What are the chances of vinyl records making a comeback and replacing CDs and MP3s?

Question

You hear reports of vinyl making a comeback.

Answer 1

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There is absolutely no chance that vinyl will make a comeback in the mass market. Other formats such as cd and mp3 offer quality, portability and durability that vinyl records just cannot offer. But that isn't to say that vinyl isn't making a comeback, because it is. Digital formats lack the warm lush sound that only a vinyl record can provide, and that is one of the reasons so many serious music fans are collecting lps once again. Also the album artwork is displayed more prominently in a way that is easily framed by those that wish to show off their collection. The final reason vinyl is making a comeback is undoubtably the "cool" factor. Listening to vinyl has always been considered retro and hip, and many bands try to establish their credibility by offering it as a format choice.

Answer 2

about as much chance as a snowball has in hell. If you have cds look at them. they will have aad, add, or ddd. DDD being the best. Here's what they meqan aad means that anolog was used for recordind and mixing and dital used for dubing. addthe same but dital used for the last 2, and ddd dital used for everything.
they is no way that records can match that.
as for mp3's it's all dital.

Answer 3

99.9% it wont happen,and if it does 8 tracks and reel to reel with follow.

Answer 4

It all depends on the market segment you're talking about. If you're talking about the general mass market, then probably none whatsoever.

But in the high-end audiophile market, the market for vinyl is indeed growing, although i doubt it will ever replace CD's completely, especially with the development of CD technology.

Answer 5

No, I don't think they will. Many people colllect and it is a cool hobbie but were in the 21st Cetury and there is no way that people are going to want to go back. But if you have a lot, consider burning them into CDs and then downloading on to a computer and then on to a MP3. I am sorry if you thought that would be true... but NO CHANCE!

Answer 6

I don't think they ever went away. I also don't think they will actually replace anything, it will be more of an "optional" type of thing. Every week there's another article in the press about vinyl making a comeback - a lot of that has to do with the DJ / clubbing / mixing scene - but there's also a growing number of young people discovering the format - vinyl is a big thing particularly with collectors, who want to own everything associated with their favorite band (and if that catalog included vinyl, they've gotta have that too).

Vinyl can also be a very lucrative investment if you know what to look out for and what to horde. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they're taking about.... It's becoming a specialist market, not for everyone but neither are antiques....