XPost: rec.arts.drwho   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2026-02-14 03:30:08 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:   
   > On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:10:40 +1300, Your Name wrote:   
   >> On 2026-02-14 02:10:05 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:   
   >>>   
   >>> Are people adopting a vinyl affectation just to signal some kind of   
   >>> aversion to “digital sound”? I’ve got news for you: all the content   
   >>> being put on that vinyl these days goes through digital processing at   
   >>> some point in the chain.   
   >>   
   >> Almost all of it is probably produced using digital equipment these   
   >> days in the recording studios, but the final vinyl record itself is   
   >> played on analogue equipment by the purchasers, which to some people   
   >> sounds better.   
   >   
   > With all that dust and wear that gets worse with every play? “Sounds   
   > better” than what? Maybe old shellac 78s, but nothing newer than that.   
   >   
   >> For many people, having physical objects lining the shelves is also   
   >> much more satisfying than a computer drive filled with digital files   
   >> or, in the case of streaming services, having nothing except an   
   >> on-screen list stored somewhere in the "cloud". Not to mention   
   >> streaming services simply dropping content whenever they feel like it   
   >> or are forced to by the rights holders.   
   >   
   > This is why you have copies of the files on your own computer drives --   
   > preferably more than one.   
      
   *And* copies on DVD, Blu-ray, VHS, vinyl, audio cassette, 8-track,   
   Video8, MiniDV, Digital8, Hi8, paper printouts, carved stone tablets,   
   ...   ;-)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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