10 reasons NOT to buy Vinyl Records

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@rocketrod1444 9 ай бұрын

I've got a 4k plus collection of vinyl ( Heavy Metal / Hard Rock ), been collecting for about 45 years . Price has never bothered me , it's a passion for music which keeps me collecting . A physical copy is much better than streaming IMO .

@Music-for-Miles 9 ай бұрын

Holy crap!! That’s a ton of records. I’ve had to slow my collecting down due to inflation but still buy when I can.

@davidcarter3109 5 ай бұрын

Hi thanks for your video. I live in the UK in a rented flat. It’s a small flat. I collect Jazz, The Blues and Old Soul. Currently I have 6 storage record crates for my collection, which is only 323 albums. I’m a pensioner so money is tight. I don’t drink, smoke, or have a car, so I get by.

@savagemidnight3779 9 ай бұрын

This list is funny knowing you’re a collector but the price of records now is out of hand I agree.

@maniaque37 5 ай бұрын

there are many stores selling used vinyl. i can find some for 2 dollars. i also see new albums around 25 dollars and even sometimes less. i even find a vinyl at same price or cheaper than a cd sometimes. you have to shop around and you can also get good music with used vinyl.

@bonscott6353 9 ай бұрын

Started buying vinyl in 1988, by 1990 i had my first cd player i never looked back. Sold my 50 ish collection in 1999. I never got an attachment to vinyl i prefered cds straight away mainly for reason 3 . The only benefit of vinyl is you get the artwork in all its glory

@Music-for-Miles 9 ай бұрын

Yeah with vinyl you need a clean copy and a great setup to get the audiophile grade listening experience. I had a huge cd collection as well and sold them years ago. Wish I held on to them.

@budsmoker4201120 6 ай бұрын

Lol,😂😂😂

@buddhawasright 4 ай бұрын

AC/DC🤣😅

@michaelturner4457 9 ай бұрын

About getting up and changing records. I remember when I was young, dad used to stack about 5-6 records on the auto-changer in the family radiogram, and then they would play continuously for about 2 hours or more. I always liked watching the records drop down the spindle, and the arm moving by itself. Myself I stopped buying and listening to records in early 90s.

@Mastabas2112 4 ай бұрын

Im 51 years old. Ive been into music and albums since 1978 when I got my first record, Kiss Rock and Roller over in record. I also play guitar. I have rebought almost every album ive ever had on vinyl for the the 3rd time in my life. I have 100 records. 90% of all my favorite bands catalogs. It took me a year going to my local record shop, a few out of town and mostly on Amazon and discogs. I have about 50 to go to have everything i have ever want to own. The average price i spent on a record is about $15. Most of them were used for less than $10. The most i spent is $35 on a double live album new. So yes, ive spent 1500 bucks in a year. Thank you stimulus money! Music has been a major part of my life for alkost my whole life. Call me close-minded, limited taste or whatever, but im constantly mind boggled when somebody owns over 150 albums, unless they just want everything. Ive spent years building a connection with around 10 bands with at least 10 albums in their catalog who are all about as old as me, 50th, such as kiss just celebrating their 50th. I cant possible think of or find the time to invest in more music than that and thats all i need fir the hopefully 30 years left on this planet.

@mabuie 8 ай бұрын

New sub! Love this channel. I started collecting albums back in the late 80s but switched to CDs (about a 1000 or so). I have uploaded all of my CDs to my computer but still kept them. I got back into vinyl about 5 years ago and i have noticed the steady uptick of price. Still love hunting for records. Not afraid to go in the dollar bins or the Goodwill store to find stuff.

@DaveGava 9 ай бұрын

Vinyl hasn't been close to being surpassed by digital. I'll keep buying vinyl thank you

@budsmoker4201120 6 ай бұрын

Well put. VINYL all day over 192kh 24bit. Just better mixing usually on a LP.

