In 2012 over 4 5 million units sold.
People not buying vinyls anymoer.
And we were kind of surprised that more cds.
For many people a wireless system is the ideal way to connect high tech digital products with amazing vinyl.
No it s not because we re so environmentally conscious we re electing to go carless in order to save the world.
I do not think the case would be the same with cds or tapes or digital files snort.
Vinyl pressings for major label albums released in this era can be incredibly difficult to find and very expensive to buy on the secondary market but if you have a lot of patience and money is no.
Why are people still buying cds.
In fact people now are getting married later with the average marriage age at 27 8 for women and 29 8 for men according to 2018 figures from the u s.
Vinyl records today might sell 10 times its original price 20 years from now.
I love my car my trusty little econobox is one of the best things i ve ever owned.
Of all the music formats vinyl has the most value.
Us vinyl sales totaled 990 000 in 2007 according to nielsen soundscan.
Now that drm is a thing of the past mp3 downloads are cheap and streaming options are everywhere do cds still have a place in the world.
Collectability is why people still buy cds.
Most people grew up being able to keep actual physical reminders or souvenirs of their favourite artists albums.
Grandparents have their beatles vinyl lps parents have their nirvana cassette tapes and children have well their taylor swift cds wouldn t have chosen taylor swift as example but.
By todd wasserman 2013 01 10 22 08 54 utc amazon announced autorip on thursday a free service that gives consumers a cloud based backup for every cd they ve.
We felt like the culture dictated that people were going to buy vinyl not cds says kevin farzad sure sure s drummer and percussionist.
Does it still make sense to buy cds.
23 99 your price for this item is 23 99.
But it s no secret that sales of vinyl albums are on the rise.