Dead Format vs WAX.LIVE

Dead Format is a community for vinyl collectors to share what they're listening to, talk about records, connect with fellow collectors, and more! Post what you're spinning, show off your latest pickups or listening setup, take part in monthly Vinyl Challenges, join conversations in the forums, organize your collection, find record stores, and buy and sell vinyl. One of the main features of Dead Format is the Home feed, and it works more like old-school social media. There's no weird algorithm deciding what you should see. The Following feed shows you every post from everyone you follow, in order, so you can actually keep up with what they're sharing. You can also browse the Discover tab whenever you want to see more popular posts and highlights from what's being shared by the rest of the community. Every month, there's a new Vinyl Challenge with a different prompt each day. Join in whenever you want, share a record that fits the day's prompt, browse everyone else's choices, and discover some new records and collectors along the way. The forums are a place for longer conversations, questions, recommendations, polls, and anything else that doesn't really fit into a regular post. Keep track of your collection and Want List, filter your records by artist, format, and more, upload your own photos, and track how often you're playing each record. You can even scrobble your spins to Last.fm. You can also find record stores near you or browse stores in other cities, save your favorites, tag them when you post about a recent visit or pickup, and help contribute any stores that might be missing. There's a Marketplace too, built around listings with real photos of the records being sold. Buyers can make offers, see shipping costs before checkout, and pay directly through the app. Sellers can list individual records or bundles, manage offers, and purchase discounted USPS shipping labels.

Broadcast your records directly from your turnable with audiophile quality by plugging in directly to your iPhone, iPad, or your Web browser. Tune in to friends and listen together. WAX.LIVE recognizes the music so you can learn from friends about artists new to you. The WAX.LIVE app is the companion to the WAX.LIVE website which enables turntable broadcasting. WAX.LIVE lets anyone create a live internet radio station straight from their vinyl collection. No AI. No algorithms. You and your friends play the records, and with app, receive notifications when they drop the needle so you can listen anywhere, anytime, with the highest quality stream at 320kbps. Vinyl never sounded so good in the car. Start streaming in seconds. Visit the WAX.LIVE website, plug in your turntable with USB, tap “Go Live,” and WAX.LIVE streams your record to your personal station at wax.live/yourname. No complicated setup, no technical knowledge required. Discover real music, played by real people. Explore a growing community of vinyl streamers broadcasting deep cuts, rare grooves, and classic albums. Follow your favorite people, get notified when they go live, and tune in with a single tap. Features: • Listen to friends' vinyl right from their turntable • Create public radio stations for anyone to listen to, or create private Needlecasts for private vinyl clubs. • Recognizes the vinyl they play so you can learn of artists new to you that they love • Notifications when they drop needle • Stream 320kbs audiophile quality audio to AirPlay devices at home or in the car • Create your own live vinyl radio station • Connect your Discogs Collections and keep track of everything you play and what people listen to. • Listen ad-free, algorithm-free, in real time • Moderation of abusive or objectionable content built in Built for vinyl lovers. Wax Live is designed for purity, not popularity. We love vinyl because it forces us to take a moment to connect with the music and listen all the way through. And if you can listen with your friends, it's that much better. It's like coming home from work or school with your best friends and listening in your favorite place to gather--bedroom with band posters on the wall, the basement with the comfy couch and those classic hi-fi speakers--to that record you've finally managed to get. Over and over. We don’t boost content with algorithms or clutter your feed with ads. It’s just you, your records, and whoever wants to listen.