I like listening to records because I like knowing that I'm listening to what the artist okayed for the public to hear. Would they have liked modern recording? Maybe, maybe not. But to know I'm listening to the same quality adds another dimension to the experience. Not only that, but listening to records makes listening to music an event. Many times I've been at a friend's place or have had people over and listening to old jazz records was the main purpose of our gathering. I don't know that too many gather around an iPod to listen to a Miley Cyrus song. I think there's something to be said about the degenerative aspect of listening to records. Call me a romantic, but it's a beautiful thing to know that what you're listening to won't be the same the next time around because of the warping or scratches the article demonizes. All things fade, and records are no exception.