[Scott Dorsey]

In article , Mike Rivers wrote:
On 6/14/2015 11:38 PM, Trevor wrote:
NO, *definitely* digitise it so you don't wear the album or stylus every
time you want to hear it again! Not to mention far greater convenience
of course.

How is listening to a digitized LP more convenient than just playing it
- assuming you haven't thrown away your record player? This may be a
good method for someone who plays a record over and over and over until
it wears out, but Nate isn't a teenager and I'm sure he takes good care
of his records.

I hear Trevor's basic attitude with a lot of young kids these days, viewing
the record as something exotic and irreplaceable that degrades every time it
is played. It's true that there -are- irreplaceable records out there, but
not so many.

Sit down and listen to the record. If you manage to wear it out, get another
one. Yes, every wear will degrade it, so listen carefully and don't waste your
time or the record. Consider the transitory nature of the LP part of the
charm.

When you own hundreds, or a couple of thousand records, you won't live
long enough to play them all enough to wear them out. Or maybe you will.

That's an even MORE depressing thought.

You're acting like a 10 year old.

He's acting like someone who doesn't realize the whole world is ephemeral,
not just records. Lots of people are like that. Go read Ozymandias and
listen to a Taj Mahal record.
--scott
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