With National Record Store Day around the corner, vinyl records are making a comeback for music lovers of all ages.

New data shows vinyl record sales have reached levels that haven't been seen since the 1980s.

CD also making a comeback

cassette tapes too..

physical media is the only way to go

Don't like cassette but I don't mind cd lol

Physical media always more syiok, buy a album we own a copy of it lol

subscription based is a cancer

casette is only good to listen if you have one of those hifi cassette decks that can output higher quality sound. I had one last time, forgot which brand already iinm it was sansui, the sound quality is night and day vs normal casette players.

Very similar to this one


This post has been edited by terradrive: May 4 2025, 07:23 AM

Ppl in those day no internet would hog the casette players listening to their favourite songs. Have to adjust n roll back the reels frequently. Can even copy the contents from tape to tapes as backups or disteibute to frens

But they love those business modal, they earn more profit, more customers, and more control over their products.

Also, it is easy to throttle the sale of their favorite artists or do the opposite.

Ayam bought empty tapes
Wait for top10 radio songs program
Copied songs from radio
Epic
Kekwa

I remember when i was small, wake up early to wait for 8am sang kancil story from radio station.

Those were the days without internet. Even early days of internet not many contents like we have now

all these....japan wins again and again and again

those days , we had to be in the know to get what we wanted… all at the cheapest methods..
kids nowadays, just ask and buy whatever they want…
aren’t we the lucky ones…. am just thinking ahead… how will the next generation talk about?..( their child hood upbringing)..

malaysia where can buy....?

Saturday 8am wake up to watch kids shows on TV2 and TV3 with siblings… favorite is ultraman
Kekwa

CDs last forever and have great sound quality, at least now I can still play CDs using my ancient Blu-ray player.

where got new quality cassette players for sale now??

during the 80s I was still a child. no money buy hifi decks, just using a cap ayam walkman.

Half of them probably will not have children, they get pampered so much as children that they don't have the capacity to be providers as an adult.

Because they barely can cover their own standard of living and don't feel the need to sacrifice their own comfort to raise children.

Unless their rich parents can help sponsor.

This post has been edited by smsid: May 4 2025, 08:12 AM

of course if u have a good set the diff is there

ss15, swee lee. all imported from us and uk

but price yahodee lah. this one carter for kids with $$$$$

Still don't like the lower volume of cassette which make listening experience numb.. but every format exist is to fix or improve issue face by previous format

For now vinyl, cassette and CD more like novelty items

my mum bought this Sharp player in 1989.

this model have Synchro Dubbing mode.

https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/attachm...02&d=1420117801

Good ma.

me also, that one is from cheap cheap friend sell clearing his house lol, got it when cd is already the norm

Got china company making new cassette, CD even vinyl these days if you want.. but of all streaming the easiest but cd is fun.. binly for the experience and cassette is to take us back to walan days lol

I am waiting for cassette to come back LOL

The true novelty one is the hand cranked vinyls lol (acoustic gramophone with 78rpm records)

I think there's two of it in my house's storeroom

This post has been edited by terradrive: May 4 2025, 08:23 AM

I bought my 1st JVC CD player in 1994, never look back at cassette tapes since then.

https://hifi-wiki.com/index.php/JVC_XL-V_161

CD is for serious listening, while streaming is for casual listening.

vinyl is the only medium that produces the best sound, if I'm rich and crazy for music that is what I'll collect too

in the 90s, original CDs cost RM 39.90 while cassette tapes cost RM 19.90

every month got salary, straight go to Salem power station.

best sound??

you should see vinyl price now

Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department ( TTPD ) : The Anthology ( 4 LP )( Marbled Translucent Vinyl ) 2024



This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: May 4 2025, 08:41 AM

Just collected over 200 pieces of vinyl from an estate sale. Each going for 2 bucks. Good condition and mostly oldies and discos.

yeah..scary price.

can resell back for a very good price I must say

imagine u can sell em at rm100 each. that is a cool rm20K profit

fuiyo...come show off your collection.

apparently you can get some cd at bargain price these days

Brand New CD Taylor Swift1989 Luxury With 13 Polaroids

At the same time I was given ove 70 pieces of laser disc. Mostly 60s to 90s movies. About 20 still vacuum sealed. Sticker price is 300 bucks.

Now need to buy new IKEA racks to housed them. Vinyl about 50 pieces are quite heavy.

wah, this one really can show off.

why Issuing area: Mainland China??

is this original CD ?

I have no idea. but last time also our cd is pressed here. doesnt mean it is fake.

Cassette degrades very fast, sound quality also very subpar. Make no sense to bring it back for audiophile.

this one is fake CD la.

the original CD must have the record company names such as emi, rock records, polygram, Universal Music Group, SONY MUSIC, etc.

new southern records aka NSR is legit bro, just not famous



This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: May 4 2025, 09:04 AM

kids these days dunno that one. they call it aesthetic.

also selling CDs there too?

Yo gen X er

copy onto cassette and show off

This post has been edited by kangkayu: May 4 2025, 09:31 AM

These i never touch before, only ever touch vinyl player that my dad own and collection of vinyl lol then the craziness with walkman..but I never try minidisc if I remember kinda expensive back in the day?

