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  1. I’m no music aficionado, and certainly no expert on vinyl, but there are a lot of people who would argue with your assertion that vinyl is inferior to digital music in every way except the “appearance” of the physical product. For example, this article (https://www.popovleather.com/blogs/news/why-do-people-prefer-vinyl-music-to-digital-music) argues,

    “Digital files are compressed soundwave files. For the most part, listeners don’t notice the compression of sound, and it allows the audio files to fit into a smaller digital space. This is what allows you to pack so many songs onto your phone or computer without using up all your memory.

    “Vinyl, on the other hand, contains more of the original audio, so you get an audio experience that’s much closer to what you would have heard if you’d been in the studio on the day of recording. If you love listening to live music, you’ll notice the difference between listening to an LP and listening to a CD or MP3 player.”

    I have no way to verify these statements, but I find that attributing phenomena solely to other people’s stupidity and incompetence is a risky move that must be backed by solid evidence.

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