After 1,000 Records I'm Done PRETENDING Vinyl Is Worth It

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
 
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 !
 
Mikado463 said:
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 !
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That's a LOT of weight in records! LOL
 
Mikado463 said:
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 !
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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.
 
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 .
 
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.
 
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. :D
 
Years ago, with raising family and work, etc., I got out of vinyl, sold my analog setup and records. I still regret it.

Going on a decade ago I started slowly getting back into vinyl and enjoy it immensely. I am now up to about 400 records and am definitely starting to feel a space pinch. I will continue to buy records, but probably at a slower pace :). I do believe that digital is very good, but I still believe that my vinyl setup does sound a tad better!
 
I never sold what I had and they went back and forth across the Pacific Ocean once, were never unpacked and ultimately spent 35 years in the moving boxes. But, they seem to be working fine.

FWIW - my first LP was Black Sabbath - Masters of Reality (much to the chagrin of my folks)
 
crwilli said:
I never sold what I had and they went back and forth across the Pacific Ocean once, were never unpacked and ultimately spent 35 years in the moving boxes. But, they seem to be working fine.

FWIW - my first LP was Black Sabbath - Masters of Reality (much to the chagrin of my folks)
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Oh man, I can see how your folks would be a bit put off by Sabbath being your first record. :)

At first, I was into 8-track (even a component 8-track). I can't remember my first vinyl, but I am thinking it might have been Alice Cooper or Led Zeppelin.

I do remember that my first cassette deck was a Nakamichi though! It was fantastic!
 
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