@ontheturningaway 5 ай бұрын

No, that’s a lie. There is zero to little difference between vinyl and digital. This is audio science facts btw

@buddhawasright 4 ай бұрын

@@ontheturningaway ok, Professor Bumclot.

@Music-for-Miles 9 ай бұрын

Hey subs, I had an issue with this video so i had to re-upload if you're seeing this twice that's why!

@savagemidnight3779 9 ай бұрын

I was wondering why this showed up twice

@yusko3845 9 ай бұрын

Certain formats have there pros and cons .. anything can be copied .analog or digital as long as it goes through a mixer it can be reproduced ..most of the public dont care about quality as long as they can hear the song through a crapy bluetooth device nowadays . I say keep all formats its down to the individual to make there minds up what they choose is best .. happy listening to all 👍🙂

@budsmoker4201120 6 ай бұрын

Well put.

@JerryWCarman 8 ай бұрын

I bought a stereo system back in 1981. It had a 60 watt Pioneer receiver, a Dual 1229q belt drive turntable with a Shure V15 Type 4 cartridge and stylus. An Alain cassette deck(I forgot the number) came later. That set me back a little more than $1000.00. I could have spent more, but I was well satisfied. That was before the CD came out in 1982. I got my first CD player in 1985 and I was . amazed. I made cassettes to use in my car and truck and there was so much noise with records that the music search wouldn't work, even with MFSL's. Not so with the CDs, the music search worked perfectly wi5 the absence of any noise. I went to CDs and never looked back. And at today's prices, I ain't about to start now.😅

@buddhawasright 4 ай бұрын

🤣

@jpacampara21 9 ай бұрын

the technology for vinyl is too old it looks cool tho. but I doubt they will still have the capability to produce this because its not as cost efficient

@nikosl8838 9 ай бұрын

i agree with all the things you say but i still collecct after 25 years. Even if i listen to digital mostly its the nostalgic factor... that i want to have and own physical media. its a passion that keeps you broke lol

@Music-for-Miles 9 ай бұрын

Me too. I’ve slowed my collecting because it’s just too expensive now but nothing beats a physical album! If you don’t follow already check out “VinylDeals” on Reddit I always find good deals on there.

@glenpitts6813 9 ай бұрын

New vinyl is not sounding good. It's flat. There's no QC. Agree, it's way too expensive. Music producers are missing the vinyl boat and they won't listen. Been collecting 74 years. Now it's time to play them.

@rcmoot 4 ай бұрын

The other huge problem with vinyl is when the groups go to different producer/studios to record . Your good stereo will show you how good /bad the recording is. It is mostly terrible for the expense.

@Music-for-Miles 4 ай бұрын

Yeah the best albums I own were mastered specifically for Vinyl and were mostly recorded analog. Nothing hurts more than dropping $30 on an album that sounds like a compressed MP3

@garyi8837 9 ай бұрын

I agree but I love vinyl and try to support the bands I like. One of my pet peeves is I want vinyl to include a digital version. Most do but not always, should be mandatory imo. Lol

