I’m coming into this area as a practical and philosophical result of:

  1. me wanting to own my music
  2. CDs are barely being made
    2.1. If they are - they’re not being shipped to my corner of the world
  3. Torrenting often failed me in terms of variety.

However - I am absolutely ignorant about equipment, maintainance, and know-hows of the audiophile world.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago

    What to know? Other than the 12x12 graphic format, vinyl is a pain in the ass and it sucks, and the new pressings are ridiculously over priced.

    CDs are still the best way to go. Better sound, easier to handle, fairly indestructible. Used ones used to be super cheap, prices are rising, but they are still a better deal than vinyl, and you can still find lots of good deals at garage sales.