Whats the status of LPs in the modern audio world?
While many types of audio media have come and gone (audiocassettes, 8-tracks), LPs (vinyl records, for you Gen-Xers) are here to stay and are as hot as ever, in the audiophile world. While new releases don’t stay in print for long, buyers are motivated by 180-gram, extra-think pressings–delivering less surface noise than ‘normal’ records. Many classic (Bob Dylan, Tom Petty) and current (John Mayer, Franz Ferdinand) artists offer a vinyl option.