My girlfriend loves her vinyl and while at hers recently I was allowed to select, touch and actually play a couple of albums. I was really disappointed with the experience.
As a 54 yr old male I grew up with records but used mainly tapes as a kid (recorded mix tapes and purchased) then quickly moved to CD’s. Based on this recent experience I think CDs are a way better media for a music experience. Excellent audio quality and an albums worth of tracks playing off one ‘side’
A lot of her newer discs seem to be on these heavy weight ‘audiophile quality’ discs and a common trend seems to be to split an album across a couple of discs. Having to flip sides/discs constantly really ruined the listening experience for me. I found it really jarring.
Many of the proponents of vinyl sing the praises of the whole experience and the process of playing a vinyl disc. My experience was pretty negative especially these new multi disc albums.
Listening to vinyl records is different. It’s about the analog experience, including which turntable is being used.
Its more about this moment in time while the record is playing. Not unlike enjoying anything else that only lasts for a brief pediod in time.
I love vinyl, but 85% of the time I listen to cd or digital files. I tend to listen to vinyl records when I’m in the mood to actively listen to music, where I want to savor every note.
I can only write about my own reasons.