Apparently, it is becoming a thing to go back to vinyl recording media.
Recently, one of my sons (21 years old) has gotten into vinyl records.  He
wanted a turntable for Christmas.  ​Personally, I don't get it, but to each
his own.

Doc


On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 11:33 AM, Michael Suwczinsky 
wrote:

> Back in the day (late 70's, early 80's) we used to buy the vinyl, but to
> preserve the grooves, , we would record our disks onto cassette tapes
> (other ancient tech), play the tapes till they wore out, melted on the
> dashboard, tangled into that mess that only a #2 pencil could fix. Then
> record the album again.  I recall my smoked plexi covered turntable had a
> dedicated cassette deck for this express purpose.
>
> Looking back I think this had more to do with portability, but my friends
> and I convinced ourselves of all sorts of silly notions back in our youth.
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Dragon List 
> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 1:32 AM, paul womack 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Oh yeah, they're a thing. But it's complicated.
> > >
> > > Does anyone over the age of 35 understand this?:
> > >
> > > >> "I have vinyls in my room but it's more for decor. I don't actually
> > > play them," Jordan Katende, a student in Manchester, told BBC News.
> > > >> "It gives me the old-school vibe. That's what vinyl's all about," he
> > > added.
> > >
> > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36027867
> >
> >
> > not a bit of it.  what a silly thing.  vinyl is all about *the sound*.
> and
> > analog through analog to analog is just the thing.
> >
> > best,
> > bill
> > felton, ca
> > just say "lenco, rek-o-kut (3x), dual, garrard (2x) spread between the
> > house and the office"
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