Vinyl and Turntables Makes a Comeback

Who would have thought that your grandfather’s music player would be back in the scene in today’s digital age?

With almost everyone having internet access 24/7, digital audio downloads are continuously on the rise while the sale of CDs and DVDs plummet down the drain. However, there’s another music medium making a bit of noise and is slowly coming back in the scene. You guessed it right. Your grandparents’ vinyl and turntables are coming back in the music business. The reception is looking good.

In the business game, numbers are everything and they don’t lie. The vinyl record album sales in 2012 skyrocketed by 17.7 percent, reaching 4.5 million units sold. This marks a high for the past 15 years. Did you know that in 2007, there were just 990,000 units sold?

While CDs, on the other hand, continued to drop by 13.5 percent as compared to 2011. Digital audio file downloads continue to boom as the sale grows year by year. This year, it contributed to a third of the total music album sales. In spite of the growth of digital music downloads, you’re probably wondering why vinyl records and turntables are getting some attention these days. You’ll be surprised to find out that it’s not just adults that are causing all the stir.

Younger people are getting curious and interested in vinyl. They are used to listening to mp3s with decent quality of sound. But with file sizes getting smaller these days, the sound quality of these mp3s are also decreasing. With the amazing sound quality and depth that comes from vinyl, no wonder they are staging a comeback. Audiophiles know this to be true and the word is spreading like wildfire.

Vinyl however is not something you put on in the background, you stop you sit and let the music wash over you as if the artist was playing just for you.

According to vinyl experts, the decent models come at around $300. The old and the young can share their appreciation of music through the vinyl.