i completely get preferring analog media, so if it’s about the sound characteristics (that ‘warmth’), having physical media, etc fair enough. but if the goal of an audiophile is to get the highest quality reproduction of a recording wouldn’t CDs or FLACs be your best bet?

maybe this only really applies for newer music, perhaps digital releases for music recorded analogue are just digitized vinyl or reel to reel recordings but for music produced in DAWs the highest quality version available for that release would surely be either a CD or a digital FLAC release

    • duffdoes@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      BUT the resale value is generally pretty good so at least we generally can make the money back after a while occasionally.

      I just like having big art and the idea that I own the physical waveforms of the music.

      Edit: and yes you’re right lmao