As CD sales sour, the music industry is evolving in a peculiar way. Music lovers are turning their attention to the past, reverting back to vinyl records.
For some it is an enjoyable hobby, recapturing a part of their youth. Yet for others, collecting vinyl records is a passion, as they scour the online web sites, record conventions, garage and rummage sales and small resale shops to secure their favorite records and add to their collecting collage of vinyl.
However, if you were to ask them why records are so appealing most will tell you it is the sound of vinyl that is the most enjoyable. They may be tired of the sterile music reproduction of a cd or digitized download. You will hear the term, vinyl just has a warmer sound or that they love the experience, an almost ritualistic pattern that is involved in playing a vinyl record.
But I think the best way to describe the sound that vinyl exudes is an analogy I like to use. A vinyl record is like a fingerprint of the recorded music. There is a clearness and clarity to the music, and the sound is actually captured and etched into the grooves of the records. Conversely, digital sound is like a copy of...