Vinyl...........sweet, sweet vinyl.

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

About 3 or 4 years ago I started getting into vinyl. I owned a turntable that was valued at around 10 bucks LOL. So I never got to hear them even close to their potential. But I kept collecting LPs anyway knowing I would someday find a good table that I could actually listen with. Well, this week I purchased a Denon DP-300F. VERY FAR from high end but much better than what I had. In other words its a decent little entry level turntable and of course I can always upgrade the cartridge at a later date.

That being said I get it home and hook it up listen to some clean vinyls and I REALLY know what the audiophiles see (or hear) in this format. CD is NOT even close to this format. The soundstage is perfect (assuming the recording was done well). I'm hearing things in the music I've NEVER heard before and I'm talking about music that I've listened to for more than 20 years. The realism of an acoustic guitar is unmatched and the placement of the rest of the instruments is consistent throughout the recordings. Vocals that you would swear the vocalist is in the room with you. I have to say............I've fallen in love with music all over again. The only bad thing is that I can't take vinyl into my car with me. But that's ok I'll live with that.

Most people these days frown on vinyl because it's an old format. Or that the maintenance isn't worth it. Or they don't want to hear the clicks and pops. Or that the matrixed stereo is inferior to CD's discrete stereo (complete BS). Or that it isn't a portable format. Or that it just isn't practical. I'll agree it isn't practical in today's world but when I sit there and clean an LP with a brush it is MORE than worth it when I set that LP on the turntable and listen. To those of you that either never have or never intend to listen or try this format you are missing out on the best consumer music format EVER!! Not the most convenient, not the most user friendly and definitely not the cheapest. Mobile Fidelity LPs go for a lot on ebay these days. But definitely sonically superior. If anyone on this forum has a chance to listen to vinyl on a decent home system, please do yourself a favor and at least listen to a few songs. You will NOT regret it.

-end rant:veryhapp:

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[PremierAudio 10+ year member]

Could not agree with you more. Dim the lights, make a drink. Clean the LP, Set that baby up and just have a good time listening.

 

[RipDaJacka]

wow, u should be on an infomercial, very well writen

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Could not agree with you more. Dim the lights, make a drink. Clean the LP, Set that baby up and just have a good time listening.

Absolutely. I hooked it up on Wednesday night and probably have more than 25 hours logged on this table already. I'm getting on ebay a lot to get more vinyl because at this rate I'm going to listen to my whole inventory by the end of the weekend. I was up til 4 am last night. LOL.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

wow, u should be on an infomercial, very well writen

Thank you kind sir. Have you ever experienced vinyl?? If not, you should.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

In case anyone cares. More vinyl LPs have been sold from '03 - '06 than what was sold from '93 - '03. This is a good sign as more and more labels are pressing vinyl again. Here are a couple of websites I check now and then. They're a little expensive for my taste but they will give you an idea of what is out in circulation.

http://store.acousticsounds.com/store.cfm

http://musicdirect.com/

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

I have a few hundred vinyl records left in the attic from when I was a kid including

your avatar The Wall,bought by me circa 79 - I think i was 13

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

I have a few hundred vinyl records left in the attic from when I was a kid includingyour avatar The Wall,bought by me circa 79 - I think i was 13

I don't even have 50 yet. But I frequent a couple of music stores that have some used vinyl and even some new stuff. My collection is growing slowly but surely.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Preaching to the choir here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Now vinyl, tubes and single-driver crossoverless speakers are really where it's at to me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I have my parents old school Pioneer turntable and have about over 100 vinyls from the early 70's to the mid 80's or so IIRC. I haven't had the time or room to use it, so it stays at my moms house for now. I keep urging her to hook it up, lol! Least she has the room even if she did give it to me.

I miss listening to old vinyls.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Preaching to the choir here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
Now vinyl, tubes and single-driver crossoverless speakers are really where it's at to me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Well, I don't think I'll ever own tubes or single driver speakers but at this point just HUGE difference between analog and digital audio is enough to keep me busy for a while listening.

P.S.

Thanx for cleaning up the thread..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif