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PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 9:55 pm 
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I came up in the CD age and have never been into records. However, they've obviously made a huge comeback and CD's are now virtually nonexistent. Does anyone here primarily listen to music on vinyl? Does anyone think this vinyl craze is something other than some kind of retro fetish?


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 Post subject: Re: Vinyl
PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 9:58 pm 
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No.

No, I do not.

Pure digital baby.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:18 pm 
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I can easily see how people love vinyl. I used to before I knew the future. I am not buying music again for the third time. Apple Music gives me anything I can imagine.

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 Post subject: Re: Vinyl
PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 12:02 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Vinyl
PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 5:06 am 
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As an audiophile who grew up with vinyl, I can attest the only advantage it has over CDs is the album artwork (being larger).

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 Post subject: Re: Vinyl
PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 5:15 am 
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It's a more tactile experience to pull a record album out of its sleeve, put it on the turntable and drop the needle on it.

Also, vinyl used to be the best way to mix a continuous set of music. Then CDJ's took over and eventually morphed into basically computers that take digital music off a usb stick. When you see a DJ in a club or at a party working Pioneer CDJ's and a mixer, they are basically clacking away at what is essentially an oversized, giant keyboard. Everything they are doing could be done just as readily on a standard TKL keyboard and laptop.


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 Post subject: Re: Vinyl
PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 5:28 am 
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Hussra wrote:
It's a more tactile experience to pull a record album out of its sleeve, put it on the turntable and drop the needle on it.


Speaking of tactile experience, I even dabbled in open reel recordings on a TEAC deck for a period of time. That was the best way to play music backwards to hear the Satanic backward masking from groups like Led Zeppelin and ELO. :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: Vinyl
PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 10:51 am 
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I love listening to vinyl. I have an old Sansui receiver made in 1968, Sansui speakers and turntable from the late 70's. I love the sound it puts out. It is so "warm" compared to the sound of digital music (if that makes any sense).

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:17 am 
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Franky T wrote:
I love listening to vinyl. I have an old Sansui receiver made in 1968, Sansui speakers and turntable from the late 70's. I love the sound it puts out. It is so "warm" compared to the sound of digital music (if that makes any sense).


Yeah, I loved the Sansui receiver I had in college. Technics turntable, JBL speakers, AudioControl equalizer, and a used Nakamichi cassette deck. Never got to the point of buying one of those big record cleaners that washed and dried the vinyl, but did have an antistatic brush.

I remember getting a lot of the gear at Pacific Stereo on North Avenue and Ridgeland, which is long go e. I spent every penny from my high school grocery store job on equipment.

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 Post subject: Re: Vinyl
PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 8:47 pm 
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Jaw Breaker wrote:
As an audiophile who grew up with vinyl, I can attest the only advantage it has over CDs is the album artwork (being larger).


Based on your comments, I assume you reject the vinyl is "warmer" argument.


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 11:53 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Vinyl
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Sometime around 2008, I dusted off my Technics 1200 to convert a few records to digital files (out of print stuff). For some unexplainable reason, I put on my vinyl pressing of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell". I heard something quality-wise that just sounded different....and amazing.

Digital music has it's place for convenience, but at home, I mostly listen to vinyl and have done that since this revelation in 2008. I think it sounds better.

Overall I'm happy vinyl has made the resurgence, but the downside is used records I used to buy for $4-5 each now cost $30-$50.

Yes I think vinyl sounds warmer, but you also have to factor in modern amplifiers / receivers. I still use my Denon DRA-635R from the early 90's and whether it's vinyl or CD....this thing blows away the different home theater / surround receivers I've had over the last 20 years. It's not even close.

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