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Originally Posted by KTrain
This will not work out well for them.
I love the idea and look of records and have about 20 of them myself but they're not a product that will be able to sustain the growth in popularity they've had recently. Nostalgia only goes so far. People, like me, who loved them as a kid, will realize the inconvenience of them and go back to digital.
Play 6 songs > Go back to player and flip record > Play 6 more songs > Delicately put it back in the sleeve > Pull out and play next record > Repeat
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Hit play on the iPhone/iTunes and have hundreds hours of uninterrupted music that can be changed via remote/phone from anywhere in the house.
If their buying power can bring down the prices of new albums significantly you might see some sustained sales but $25-$35 for a new album is ridiculous.
This quote also makes no sense as this is what HMV was before they closed:
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I was thinking the same thing, my wife and I bought a turntable off kijiji last year to play records in our living room, since that time I think we've bought a grand total of maybe 10 records in 2 years.
Why? Because we have a Bluetooth Bose speaker in the same room and I can just play music from my phone in 2 seconds while I'm in the living room.
When I'm cleaning up or just around the house I'm not going to select a record to play, play it, change the disc, etc when I can literally just hit play on my phone and select songs.