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September 7, 2019, 05:42 AM #1Super Moderator
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Vinyl Is Poised to Outsell CDs For the First Time Since 1986
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September 7, 2019, 06:46 AM #2Senior Member
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Re: Vinyl Is Poised to Outsell CDs For the First Time Since 1986
In my household it definitely is - by a mile
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Re: Vinyl Is Poised to Outsell CDs For the First Time Since 1986
They are talking getting close in sales dollars not units. The inflated price for vinyl accounts for some of that. In the end physical media is dying faster than the boomer generation will be able to support
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Re: Vinyl Is Poised to Outsell CDs For the First Time Since 1986
I just need it to last 5/10 years to build a vinyl collection - then I’m self contained until a component or speaker blows up
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Re: Vinyl Is Poised to Outsell CDs For the First Time Since 1986
I think you’re safe. It’s outlasted a lot of other formats. Originally Posted by UltraFast69
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September 7, 2019, 09:31 AM #6Senior Member
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Re: Vinyl Is Poised to Outsell CDs For the First Time Since 1986
I don't agree with the statement or your sentiment. Now if this sentence said "In the end, physical digital media is dying" it would be much closer to the truth. Streaming isn't the future of digital audio, it's already taken over. LPs are still going strong and LP pressing plants are at full capacity. The amount of new tables, arms, and cartridges for sale is mind boggling. Ditto for phono stages. Originally Posted by still-one
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Re: Vinyl Is Poised to Outsell CDs For the First Time Since 1986
Fake news??
Vinyl records earned $224.1 million (on 8.6 million units) in the first half of 2019, closing in on the $247.9 million (on 18.6 million units) generated by CD sales
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September 7, 2019, 02:16 PM #8Senior Member
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Re: Vinyl Is Poised to Outsell CDs For the First Time Since 1986
So CDs are still outselling vinyl more than 2 to 1. Probably not including SACD sales (maybe not a large number but certainly they still sell). Also not accounting for digital downloads which, with no numbers to support, I would say are a fairly decent number... HD Tracks, Acoustic Sounds, Native DSD, Blue Coast Records, High Res Audio, just to name a few.
In my case the number is very close. Of the 971 albums on my music server 497 are ripped from silver disks (289 CD Rips, 208 SACD Rips) and 474 digital downloads (184 DSD downloads, 290 pcm downloads).
However, I do agree that is a nice surge for vinyl and it is nice to see the old girl still kicking
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For me, at this point, vinyl does not make sense. I have no media (got rid of all my records a long time ago when I got out of audio raising family, building career, etc), then I start thinking, turntable, tonearm, cartridge, cabling, phono pre-amp, stylus cleaner, record cleaner (probably need a machine like the VPI I had back in the day), etc... when does it end
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And then I listen to one of the most elaborate systems I have ever heard at one of our club members houses... MBL (pre, amps, bass amps, near top of the line speakers), dCS, ARC ref 10 phono pre, 3 high end record cleaning machines, (not sure his table, arm and cartridge), etc. What is the first thing I hear... pops and clicks... I guess I have gotten spoiled by digital at this point.McIntosh C49, MC152, MR85, R778 | T+A DAC 8 DSD | KEF LS50 Meta w/S2, KC62 (x2) | Rega RP8, Ania Pro, NEO PSU | Technics SL-1500C | Audio Technica VM750ML | Hexmat Eclipse, Yellow Bird, Molekula, Molekula Mini | Pro-Ject VC-E | Falcon NW PC Server (Roon Core & HQPlayer) | Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Roon Controller) | Wyred 4 Sound ISO Recovery, DC Recovery | Abyss Diana Phi | Schiit Jotunheim 2 | Astell&Kern SE200 | Oppo BDP105
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