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Re:50% of U.S. vinyl buyers don't own a record player by GauntletWizard on Friday January 02, 2026 @02:23AM (#46462317)
I buy vinyl for the album cover. If somebody were to sell me a digital download which also ships me an empty slipcase, I would buy it, for almost the same price that I pay for vinyl. I do have the record player, but I don't think I've used it more than a dozen days in my life.

There's a lot of value to the physical artifact, but the precise nature of the physical artifact is up for playing with.

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Re:50% of U.S. vinyl buyers don't own a record player by Symbiote on Friday January 02, 2026 @05:43AM (#46463507)
A friend was selling a parent's vinyl collection on eBay, and a couple of times buyers asked to be sent only the slipcase to save weight and therefore postage costs.
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Re:50% of U.S. vinyl buyers don't own a record player by throwaway777x on Friday January 02, 2026 @07:14AM (#46464041)
The best example to me why I buy vinyl without a record player is the Flying Lotus - Your Dead album art. It is an incredible work of art:

https://www.turntablelab.com/products/flying-lotus-youre-dea...

More and more though I would rather just buy merch to support the artist.

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