is it worth it???

[spyros]

well, its been some time since the last time i bought some records.i used to buy loads,brand new releases, 2nd hand records... anything! but since i got my cdjs,i stopped buying vinyls so often and im just buying digital music. i still like vinyl though (who doesnt) and yesterday i thought i should get some! i went on juno and after 15mins i had 5 very nice records in my shopping cart.i clicked on "go to checkout" and thats when i got this shock... guess how much the total was for 5 records plus shipping... £43
wtf??? 43 quid for 5 records???
so im just wondering now.. is it worth buying records now?? i think as for new releases i will just stick to mp3 files and my cdjs and as for records, i will just buying older, 2nd hand ones from ebay where they will be definately cheaper!!

[day_for_night]

Re: is it worth it???

i think only you can say if its worth it for ya, but for me...i love vinyl, but the prices are just as you said...prohibitive. i'll stick with digital, too.

[thesightless]

Re: is it worth it???

price is what lead me to CDJ's you get 50 records for 100 bucks. no shipping.

often i find myself surprised when burning the enw tunes and playing em. best bang for buck. i told myself i woudl only buy old breeder on vinly, that's it.

[Erik Mitchell]

Re: is it worth it???

It is not worth it to me. I do miss owning a physical piece of music though...

[nsite]

Re: is it worth it???

no. i think you just answered your own question. its just simple economics for me. playing music honestly is a luxury in the grand scheme of things and paying for records was just asinine. still sad and I miss them, but I'd rather have new mp3s every few weeks.

[spyros]

Re: is it worth it???

yeah, i think nowdays you need plenty of €£$ if you want to mixing vinyl!
i cant imagine how much money someone would need, to buy the records that i have...
maybe 3-4 times of what i have spend? f*ck!!!! thats a lot of money!!!

[BureOne]

Re: is it worth it???

Only vinyls I buy now are the ones not on digital format. Or the ones I would want to have as vinyl.

I recently purchased Pete Moss - Softshoe EP (Ovum) on vinyl as I couldnt find it anywhere as .mp3.

Also anything from the 80's (new wave, disco, freestyle) I would purchase as vinyl.

I have saved a bunch of money since going into the digital format... A BUNCH!