Will Vinyl Make A Comeback?

by brinjen 21 Replies latest social entertainment

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  brinjen

  Was just flicking through the June issue of 'Silicon Chip' magazine (yes I'm a geek ). A product on the market called the Laser Turntable. It plays records with a laser sylus which reads the record grooves with light.

  As there is no needle or anything making contact with the record, there is no wear or scratches happening during play. It replays the sound in analog form, not digital.

  http://www.elpj.com/

  Ok, so it's been on the market since 1989, and the starting price is $9,900 US. But... it was $15,000 not long ago and keep in mind a cd burner in the early nineties set you back $30,000 then.

  Think it might catch on?
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  zeroday

  Think it might catch on?

  NO
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  LtCmd.Lore

  It would only be usefull if you had a big pile of records that you wanted to save. But everything vinyl can do, a CD can do better.

  Here's a cheaper one: http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/mp3/90a0/

  And here's a cassette player for your PC: http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/7a8d/

  Lore
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  Finally-Free

  I think it'll catch on, only to ensure the current technology is rendered obsolete. Then people will feel compelled to buy the device and all their music all over again. The idea is to make you pay for the same music a dozen times in a single lifetime.

  W
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  gaiagirl

  I doubt that vinyl will ever regain lost popularity, any more than the old cylinder-shaped records of the 19th century, or the 78 rpm discs of the first part of the 20th century. There will certainly be "collectors" who will enthuse over vinyl, like Steve Buscemi's character in "Ghost World". But as has already been noted, anything you can do with vinyl, you can do better with a CD. Why would anyone want to play vinyl on a $9000 turntable when it will still sound better on a $100 CD player?
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  ninja

  stop talking about 78 records....brinjy is getting all nostalgic about her teenage years.....
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  nvrgnbk

  I've never had much of a vinyl fetish.

  But I'm sure some ladies look lovely in it.
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  valkyrie

  I certainly hope so: I have a 2-LP set of Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" (Columbia GP-26) in mint/near mint condition (mild wear on spine of cover) that I'm hoping some reinvigorated aficionado will snap up! ... along with a few other goodies.

  -Valkyrie
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  mavie

  NO
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  5go

  Hell will CD's make a comeback !

  Vinyl never only DJ's would be interested in them.