gnarly-dude 1 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Anyone here enjoy turntables and LPs on vinyl - whether they be old or the newer variety? Seriously tempted to invest. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Invest? In an attic somewhere in England, I have about 50 vinyl LPs dating 80-90s and a beltless turntable. I think it's junk, but if I can hook it up to a valve amp, it may look interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 That would be the full monty for me Gnarly. If I were to go back to vinyl then it would mean tube amp and hi end speakers. And that's a very expensive slippery slope. But ya, analog is king. Link to post Share on other sites
gnarly-dude 1 Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Invest? Yeah, the equipment and music aren't free (as far as I know). Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 That would be the full monty for me Gnarly. If I were to go back to vinyl then it would mean tube amp and hi end speakers. And that's a very expensive slippery slope. But ya, analog is king. I'm probably desensitised to this having grown up on CDs.... why? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 back in the days of scraping a diamond stylus across bumps in grooves on a black plastic disc, there'd be background noises like bips, hiss, bump, screech etc. If you happen to bump the player while it was playing, you could have your record scratched. All very dainty. Digital removed all that. Removed the accidental noises and danger of damage even if you happen to drop your disc. I like CDs. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 That would be the full monty for me Gnarly. If I were to go back to vinyl then it would mean tube amp and hi end speakers. And that's a very expensive slippery slope. But ya, analog is king. I'm probably desensitised to this having grown up on CDs.... why? See... this is probably the extent Winter Vacation's experience with analog audio equipment.... Ah...."why?" ....that IS the question. I know the answer but I can't explain it. It just is better. As a guitarist I only use analog tube amps with 60 year old technology because they sound infinitely better than any of the digital and modeling amps. Night and day better, actually. I think it comes down to the way we hear things and analog just jives with how we process the world around us....naturally. If you listen to a cd played through a very high end tube amp and audiophile grade speakers it will sound really really f'ing good. But man, you listen to a record on a high end turntable through the same system you'll not only hear it....you'll feel it. Sounds hokey I know but it's true. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I say it's a slippery slope because when you get into it .... it can be a black hole to your credit card. There's a guy in my neighborhood here that has a set of old JBL speakers that must weigh 300 lbs each and they sit on special foot thick concrete slabs.. in his living room. The speakers alone are $15,000 each. The 5 foot speaker cables are $800 each. Amps, turntables...equally high end. Silly, I think.... but hey I just spent $2000 for new tires so who's sillier..? Big boy toys. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Some of my fave albums in recent years have been spoilt by unnecessary and annoying 'distortion' on the Cd mastering, but I hear the vinyl is much better. For that reason alone, I'm interested. I really hate 'the loudness wars'. Link to post Share on other sites
Dunga 1 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Vinyl sounds better if you're listening to anything produced with "real" instruments, don't know why, it just does. It seems to add life to the recording. I think it has to do with the mid to high treble sounds. Link to post Share on other sites
redcabbage 0 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Love vinyl. Chriselle is right. It just does sound better. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I think I should not think too much about this otherwise I'd be tempted. And thursday's photo should deffo be in spoilers! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Maybe one of you kind pranksters could show me how to "spoil"... Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 [insert the word spoiler here] put your spoiler here [/insert the word spoiler here] Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 where "insert the word spoiler here" = "spoiler" Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I think I should not think too much about this otherwise I'd be tempted. And thursday's photo should deffo be in spoilers! erm, that is not thursday's picture, it's Chrizz's dream system. And it looks pretty mean too. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 HDCD SACD anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 HDCD SACD anyone? No, but I'd say you were a little OCD with a hint of ADD and some nasty IBS ......... Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 HDCD SACD anyone? Do many albums get released in that format now? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 As both HDCD and SACD are on the decline, I would think not. I think last reported, each had about 4000 titles. Not to despair, there's a fantastic medium the music buffs are using that will soon become mainstream. It sounds much better than CD and they know because they can say it sounds much better than CDs. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 And what is it? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I can't tell you. I couldn't get the spoilers working. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 iTunes, I see. Link to post Share on other sites
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