Thinking Aloud

Digital good, analogue bad? Not so fast!

People should know what is missing in the headlong rush to embrace everything digital

There has been a resurgence of vinyl records worldwide. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PEXELS
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I recently took out my old turntable from the storeroom, dusted off years of dirt and neglect, hooked it to my equally ancient amplifier, put on a vinyl record, and waited for the music to emerge.

I did not know what to expect, or whether it would work after such a long period of disuse, and it felt like waiting for a voice from the dead.

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