Compact Discs have some real advantages over vinyl records; the most important advantage is that they are practical to play in car stereo systems.
However, in this blog post, PhileySmiley explains that vinyl records deliver better sound than CDs. His argument is that records capture entire sound waves, as opposed to CDs which approximate sound waves by sampling. Additionally, he claims LPs sound warmer.
If you are old enough to have a record collection, or you have access to your parents’ record collection, having a record player is a great idea. There is still a lot of good music on records that has never been re-released on CD.
Just last week, a friend called to let me know how excited he was about his recent record player purchase. When my wife and I visited, we enjoyed listening to an old Bob Dylan record he got from his father-in-law.
Here are three top record players available today from Amazon.com. The first is a traditional record player that plugs into your stereo tuner. The second is a portable record player with a built-in speaker. The third one is a USB player allowing you convert vinyl records into mp3s.