From 1987 to 2007 I’d listened to digital exclusively. Over time I felt that advancing age had taken away my ability to enjoy music. To sort it out, in 2007 I took some high quality CDs and LPs to my local high end store to play them back-to-back. It became immediately apparent that it was the CD playback that was bleaching the nuance and life out of the music.
Within the week I bought a turntable; my preamp had a good phono stage already. I started picking up albums for $1 each at thrift shops, and it was the prospect of spinning vinyl that got me out of bed and got me engaged with embracing life. I didn’t listen to a single digital recording for the next 6-7 months.
11 years later my turntable is my #1 source for music. I have somewhere around 1500 LPs, many from used record store bargain bins and from thrift shops. They sound wonderful and lift my spirits emotionally in a way CDs never did. It turns out I hadn’t gotten too old to enjoy music; I was listening to the wrong format, and I love spinning music as much or more than I ever had in my life.
Just looking at my all-tube phono stage and line stage lifts my spirits, but playing 3-4 LPs puts a spring in my step that lasts for days.
Within the week I bought a turntable; my preamp had a good phono stage already. I started picking up albums for $1 each at thrift shops, and it was the prospect of spinning vinyl that got me out of bed and got me engaged with embracing life. I didn’t listen to a single digital recording for the next 6-7 months.
11 years later my turntable is my #1 source for music. I have somewhere around 1500 LPs, many from used record store bargain bins and from thrift shops. They sound wonderful and lift my spirits emotionally in a way CDs never did. It turns out I hadn’t gotten too old to enjoy music; I was listening to the wrong format, and I love spinning music as much or more than I ever had in my life.
Just looking at my all-tube phono stage and line stage lifts my spirits, but playing 3-4 LPs puts a spring in my step that lasts for days.