The only time sink has been disruption for me is when I use it and the next card is worse.

Much like adding stripes and wings to old beater cars, adding foil to commons is good for at least 5 … something.

But are we suuuuuure he wasn’t trans?

Also not me getting impatient and eating it frozen.

Oooo transphobic, I was not aware of that. That’s a deal killer for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Records are for playing. Each time you listen to a record, it’s a unique experience because each play wears both the media and stylus. You will never hear the same record exactly the same way twice.

That’s what makes them special to me. Records have a lifespan and I get to be a part of it.

As a DJ, I’ve always felt like records are for playing. For me, they’re tools. They’re meant to be played. I used to often buy two of the ones I liked best specifically because I knew one was going to get destroyed by cue burn.

That’s obviously an extreme case but my point still stands.

That’s fine, of course. I have records I only look at (a flexi disc made as a rave promo and a 1/33 lathe cut The Black Dog 7” — *flexxxx* 😁).

I just wish more of the new buyers were buying them for listening.

New records *do* tend to sound pretty clean these days.

I’m guessing neither, tbh.

These are a product for people that like to look at records, the people that expect all records to be colorful and hung on the wall as art.

So who is the target audience for these adorable tiny records?

Is it the absolute beginner with the cheapest turntable they could find?

Or is it the intermediate-to-advanced consumer that would normally be more interested in playing a 12” (or even 7”) that sounds better?

Fully manual decks tend to either be low quality suitcase decks (lots of Crosley mess) or more expensive stuff meant for people who’ve had more experience with vinyl.

Tiny 3”-4” vinyl is going to be tricky to play for a lot of people.

Automatic turntables will no play these things under normal conditions. At best you’ll get a few seconds and it will reset the arm.

This makes them unplayable on one of the most accessible but good beginner decks: the AT-LP60X.