For me, each medium is very different from the others. iPod is an iPod, and vinyl is vinyl, etc. I think the iPod is great, but in no way is it the same way as listening to music on vinyl, or CD. A different experience altogether. I think what happened to my original iPod is that I put too much music on it. I became a music hog! Vinyl is more minimalist (not physical space-wise of course) and simple life. There is side one, and then there is side two. The world is perfect again!
I feel the same way. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't absolutely floored the first time I saw an iPod, and learned what it could do. At the time, I had a dresser full of tapes & CDs, and the idea that I could fit much of that on something smaller than a Walkman, AND take it with me? Amazing!
Switching away from physical media was a move of convenience and scale, and that holds true today (I'm listening to Spotify as I type this). But when I'm at home, I much prefer the intention that comes with listening to vinyl.
On the day that Apple discontinued the 160gb iPod classic (in like 2016 or something) I hopped on marketplace and found one brand new in the box being sold by someone who had won it one a cruise ship contest and had no use for it. I think I paid $120 for it. Well worth it, what a relic of great design!
Also, as a musician, finding workarounds and hacks to get my own music on my iPhone can be frustrating at times and absolutely inconvenient.
Yep - there’s a reason vinyl and CDs and even cassette tapes(!) are making a kind of “under the popular radar” comeback. Great post!!
For me, each medium is very different from the others. iPod is an iPod, and vinyl is vinyl, etc. I think the iPod is great, but in no way is it the same way as listening to music on vinyl, or CD. A different experience altogether. I think what happened to my original iPod is that I put too much music on it. I became a music hog! Vinyl is more minimalist (not physical space-wise of course) and simple life. There is side one, and then there is side two. The world is perfect again!
I feel the same way. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't absolutely floored the first time I saw an iPod, and learned what it could do. At the time, I had a dresser full of tapes & CDs, and the idea that I could fit much of that on something smaller than a Walkman, AND take it with me? Amazing!
Switching away from physical media was a move of convenience and scale, and that holds true today (I'm listening to Spotify as I type this). But when I'm at home, I much prefer the intention that comes with listening to vinyl.
On the day that Apple discontinued the 160gb iPod classic (in like 2016 or something) I hopped on marketplace and found one brand new in the box being sold by someone who had won it one a cruise ship contest and had no use for it. I think I paid $120 for it. Well worth it, what a relic of great design!
Also, as a musician, finding workarounds and hacks to get my own music on my iPhone can be frustrating at times and absolutely inconvenient.