really depends on what you class as chaep/ expensive
people spend $1000 on a TV and consider that to be quite cheap. if you put 1k into a turntable/ amp/ speakers and went 2nd hand, you could get yourself a pretty decent setup… but then some consider 1k in an audio setup quite expensive…
In between those two locations it did a little stint at the old town square.
God bless you Greta. \m/
On that note…a little birdie told me Metal for Melbourne should be on again next year.
Nothing Sacred and Hobs headlining.
That’s true.
A liquor store over here recently created headlines with a sign posted at the front of the store which read “We will not accept cash or cards that have been carried in your socks or underwear”. Fair enough too I thought.
Here it is:
Main stream bands on main stream labels don’t need you to buy their vinyl.
But when you go to a local gig you should always buy some merch. These are the guys that need your support and don’t get a lot of money for actually selling their music. Every gig I go to I buy vinyl. Latest pickups are King Gizzard, Pearls, Royal Headache and Peep Tempel.
All these bands I listen to on Spotify so I have no issue paying for the vinyl when I go see them. At gigs they are usually 25 bucks or so.
technics wheels of steel mate…side 1 of Disintegration…volume up…
Is this true?
no musos I’ve ever seen interviewed have mentioned a single thing about what stereo setup it should be listened to on.
Sure, it’ll sound better, but musos mostly want to be paid to keep doing what they do and that’s tough enough, without bringing preferred/superior format into it. Everything else is secondary.
Now sound engineers… different story.
Here is a hypothetical. If it’s not related to a fad / “coolness”, why not release a digital (cd or file based) of the vinyl version?
They do? Infact most people that buy new albums expect there to be a digital download included. And if not they would already be content with their streaming/file based platform. Digital is dominating the market.
So why buy the vinyl?
If they wanted to satisfy audiophiles they’d release the original recordings as 24 / 48 tracks. Everyone can be their own audio engineer and decide what they want in their own mix.
CD, vinyl, tape etc… What you’re judging is personal preference as opposed to ‘best’ sound.
If it was all about best quality sound it would be 96kHz 24bit sound but that flopped commercially.
After listening to several set-ups, as well as going to a few shows with crazy stereos, yes you can absolutely hear the difference. Who would spend 50k on a stereo if there was none? Serious luxury of course…
Because it’s physical and tangible. If you are excited by your favourite band or author about to release their latest work - you want it in your hands by nature. It also sounds fantastic pending on what you are using to play it through. People always look for an absorbing experience when they love something…Digital simply doesn’t do that. I’m a huge fan of digital mediums, massive fan…but when I really love something I buy it on LP because of the reasons above. I use digital to explore and try and find new artists I like…
It’s up to the seller to justify the $50k and for the consumer to believe it. That alone doesn’t justify it or vica versa.
Oh there’s a difference
I just don’t think most working, gigging musicians give a ■■■■.
My colorectal specialist also uses digital to explore but I don’t think we’re talking about the same thing.
Yeah so a digital copy of the analogue/vinyl is the same sound right? Hence why the need for purchasing a vinyl medium?
Yeah that’s true. To reiterate your point, we once went into a Bang and Olufsen shop overseas, the guy had those speakers that are their top of the range (about 70k worth), he didn’t even set them up properly so they sounded like crap.
I’m sure they aren’t asked allot but I highly doubt they wouldn’t care. I spend allot of money recording my bands. Ontop of that I get them mastered for Digital and Vinyl and sometimes even cassette formats so that they will always sound the best on multiple formats for anyone that listens…(cars, iPhones, audiophile nerd setups, normal home setups…). This is quite common…
Not really…they will sound different on each medium. The digital master will be strictly used for digital formats so that it sounds the best for it’s format. A good friend of mine is a mixer/master by trade who used to work at a pressing plant…He does a two for one deal where he always gives his clients a free digital version of the master with the vinyl master so that the label/artist can always put up the digital copy on bandcamp,spotify, Soundcloud etc