@HowToHomeLife 4 ай бұрын

I've always hated vinyl records, even when I was a kid, that is why I tried to make a tape recorder in the fourth grade, I didn't succeed obviously, but at least I tried! The ticks, and pops, plus surface noise, and the eccentricity of vinyl records drove me (when I had enough money), to purchase a used teak A1500U, reel-to-reel tape recorder, but I could easily still hear the difference between "source and tape", the dreaded tape hiss. In 1978 as an engineering consultant for the "Great American Sound Co., I traveled to Japan to visit GAS dealers and the Tokyo Electronics Show. In the Sony booth at that show, I saw for the first time, a model PCM-1, 12-bit digital processor playing music from the video track displaying thousands of black and white, undulating bits on the monitor, from the same SL-8200 Beta max VCR I had at home, I had to own one of these! In 1983 I attended an AES meeting featuring Marshall Buck who was presenting his new "coaxial two-way" loudspeaker he had designed for Cerwin-Vega! In his demonstration he was utilizing a "vocal-only" recording of a female singer that sounded fantastic with an incredible "dynamic range" and no background hiss. Immediately after Marshall's demonstration, I walked up and asked him what equipment was playing back his recording of this singer? He pointed to this diminutive silver box, and said I'm using a Sony PCM-F1, 16-bit Digital Audio Processor and a VCR. I said how much for the PCM-F1. He said $1,500.00, and I said sold! I built a portable recording rig that included the PCM-F1 and other custom-made equipment that I utilized for various musical performance recordings made on location and I won an Emmy for an outdoor performance of the opera Faust! I've been a digital advocate ever since, if you wish to learn more about my current endeavors, search KZbin with the following: "JBL SYNTHESIS CREATOR", and ALSO: "HOWTOHOMELIFE". If you have questions, feel-free to call me @ 818-314-7275 Pacific time. David Riddle

@redcomusic 6 ай бұрын

I remember a world when $5.00 or less was the average price of a used record (of course I was more into sealed ones which were $10 or so). Now it's just crazy. Luckily, I get new ones sent to me now at no cost.

@Music-for-Miles 6 ай бұрын

Whats funny is pre Covid prices were very affordable. We’re screwed now haha

@dennismccracken7922 4 ай бұрын

I paid $2 for records in 1967. A carton of cigarettes was the same price. Lol

@buddhawasright 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, man. I just steal all the ones I want, so my selection is probably more diverse than yours.

@deanmiller6177 4 ай бұрын

Digital has hurt the music industry.that is one reason i support bands I like by buying physical copies whether its a cd or vinyl and buying their merch online.

@Music-for-Miles 4 ай бұрын

@@deanmiller6177 I agree! This video was mostly satire :) I am an avid collector of physical media

@enossifiedossified3145 9 ай бұрын

I’m an old fart, starting buying records in 1968 and at one point had about 5000 LPs. Prior to the 1970s most people like me had crappy record players that sounded like crap. I didn’t own a decent stereo system until 1974 because I couldn't afford one. By that time a lot of the LPs that I played a lot were starting to wear out from the heavy tone arms not to mention getting scuffed up by the record changers that were the norm until well into the 70s. Nothing like an LP sliding down the spindle to land on top of the currently spinning LP below it already on the platter. By the time all 6 LPs had dropped down, the angle of the tone arm was totally out of whack…each LP sat at a different distance above the platter. That was what we had and that was what everyone listened to. Audiophiles might invest in high-end setups that sounded better but few people could afford it then, no different than today. On most systems that cost under $1000 a CD sounded so much better than an LP it was ridiculous. When CDs arrived, I jumped ship as soon as it was affordable…early players were over $1000, CDs were not readily available and individual copies could be $20 or more (sound familiar with LPs today?). Once I could get a $500 player and $15 CDs, I was all in. I never got into replacing my LPs with CD copies except in cases where the LP was a worn or noisy pressing or the music had wide dynamic range so that quiet sections were getting buried in groove noises and hiss (most classical music). I'd estimate I replaced only about 30 or 40 LPs total. The only thing I miss from LPs is the covers for both the art and the liner notes. CD covers can’t compare. I agree 100% with this video. Unless you are willing to put in the time and money, don't buy LPs. Anybody who buys LPs but has no turntable, well time to get some medical help.

@ClayBenTreeceJr. 8 ай бұрын

Hey I was just wondering if you would make a similar type video regarding Cassettes

@mikelocke461 9 ай бұрын

Can you do a video on how you made your album display you have hanging on your wall? I've been looking for a display "shelf" just like it.

@Music-for-Miles 9 ай бұрын

It’s just 3 pieces of wood I put inner grooves on with a router and screw them to the wall which creates a nice rail for the records to slide in and out of. I’ve been thinking of making a video too but I no longer have the tools lol

@mikelocke461 9 ай бұрын

@@Music-for-Miles thanks! That helps. I had found a piece of either pvc or vinyl that had the right shape to slide albums in that could be screwed to wall, but I lost the link to it. It wasn't for albums but it would have worked.