Yes macha

Never liked cassettes. I’m all for new tech. Streaming like crazy nowadays even though my CD & record collection runs into thousands. I’m just curious to see what’s next after streaming.

china says hi..

???
china got this market meh?
all of the collectors are all in japan, there is a small group in HK that collects these stuff but ultimately they still need to go JP to get what they want
japanese are obsessed with all these vintage stuff

u would never see them say let's go china and find it

I have a buddy that swears vinyl sounds better than original recording (when we tested him).

Ini semua kerja orang gila.

Where can you buy vinyl in Malaysia?

Cassette is the worst in terms of sound quality, reliability and practicality.

Streaming (flac) > all

Amcorp mall kan ado

U need to find ghost mall
I remember there is a mall that's full of these shops

music that I listen to is too obscure to be printed on vinyl

Subscription is nonsense. 😂
Is like u own it while u don't if the $$$ stop.
But then now the ppl want it fast, easy.
Maybe different mindset kua.
But it also means u need to have more $$$ to maintain lifestyle.

True.

Vinyl no hissing at any volume.

Only crackles and pops especially if the record or pickup is dirty.

My The Sound of Music from the 60s sounded so much warmer and lively when compared to the BD or CD version. But at last, need to claim the record and pickup every now and then.

time to bring out my radio karat

I don't buy this kinda CD.

All my CDs are released by the original record company.

china what market also have

https://www.fiio.com/cp13

reading the market, i not sure how or who they buy from. but FiiO not a small brand and they have produce some "retro stuff" for niche market.

Mp3 got comeback?
Arrrr......

This post has been edited by damonlbs: May 4 2025, 02:00 PM

kids trying to look cool by going retro?

most people want the old stuff....not the new stuff
the new stuff doesn't have any value at all

These china brand are just keeping the hobby alive, who would have made a cassette player now

If can't find old ones this the next best option also good for you gen to discover older formats

I downloaded a camera app a while back for my android and it ask me to pay for manual controls feature. Weird times we live in now honestly.

Cassette is so annoying you want to play certain song you need to wait for cassette to roll for awhile

Now people realised. U subscribe does mean u own that media until they pull it off. Unless u got the hard copy and can do captain jack sparrow

This post has been edited by ukiya21: May 4 2025, 02:27 PM

If you're not a vynil person actually can download true vynil recordings online usually in the form of ".wav" or ".flac" format if I recall correctly .They are very big in size about 40MB to 100MB per song.

Not too sure if you still can find them but many years ago they were quite easy to find. The difference is very noticeable compared to the normal MP3 standards of the day.

via NERO!

kids never taste analog is one thing, I still can understand

but when boomers also ride the hype, that one is kinda sohai if u ask me

we have been living with cassette for so long , tarak tau ka so mafan dealing with cassette?

.flac is the way to go

There's a powerful emotion at the back, that's why these things still around. Think Disney and Star Wars, so many new remakes, think DC and Marvel, not too sure what you name it but there's definitely some comfort in reliving the past.

eh, thanks for the recommendation

i see that fiio also got FiiO SnowSky Echo Mini, .flac player. got 4.4 slot summore. this is nice mang

https://www.fiio.com/echomini

for RM200 + only







https://s.shopee.com.my/7AQjR4Oz6y

This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: May 4 2025, 02:51 PM

after a while you will realize that u have been duped by these capitalists who only take advantage from your emotion of the past

Yea this player it's ok, very affordable and if you want a simple music player can buy

those older walkmans got its own set of maintenance shit. if belt inside putus memang GG ( but of course u can DIY it )



jump to 14:35 .... ah that HISSING SOUND!

ya true indeed, while JM21 is kinda on the high side already

but ok lah this one. a dedicated flac player with reasonble price tag

This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: May 4 2025, 03:05 PM

It's a winning money making strategy. Just pump and dump, use and reuse, rinse and repeat.

Who got time to reinvent the wheel anymore?

https://www.printyourvinyl.com/products/vinyl

Custom Vinyl Records

Create personalized custom vinyl records that forever capture your sweetest moments.

It’s a perfect gift for holidays, anniversaries, weddings or to satisfy your own custom vinyl cravings

good sample this one

I have the jm21 since January, have gon thru 4 update on software to make it decent, just battery is small so won't last long but I still get like 10 hours + usage listening to high bitrate files and 4.4

can buy, rm200+ for a player it's as affordable as it can be.. can buy try dont like can give to someone

Things like this only being appreciated in Western countries.

Asian countries never appreciate arts or entertainent.

You see how many shop that sells cd, vinyl nowadays? The only mainstream shop that I see that still sell CD is Popular bookstore.

People like us are too obsessed with everything that is FAST AND EASY. In the end, they own NOTHING and they proud with it.

Keep subscribing to low quality contents on netflix or subscribe music streaming platforms where u can't own the music and the musician can pull out their service anytime they want.

This post has been edited by Alternate Gabriel: May 4 2025, 03:38 PM

yes indeed. thanks again, I do appreciate it

not true

if you have extra time and $$$$ you will appreciated the finer things

i think u forgot japan is an asian country
these people are so obsessed until western countries also lose

these people are so obsessed until even their electricity source is clean/pure or not also they care