by Rick Coste | Apr 27, 2024 | Vinyl Record Tips
I’m going to date myself here, but there’s a scene in the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome where a lost tribe of children called “The Waiting Ones” refers to “The Sonic.” What exactly was the “sonic”? It was a record. There is no electricity in Mad Max’s dystopian...
by Rick Coste | Apr 14, 2024 | Latest, Vinyl Record Tips
I like the convenience of a drive-through when I want a hamburger on the spur of the moment. I’m usually on the go and rushing to the next thing in those moments. Digital streaming reminds me of those moments. By no means does this extend to everyone who prefers a set...
by Rick Coste | Apr 6, 2024 | Vinyl Record Tips
“It’s so wasteful, and it’s irritating to me that we’re still at a point where you care that much about your numbers and you care that much about making money — and it’s all your favorite artists doing that shit.” That quote comes from a recent interview Billboard...
by Rick Coste | Mar 31, 2024 | Vinyl Record Tips
I recently created a video on my YouTube channel that addresses the argument in some audio circles around digital and analog sources. I specifically focused on whether it was a bad practice to press a vinyl record from a digital source. I do not have an issue with...
by Rick Coste | Mar 23, 2024 | Vinyl Record Tips
I use the terms “vinyl records” and “records” interchangeably on both my YouTube channel and in my writing, and I will occasionally receive a comment or inquiry from a viewer or reader as to why. Sometimes, viewers or readers will deliver the question more as a...
by Rick Coste | Feb 23, 2024 | Vinyl Record Tips
A commenter on my YouTube channel recently stated that vinyl “sucks”, and they would put their CD version of Van Halen’s 5150 up against the vinyl version to prove it. I’m not a huge fan of the band’s “Van Hagar” lineup....