@JerryWCarman 7 ай бұрын

I had a Dual 1229Q turntable with a Shure V15 Type 4 cartridge and stylus that I bought back in 1981 before the CD came out. I bought my first CD player in 1985 and I've stuck with CDs ever since. I ain't going back now, the price is too high.

@jessthegeekplays6262 9 ай бұрын

Literally my number one reason for not buying anything is that I'm broke. Everything is too damn expensive.

@DJboutit2 9 ай бұрын

This is why for the last few 4 to 5 years now I only hit up record shows and try to spend $7 or less for a record. Plus at a record show you get a way better selection than any record store a lot genres you will not any find anything like late 80s and 90s rap rnb or electronic music.

@haroldfridkis9657 Ай бұрын

Yes I agree with you there

@kontnairen 8 ай бұрын

6:34 I actually have the opposite issue, instead of no availability, the indie artists I listen to only physically sell vinyls , so now considering vinyl for some of my music selection

@victorvella9760 9 ай бұрын

Some of your points are valid ,but that doesn't mean I have to stop buying vinyl records . have over 8000 by now , and have been doing so for the past 40 years. Vinyl is king and compared to digital stuff is SUPER KING . But on the other hand some other points are nonsense.

@TomTester-ey1rt 9 ай бұрын

Something needs to be done about these bullshit prices!!! I'm just not buying new records anymore. Either the CD or forget it. If we all quit paying these prices maybe they would come down.

@MrPatagonianFox 5 ай бұрын

I buy used CDs in mint condition on Discogs for less than $10. Vinyl is a scam. The record companies pushed Vinyl, because they realized Vinyl is a much better theft deterrent than a CD. CDs can be ripped by any computer in 5 minutes. Vinyl takes much longer and requires special equipment. The only downside to collecting CDs is some newer albums weren’t issued on CD or they had very limited CD release, but there are quality bootlegs available for some of these albums (eg Frank Ocean’s Blonde, Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo).

@salamwati9281 9 ай бұрын

Number 4 ..last part once you start you can't stop.. addictive really..I now have to go on a weekly ritual to buy.. started last November..I have more than 100 now..and yes I don't have a vinyl setup just yet😅

@Music-for-Miles 9 ай бұрын

Very nice! I am at about 2-3 a month now but am actively selling too because I ran out of room haha

@nicholasgarratt5646 8 ай бұрын

I want to order a couple of Queen and Dire Straits and prices are looking at £37/$43 each ! That is insane.

@gregbarber6105 9 ай бұрын

The price is killing it for me in the uk most records are £40 we’re the same album on cd is £6 massive difference

@Music-for-Miles 9 ай бұрын

It’s pretty rough with inflation. I’ve slowed my collecting down big time.

@myles7522 9 ай бұрын

Been collecting vinyl for more years than I can remember. I began slowing down in buying vinyl in 2023 as in the U.K. the prices seem to be increasing by the month. I decided not to buy - even though I desperately want it - if the price was over £30. It’s working until the Beatles issued the red and blue albums…🤣🤣🤣🤣

@jimbergendahl2345 4 ай бұрын

I collect classic stuff so price dont bother me if your doin new stuff you'll have the problems you mention

@Music-for-Miles 4 ай бұрын

@@jimbergendahl2345 you’d be surprised some 70s 80s copies have gone up in value nearly 50% in the past 4 years! If it’s near mint even more!

@jimbergendahl2345 4 ай бұрын

@@Music-for-Miles well younger people want more of the 70s 80s so really I'm not surprised i hope they try some 50s & 60s an open their world to great stuff of the past

@billmcilhenny5956 4 ай бұрын

I can’t trust any advice from someone with a Ghost album on their wall. I don’t trust anyone who even likes Ghost.

