Nic Robinson
Moderator
Nic,
Would you poke a hole in Janice's nose?
Joe
Fairs.
Nic,
Would you poke a hole in Janice's nose?
Joe
There is a little bit of me that feels like I can't be a true hifi head with out a deck! Now I know what you are all going to say. A) idiot B) not true c) if it bothers you that much go and spank £1,000's on a deck.
I have both a vinyl front end system and a computer audio one. Both are very good (some would say top notch) and in those few cases where the vinyl and the CD were produced from the same master tape you can't put a hair between them.
My daughter has starting to develop an interest in vinyl. It could be because the kids see vinyl as a cool retro thing, but it's more likely because Claire sent me a pony mat.
Joe
What you have now is a sad reflection of a reflection.
Your post seems to forget that those records are still in circulation. Quite a few of them are still in decent condition. Quite a few of us own a few of them. And unlike the heyday you speak of (which most of us remember well), we now have Discogs.
and have no desire to purchase over-priced and often poor quality new vinyl at many times the cost.
This. Poor quality and expensive new vinyl. Even my otherwise superb and last issue Len. Cohen LPs developed pops, despite RCM cleaning.
I cant but think that those advocating getting into records now( not vinyl - thats either wall paper or trousers ) never ever visited Tower Records in Piccadilly Circus when it existed - just entering the door was beyond belief and really you should have got down on your knees and pray a thankyou to the Records god. What you have now is a sad reflection of a reflection. Give up the idea and accept that era is over, shame you never were around then. ( I assume )
May I add that although the turntable is the visible magic that can take you on dreams PART of the experience, less visible is the cartridge and the phono stage.I wouldn't say idiotic, but I would say that you're approaching about the issue from exactly the wrong angle. Forget the equipment, which is a means to an end. You heard some records on a top system that sounded much better than the digital files. What records were they? From what era? Was this the music that is important to your life?
My advice would be to start by finding the best original pressings you can get of a handful of your absolute favourite albums, and buying a good cheap TT second hand. If we are talking about a mint original Blue Note, or Beatles, or just about anything from that era, they will most likely sound better on a P3 with a modestly priced cart than on any digital system in the world. And with 50 years of tape degradation, they may sound better than the original masters.
On the other hand, if you mainly listen to contemporary releases, then stick to digital.
Nic,
We live during an amazing time where as an example if you wanted a glow-in-the-dark left-nostril inhaler with your country's motto on it you could likely buy one.
Joe
Gaius,
Regular superb or Keith superb?
Joe
There is no digital processing or room treatment here, just an old pair of Quad ESL 63s, some Chord amps and a nice record player up top. Sounds like I'm in a small club and Len is just over there doing his thing.
May I add that although the turntable is the visible magic that can take you on dreams PART of the experience, less visible is the cartridge and the phono stage.