Who listens to vinyl???

[LordMorpheus]

I listen to some old records I have, mostly the classics: Grateful Dead, Beatles, Clapton, Zepplin, and so on. My records are old and you get hisses and pops but it more fun off the record player than it is off my computer.

 

[AbAbber2k]

"Who are, 'Elitists'?"

 

[doanster]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Why all the expense? My circa '80s Onkyo was $25 at a swapmeet plus $10 for a belt and $65 for a cartridge. Sound quality is great. I don't think the OP wants audiophile quality here.

Actually, I am....
Just not on an audiophile budget lol
(gradually saving up money to buy my dream tube amp and electrostatics 😀 )

 

[EvilYoda]

What about something like the Pro-jekt Debut III for $300? You should be able to find some solid entry-level entries for $200-300.

 

[Krazefinn]

Oh yeah, there IS perceptible difference to vinyl vs digital....I bought the last technics turnatble in Orlando some 20 yrs ago, and then spent 2 yrs searching for a few extra stylii, belts, etc. And have bought 2 additional tables at the odd yard sale when I luck out and find one. bettin' that those parts will be unavailable or grossly overpriced in next couple of decades.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: doanster

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Why all the expense? My circa '80s Onkyo was $25 at a swapmeet plus $10 for a belt and $65 for a cartridge. Sound quality is great. I don't think the OP wants audiophile quality here.

Actually, I am....
Just not on an audiophile budget lol
(gradually saving up money to buy my dream tube amp and electrostatics 😀 )

If that's the case then don't skimp on your table/arm. But a good one now.

<---electrostat/tube owner.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: doanster

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Why all the expense? My circa '80s Onkyo was $25 at a swapmeet plus $10 for a belt and $65 for a cartridge. Sound quality is great. I don't think the OP wants audiophile quality here.

Actually, I am....
Just not on an audiophile budget lol
(gradually saving up money to buy my dream tube amp and electrostatics 😀 )

Well, you don't need it to prove vinyl sounds better😉

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Well, you don't need it to prove vinyl sounds better😉

for the freakin' win.

you don't need a super fancy/expensive setup to realize the power/pleasure of vinyl. that edison guy knew what he was doing.

 

[doanster]

I just realized that cartridges can be very expensive... where are some places to find them?

 

[Old Hippie]

where are some places to find them?

Go Here!

 

[JDrake]

I have like so many records, but no working record player :Q

 

[gigapet]

anyone who's been to a decent dance club listens to vinyl

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Krazefinn
Oh yeah, there IS perceptible difference to vinyl vs digital....

yup, extra hissesand pops 😛

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Krazefinn
Oh yeah, there IS perceptible difference to vinyl vs digital....

yup, extra hissesand pops 😛

Some music doesn't take the analog->digital transition very well, others do.

For example, digital doesn't do Jimmy Hendrix properly. Compare songs off of Electric Ladyland etc. You'll find taht digital drops the weird guitar effects only he could do. Vinyl is way better.

Pink Floyd OTOH was one of the first bands to originally record in digital, then convert to analog. This was quite a while before cd's existed. Accordingly their music in CD is authentic to the original sound.

I wouldn't get a belt-driven turtable if possible. Beltless is better IMHO. Just wish I had one. I've lots of good vinyl albums, but no way to play 🙁

Fern

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: spidey07
that edison guy knew what he was doing.

In some senses. In other senses...he was a nut, clinging mercilessly to the cylindrical form factor and strongly resisting electric reproduction processes.

 

[CaptnKirk]

I'm in the proces now of converting som 500+ vinyl albums to digital.
(My wife and my records from the 60' - 80's and some of a friend's collection)
Sure miss the marketing that went with the album cover production.
Jethro Tull had 'pop-up' cutouts in their Stand-Up album, a concert like program inside of Passion Play,
and Thick as a Brick had a gazzette type newspaper in the middle.
Cover art from back then was entertaining and interesting.
Todays crap is just that - crap.

Our Technics turntable motor won't run, so I'll have to fix that to rejuvinate the old
component based stereo system,
but in the neantime I'm using my son's turntable jacked directly into an Audigy Platinum sound card assy from Creative.

The Microsoft Plus! - Digital has a rather good analog/digital conversion program tha has done a remarkable job
of taking out the snap, crackle, and pop - and restoring a pretty good sound quality.
Once it's on the hard drive and the conversion is complete, you can access Music Media Player and mate the
tracks to the display album & lock in the program data - pretty slick.
They play back in the car stereo as well when burned to CD.

 

[mattocs]

I got my AudioTechinica brand turntable for $75. Rush on vinyl FTW!

 

[digiram]

A cheap belt drive would do, but if you want something that will never die, grab a technics 1200mk2 and up.

The sound quality is dependent upon the cartridge, stlus, and amp that the table is hooked up to.

 

[doanster]

Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
I'm in the proces now of converting som 500+ vinyl albums to digital.
(My wife and my records from the 60' - 80's and some of a friend's collection)
Sure miss the marketing that went with the album cover production.
Jethro Tull had 'pop-up' cutouts in their Stand-Up album, a concert like program inside of Passion Play,
and Thick as a Brick had a gazzette type newspaper in the middle.
Cover art from back then was entertaining and interesting.
Todays crap is just that - crap.

Our Technics turntable motor won't run, so I'll have to fix that to rejuvinate the old
component based stereo system,
but in the neantime I'm using my son's turntable jacked directly into an Audigy Platinum sound card assy from Creative.

The Microsoft Plus! - Digital has a rather good analog/digital conversion program tha has done a remarkable job
of taking out the snap, crackle, and pop - and restoring a pretty good sound quality.
Once it's on the hard drive and the conversion is complete, you can access Music Media Player and mate the
tracks to the display album & lock in the program data - pretty slick.
They play back in the car stereo as well when burned to CD.

Doesn't the Audigy Platinum also have a good conversion program from Creative?
I don't quite remember...