone users in the u s.
Mp3s for convenience and vinyl for a higher collector s value and in some ways sound quality.
Digital music is the future of music and in a sense it brings music back to its intangible nature while also making it more reliable and accessible for everyone.
Times recently found that 48 of teenagers did not buy a single music cd last year.
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The primary point of contention.
Cds can get scratched and can break meaning you ve lost your music.
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Stores are starting to carry new vinyl again and new represses of catalog albums.
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Because of nostalgia and the never ending love of vinyl by collectors the resurgence has been growing for over 10 years now.
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Vinyl never went away it was just produced in less quantities.
More people if bothering to throw money down on music will buy mp3s or vinyl.
The so called vinyl revival has become so big in australia.
With digital and new cloud services even if your.