After 1,000 Records I'm Done PRETENDING Vinyl Is Worth It
- Thread starter puroagave
- Start date
Michaels HiFi
Well-known member
I've got so much room taken up by amps, speakers, other gear, tubes, tube testers, tester restoration workbench, etc. that adding records may be a bridge too far with my wife. LOL
Audiophilehi
Member
I've been buying vinyl since 1965 and never sold any. Yes they take up a lot of space but to me it's worth it.
I 'purged' years ago when I painted and re-carpeted my man cave, 12 milk crates(1200 Lp's) remained. probably added another 60-80 LP's (all analog) since. The majority of 'modern vinyl' is digital mastered, you gotta do your homework !
Michaels HiFi
Well-known member
That's a LOT of weight in records! LOL
puroagave
Well-known member
- Thread Author
- #6
The irony is vinyl cut from hi-res digital files are often uncompressed vs streamed content. this subject was a hot topic in the 2010s. It was assumed streamed music would be played over a car stereo/earbuds/boombox and vinyl on a proper audio system. This was verified over and over by independent sources, not sure it still stands today but your point is well taken.
W9TR
Active member
I still have my first record, Rubber Soul, that I got for Christmas in 1965. I have most of the albums I’ve acquired since then. I do get rid of the stinkers though. I managed to survive the CD scare of the 80’s with my vinyl unmolested. IDK if it was the CD’s themselves or the players but I never thought CD’s sounded as good as my vinyl. Fast forward to today and digital sounds really good. If I was starting today I doubt I’d have a vinyl collection. And my best sounding digital are still SACD’s .
Michaels HiFi
Well-known member
Although I don't have a turntable, I DO still have my original double album Star Wars record I got in the 1970's. I've kept that with me through all my moves and decades.
spinblackcircle
New member
I found that video to ring very true at my current stage. The real shocker is when you catalog your collection in Discogs and see its current value. I used to purchase 50-75 albums per year, now it's probably 10-15. I would say 95% of my collection was purchased brand new in the last 15 years and 80% of that has not been played more than twice. I rarely buy used records. I did recently sell off some really high value records that I knew would not get much play time. Now it might be time to start to cull the rest of the collection. Might be able to pay for my son's upcoming tuition with it. 