Originally Posted by
keiths
Me too - I get an emotional kick from the music regardless of format, but with vinyl that emotional attachment extends to the physical object and its use too. From flipping through crates of dusty lps in a charity shop or old-fashioned record shop, cleaning the record on my Moth rcm, cataloging my vinyl collection on Discogs to the ritual of putting the record on the platter and lowering the arm, vinyl gives me a thrill that cd just can't. When listening to vinyl the lp sleeve usually stays on my knee whilst I study the sleeve notes and gaze at the cover picture.
When I get a cd it goes straight into my pc for ripping and then gets unceremoniously tossed into a cardboard box with hundreds of others never to see the light of day again.