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On Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:02:00 -0500
"August Abolins" (2:221/1.58) 
wrote:

> This is precisely what i thought was *really* happening..  
> people collecting vinyl for the "art":
> 
> "Gen Z is playing an outsized role in the revival of vinyl
> sales, which have grown on average by 18% annually in the past
> five years. About 60% of Gen Z say they buy records, according
> to Futuresource Consulting's Audio Tech Lifestyles report.
> 
> "But Gen Z isn't necessarily buying records for their unique
> sound. Around 40% of record buyers in the United States don't
> own a turntable, noted James Duvall, principal analyst and head
> of entertainment at Futuresource Consulting.
> 
> "Fifty-six percent of Gen Z fans like vinyl for its aesthetic,
> while 37% use it as home decor, according to a Vinyl Alliance
> survey. It's part of what Jared Watson, an assistant professor
> of marketing at New York University, calls "symbolic
> consumption."

Would be interesting to see how he came up with 40% of record buyers
don't own a turntable. Nobody has asked me if I own a turn table. Is
this 40% of 100 people he asked or 40% of 100,000 people? 

Does this account for people who don't own a record player but use
someone else's (room mate, parents, partners etc) turntable?

Is that new or used vinyl? I must admit I didn't read the article and
I'm not going to either.  The price of new is getting stupid high,
relative to what I used to pay as a kid anyway, but when you factor
inflation it's actually about right, but I hate paying $25-$40+ often
having to add shipping.
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