Why Cd Replaced Vinyl

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Why cd replaced vinyl.

It was as if the switch was on. To say cds have lost their cool factor is a little bit of understatement. A little history lesson first however came a primitive form of digital recording called pulse code modulation in in 1972 a classical music company denon issued some vinyl which was recorded digitally. It s survived years of being outdated in the basements and attics of our evolving critical minds long enough for rediscovery.

Cds on the other hand have been on the decline. As if time had reversed. The set up reminded me of how record shops looked in the 80s when cds first moved in on vinyl. Vinyl record sales surpassed cds for the first time in decades.

Cd sales overtook vinyl in 1988 and cassettes in 1991. The space given over to vinyl meanwhile had expanded and pushed into cd territory. Released on cd in may 1985 the hit album became a musical mainstay and vinyl fans and audiophiles began to purchase cd players in droves to adopt the growing format. Digital records lack the distortion customarily found on lps in loud passages and near the end of a side when the sound is unnaturally compressed.

Vinyl is in a resurgence of course with records outselling cds for the first time in almost three decades. The 2020s have officially begun but based on the music. The 12cm optical disc became the biggest money spinner the music industry had ever seen or will ever be likely to see. Cds are old but not old enough to be vintage.

The new players are designed to plug into. Vinyl is at the perfect age.