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Vinyl records outsell CDs for the second year running (www.theverge.com)

submitted 8 months ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tape makes a lot of sense audio-quality wise especially for people who insist on analogue for some silly reason, the prices don't make sense, though: Tapes are expensive to manufacture. CDs and vinyl are pressed whole while tapes need to be run through a machine, centimetre by centimetre. Though maybe for small runs it does make sense as you don't need a physical master.

[–] bloodfart@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago

You hit the nail on the head. Even ten years ago people would use national audio and get the shortest run possible (50 units).

I never got below $2 unit cost, but there’s good money to be made selling short runs of tapes after a set.