Listening to music on vinyl takes a bit more time, patience, and equipment but it’s worth it: better sound quality, amazing artwork, and you’ll enjoy albums in the way the artists originally intended (no skipping!)
Pros:
- Better sound quality than music stored on mp3 files
- More durable than CDs
- They can be enjoyed for their original purpose
- It’s easy!
- Relatively inexpensive
- There are record shops in most urban areas
- They look good – many are collected for their artwork
- Nostalgic
- It’s satisfying building up a collection
Cons:
- They take up a lot of space
- Requires a lot of equipment
- You need patience (no skipping songs!)
- Do not expect them to gain much value
Want to get started? Here’s a handy guide
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