Di ko kasi naabutan yung kasikatan ng Vinyl kaya namulat ako sa cassette tapes. Meron din po siguro akong humigit kumulang 70 CDs (Orig) at plano ko rin mag collect ng Vinyl.
Vinyl is nice but is a bear to clean esp. when it gets dirty. We used to have a sort of hollow brush that I would load with water and have it track the vinyl at the same groove as the needle - kept dust to a minimum. Scratches and skips, however, that's another story.
Thing about records is that you have to be particular about the type of needle and tracking weight, etc, etc. but pair it with a good amp (ours was a Sansui 5000A) and some good 3-way speakers (dad built some huge folded horn baffles and loaded it with Pioneers)... sounded awesome.
With tape, esp. open reel, you had to be particular about the type of tape, head alighment and tracking speeds. Faster ips meant better highs but less songs to squeeze into a standard 7" reel, and those 1800 feet tapes could be prone to breaking and stretching. For cassettes, I always loved chrome or metal formulations. Rewinding from the end of a open reel was always a chore.
All in all, I miss those times. Editing, however is another story.