I know my parents have some old vinyl's but when moving in the past, one of the things we forgot was the turntable. But I'm definitely interested in them, since there seems to have been a surge of popularity and all I'm used to is mp3 players and some think vinyl is the best.
Will have to give it a shot.
Aww.
Well, luckily, turntables are relatively easy to find - and vinyl as well!
CDs are my "desperate measure" format. I can't stand them. I don't like handling them, looking at them, or really listening to them. Especially if it's something I've already heard on vinyl, because the sound quality is incomparable to what I have heard on my phonograph. It just ends up pissing me off when I have to use CDs for anything.
(Though I do have 15+ hours worth of Sparks backed up on CDs.)
I don't know if there's a recent increase in popularity with vinyl, honestly. I've met very few people that even know what records are (god damn this retarded generation of morons).
And then you've got the tards that'll point their little fingers at a vinyl user and call them a "hipster", "elitist snob", etc. Right. It's an addictive format, honestly. Once you've handled one record you just want another, and another. They come in different colours, (entire picture discs are so badass) and the cover art is much bigger - liner notes are often different in LPs as well.
And the history of where the records have been - I love little notes that have been written in the sleeves from previous owners. It's a personal touch, and though it's kind of defacing the product (I'd never do that) it just reminds me that someone before me loved that record, and took care of it, so that I could be so lucky to hear it 20+ years later. However I also love it when I buy sealed vinyl. That first little cut into the plastic is the greatest thing ever. I have had the pleasure of taking the virginity (bwahahah) of a handful of LPs, in my time. Fresh vinyl smells amazing, feels amazing, and looks pristine by all measures.
Vinyl is awesome.