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Re:Vinyl set to outsell CDs for first time since 1986 by reaperducer on Sunday September 08, 2019 @01:15PM (#20911822)
I listen to vinyl because a lot of the music I like never made it to digital.

I have at least 30 albums that simply do not exist as downloads, streaming, or any other digital medium. And there are people today who are still putting out new music in analog formats that will never get a digital release.

And I'm not even much of a music buff. If I have 30 "lost" albums, there must be tens of thousands more out there that simply do not exist to people who restrict themselves to digital formats.

I really don't understand why some people choose to limit themselves to digital. That's like deciding to only eat tacos for the rest of your life.

Re:Vinyl set to outsell CDs for first time since 1986 by Marsymars on Monday September 09, 2019 @01:00AM (#20915322)
> I really don't understand why some people choose to limit themselves to digital.

I can't afford the physical space for physical goods and the expense involved with moving them.

Re:Vinyl set to outsell CDs for first time since 1986 by rsl7 on Sunday September 08, 2019 @10:17PM (#20914698)
Indeed. So many people seem not to realize that there will not be one final best source of music.