Interesting feature on kids collecting today

[Musicguy]

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/vinyls...a-record-high/

wait till the end, you may be surprised what they say about downloading and physical discs - good news for blu-ray

[jscoggins]

A lot of audiophiles use the "sound quality" argument with regards to collecting vinyl albums, but how many people buying vinyl are actually using equipment that can take advantage of whatever improvements there may be?

[RudyC]

says at the end vinyl is only 2% of music sales...although the number is probably bit higher...

thats still too low to be a full comeback.

[GenPion]

Wrong section... should be moved. Thanks for sharing this though. It was an interesting piece. I wonder what sales are for 24 bit digital? I think Blu-ray should be utilized more, personally, and provide high-res audio downloads alongside.

[Buzz201]

Originally Posted by RudyC

says at the end vinyl is only 2% of music sales...although the number is probably bit higher...

thats still too low to be a full comeback.

It was reported recently in a survey commissioned for Record Store Day that 10% of 18-24 year olds in the UK brought a cassette last year...

When do we start claiming cassettes be making a comeback?

[Thomas Guycott]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

A lot of audiophiles use the "sound quality" argument with regards to collecting vinyl albums, but how many people buying vinyl are actually using equipment that can take advantage of whatever improvements there may be?

Those that are buying albums to actually listen to them?

I'd say most. It doesn't really take much to do it.

[reason108]

Originally Posted by jscoggins

A lot of audiophiles use the "sound quality" argument with regards to collecting vinyl albums, but how many people buying vinyl are actually using equipment that can take advantage of whatever improvements there may be?

You can hear the difference on a cheap system too.

[Member-222782]

I still think it's a nostalgia thing. Buying vinyl seems to be the cool thing to do and whatever's cool at the moment is what people embrace. I have close to 1,000 records but sound quality or nostalgia had nothing to do with my decision to buy them - the stuff I listen to didn't make it to CD for the most part.

Not sure what this has to do with Blu-rays, though

[Hatter]

Originally Posted by reason108

You can hear the difference on a cheap system too.

True, but Vinyl also have that steelbook/slipcover collectability to them as well. Epic 12" X 12" artwork and gatefold sleeves vs tiny little artwork inserts for cd's or digital artwork.

[Musicguy]

Wasn't sure where to put this.

Whole point is young kids are buying physical media - we figured they young kids today would only download - but it seems they are the ones buying the discs.

Don't know if this means they are turning away from downloads - but if the younger kids trend to buying physical media then Blu-ray may have a longer life than the Studios thought.

Maybe they realize it may be better to own physical media?

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by Musicguy

Wasn't sure where to put this.

Whole point is young kids are buying physical media - we figured they young kids today would only download - but it seems they are the ones buying the discs.

Don't know if this means they are turning away from downloads - but if the younger kids trend to buying physical media then Blu-ray may have a longer life than the Studios thought.

Maybe they realize it may be better to own physical media?

I think it's more of a fad than that. For outright convenience, nothing beats a digital file. Young people tend to live in their parents' homes, dorms, or apartments, and they're not likely to have good enough sound systems to qualify as audiophiles. Therefore, I seriously doubt that they know "good" sounding audio from "bad" sounding audio. (And no, young people blasting music at ear shattering volumes during house parties doesn't make music sound better.)

[Thomas Guycott]

Originally Posted by Musicguy

Wasn't sure where to put this.

Whole point is young kids are buying physical media - we figured they young kids today would only download - but it seems they are the ones buying the discs.

Don't know if this means they are turning away from downloads - but if the younger kids trend to buying physical media then Blu-ray may have a longer life than the Studios thought.

Maybe they realize it may be better to own physical media?

There is definitely a vinyl revival going on in the audiophile scene, but if we're talking about young people exclusively, a lot are buying LPs as art pieces or curios that come with MP3 download vouchers: virtually every new LP from the major labels these days include download codes.