I wish I could find it now, but there was a survey that showed only about 50% of the people buying vinyl now actually own record players. Maybe it’s fans buying a rare collectible, maybe they plan to buy a turntable at some point, or maybe it’s an awful lot of re-sellers/flippers making a buck.
I predict cds will make a comeback. Part of the allure of collecting vinyl back in the 90’s was that you’d find rare gems for cheap in the thrift store, now it’s all easy listening garbage (or thrift stores having “boutique” areas with used vinyl priced like what you’d pay for a new reissue), but you can still find cool cds for a dollar.
Believe it or not, no. I remember finding out back in 1987 that a cd pressing was cheaper than vinyl, for a 1000 pieces. It has to do with mastering/cutting/plating, which is the biggest cost in vinyl pressing.
