Alter3go
Established Member
I'll simplify at first, and then build up from there. It comes down to order and chaos. Those with personality types that prefer order, consistency, and rigidity will prefer digital. Those who prefer disorder, spontineity, and novelity will prefer vinyl. I'm definitely in the latter camp. I have ADHD, am constantly here then there, can barely keeps a schedule, and I love the sound of vinyl.
My underlying theory is that with each vinyl playthrough, it never plays the same way twice. As the needle follows the grooves, it might be a few dozen nanometers off from where it was last time. Although that is a tiny displacement, it's still enough to create a slight alteration in sound. Not consciously perceptible, mind you, but nonetheless unconsciously satisfying. That's why no one can put their finger on exactly why the like vinyl, even though it's objectively worse than digital in at least some ways. But each play through might seems ever so slightly different, and for those who seek novelty, it might satisfy that need, where the super-exact replication of a digital song, over and over, might not. Likewise, if someone does not like any sort of surprise or disruption to routine, and likes to have their expectations fulfilled, then there would be no reason to head towards vinyl and introduce chaos into their music, however slight.
So to (un)scientifically test my theory, post your general personality type and which you prefer. You don't have to put any real details, just stuff like "I like my room neat, I keep a tight schedule and preffer digital".
Let's see where this goes!
My underlying theory is that with each vinyl playthrough, it never plays the same way twice. As the needle follows the grooves, it might be a few dozen nanometers off from where it was last time. Although that is a tiny displacement, it's still enough to create a slight alteration in sound. Not consciously perceptible, mind you, but nonetheless unconsciously satisfying. That's why no one can put their finger on exactly why the like vinyl, even though it's objectively worse than digital in at least some ways. But each play through might seems ever so slightly different, and for those who seek novelty, it might satisfy that need, where the super-exact replication of a digital song, over and over, might not. Likewise, if someone does not like any sort of surprise or disruption to routine, and likes to have their expectations fulfilled, then there would be no reason to head towards vinyl and introduce chaos into their music, however slight.
So to (un)scientifically test my theory, post your general personality type and which you prefer. You don't have to put any real details, just stuff like "I like my room neat, I keep a tight schedule and preffer digital".
Let's see where this goes!