In fact, I wonder if any of that Next Generation of music-lovers bothers with a forum like HFS, populated by ageing fuddy-duddys (speaking for myself, of course) who grew up with the LP and witnessed the cold digital audio dawn with the advent of CD. Do the youth of today give a flying flip about Sound Quality or will they just want the new Billie Eilish toon with as much bass as is physically possible?
And that whilst sporting the latest fashion accessory from Apple as prominently as they can for a glamour-post on Insta-Tok.
Yes, there is a fresh wave of interest in 'Vinyl' but then preferably on a 'design' turntable wirelessly connected to tiny Bluetooth speakers. Looks cool, sounds crap - but they don't know or care.
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The music-consumers of today were brought up with unlimited songs on demand, coming straight from internet and to be listened to where and whenever you like. Digital is the standard, with highly-compressed and lossy streams, mangled via wireless connections into heavily EQ'd earbuds. Almost makes me want to cry.
I love listening to my my LP's and CD's, portable DAPs and whatever. Choosing the format that most reflects my mood or requirement at that moment. The advances in digital audio processing have levelled the playing-field between digital and vinyl playback - the latter being now more a reliving of past nostalgia, lovingly handling a relic of a bygone age with the familiar crackles and hisses of yore.
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