Originally Posted by
Sherwood
I wish I was in a position to disregard cost, but I have to balance spending on music and hifi with other essential and leisure spending. That means taking into account the full cost of ownership.
Irrespective of format (analogue or digital) I could not survive with a core of only 50 albums. Although I do not have the amount of time to listen to albums at home as I used to, I do spend a lot of time listening to music on the move (i.e, flying, driving, on trains, in hotels). That is another reason for me preferring digital, although I still have some home made "compilation cassettes" from the 70's and 80's that I played recently on my Sony Pro Walkman (and very good they sounded too).
Geoff
thats fair Geoff, I see vinyl as a ritual where I will listen to a whole side, whereas with Spotify or cd it's too easy to change tracks midway and not settle down and listen. Vinyl is an expensive treat
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