@Music-for-Miles 4 ай бұрын

@@billmcilhenny5956 if you have ghost, you have everything.

@savagemidnight3779 4 ай бұрын

Papa is not pleased

@dang75790 9 ай бұрын

Nothing sounds better than CDs or vinyl period. If you are too lazy to place a record or CD into or on something? I'm feel sorry for you 😂

@MissyCouts 9 ай бұрын

I’m too broke to collect vinyl 😂

@metilaful 8 ай бұрын

Except if the album is 45 rpm, then you’re flipping it every two or three songs.

@michaelsj7968 8 ай бұрын

True!!

@martinstrnadel6372 9 ай бұрын

You´re the winner of the "most pointless video of the year" .....

@Music-for-Miles 9 ай бұрын

Can you ship the award to me?

@Taras-Nabad 9 ай бұрын

If you have an existing collection from the 70s and 80s it's nice to hold on to them for nostalgia purposes. Anyone 25 years old or younger will never own any records. Once our generation is gone, records will officially be dead.

@fatttypattysoup 9 ай бұрын

I bought a suitcase record player and a creedence clearwater revival Vinyl at Best Buy for $600 and it sounds like dogshit

@Music-for-Miles 9 ай бұрын

Try packing the suitcase with dirty laundry and spit on the stylus and give it a second try.

@HumanXtinction 9 ай бұрын

Sucks to be you 😂

@pnichols6500 9 ай бұрын

I spent $800 on a new cartridge and it sounds sublime!

@Music-for-Miles 9 ай бұрын

@@pnichols6500what did you get?

@pnichols6500 9 ай бұрын

@@Music-for-Miles MoFi Mastertracker, a lot for a MM cart, but it's impressive.

@JJ-qs9hu 2 ай бұрын

All these videos give me a good laugh. Most made by those under 40 who weren't around when Records were everywhere. Giving their opinions on what,where, when, why and how. As if they are experts. I have albums that are 40,50,60 years old and sound fine. Yes there is some crackling...that's what records have always done. I just can't stop laughing watching someone so young giving advice on something they barely started collecting in the last 10 years as I'd it's some new discovery. Keep up the great work of making me smile and shake my head.

@Music-for-Miles 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate your comment on this and your attempt to gatekeep vinyl. Believe it or not, a majority of new vinyl purchases are made by people under 40 in the current market. But what do I know? I guess I'm not qualified to make a satirical video about my favorite hobby.

@Nuclearmagenta 9 ай бұрын

You strongly hint at this but I don’t think you quite went far enough. Space is a major factor with all physical media, and collecting and addiction go hand in hand. Therefore, any serious collector must get serious about acquiring adequate real estate to house your collection. It’s not about merely an extra cabinet or closet space or an extra room. It’s about buying a whole new house, preferably one with less windows and more wall space. But on top of all this, record collectors will someday need to contemplate who will inherit their massive collection, a collection that could weigh several tons. Inheritance, therefore, could be reason number 11. Now please do a video about acquiring audiophile reel to reel tapes of legacy albums at $450 per tape.

@jax2428 7 ай бұрын

I been buying records for almost 50 years and i agree 100% EVERYONE should just stop buying "vinyls".. stupid fad that i wish never resurfaced.

@Music-for-Miles 6 ай бұрын

Yes people should stop so the values plummet and I can buy more albums hahahaha

@jax2428 6 ай бұрын

@@Music-for-Miles exactly

@JerryWCarman 3 ай бұрын

I'll give you 2 main reasons: vinyl sounds actually terrible compared to CDs, and vinyl nowdays is down right expensive compared to CDs. Besides, you don't have to turn it over and play the other side.

@Music-for-Miles 3 ай бұрын

With the right setup and a clean copy of an album recorded on reel to reel, nothing can beat it. But most people do not have proper setups and listen to digitally mastered albums pressed to vinyl which can sound pretty noisy and bad