Why Is Vinyl So Expensive Now

So every 4th or 5th record i buy is poorly pressed or cut too hot.

Why is vinyl so expensive now.

It might not seem like much but in the 30 s a dollar was a lot of money. They would operate 24 hours a day if vinyl press operators a dying breed until just recently weren t so hard to find. It s inflation man february 15 2018 8 98 frontline lp price in. So my vinyl purchasing has gone down from 10 month to almost zero month over the last 2 years due to the drastic price increases.

Expensive records used to be about real scarcity. Before cd s used vinyl was literally the only way to hear some stuff so it went for a premium. Not to mention overpriced. And sure the canadian conversion on the dollar hurts.

For instance 78s in the 30 s sold for a dollar. Listening to cd s again and its pleasurable unlike being pissed at records all the time. Firstly due to rampant piracy for the last 20 years from cd burners and downloading the cost of cds has not risen in line. They reason vinly is more expensive than cd is for a number of reasons.

4 years of struggling with vinyl has left a bad taste in my mouth. I remember even seeing a market for jackets only being valuable enough for resale. Vinyl records cost so much because idiot hipsters think they are a trendy must have front end to their music system. But my understanding is that overall costs have not increased.

Perhaps the sound is irrelevant. Making vinyl is expensive theres no question durlak says. Perhaps they actually believe they sound better. I think that there are a couple of reasons why vinyl is so expensive today.

Niche markets attract higher prices due to their very nature.