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AUDIOPHILE: i like the sound of vinyl. it’s warm and homely
ME: 😏 silly audiophiles. that’s just nostalgia. objectively it’s worse quality than CDs, and—
IMAGE CODEC ENGINEER: hey check out WebP and HEIC they’re way more efficient than JPEG
ME: no they look like crap… why are the images so blurry 😡
IMAGE CODEC ENGINEER: the JPEG is also blurry it just has blocking artifacts
ME: but i like the blocking artifacts. i grew up with them. they’re comfy and even if inauthentic, the noise improves the quality i perceive
ME: … wait

@hikari we like to listen to vinyl because it is a more active and experiential form of listening. vinyl does have superior audio quality to CDs, but it is an entirely different medium. improper care for vinyl is actaully what causes the “fuzz” that people equate with a signature sound quality of vinyl. that is not he original, nor the intended, state of a record.

however, as something of audiophiles ourselves, we will 100% admit that FLAC files offer superior sound quality when of sufficient sample rate and bit depth, and require no such delicacy in caring for them. DSD files are also interesting and are recorded in a manner similar to the way a vinyl record is etched. very fascinating.

so our use of vinyl is for three primary reasons:

1. we like to support independent artists by purchasing physical media when possible, and quite frankly, vinyl recording packages look fucking dope. and limited edition colored vinly pressings are very pretty.
2. as mentioned: it is experiential. we have heightened sensory centers due in no small part to autism. by engaging with a tactile form of an auditory input, we feel more engaged.
3. listening to records while working from home encourages us to actually get up, since we have to just to flip the record to the alternate side or place a new one on the turntable.

@hikari based. keep slaying, hikari.