I love the the fact that I can obtain vinyl at garage sales cheap. Most of them aren't in great shape, but compared to the cost of streaming, it's really a pretty good deal. I also like the fact that having a turntable means being able to play some obscure things that you can't find elsewhere. I do have a decent Technics SL 1200 family turntable with a few different cartridges to choose from, so it helps that I can make even pretty beat up records sound pretty good. But I still think CDs sound the best, along with lossless digital files (24/48 and up). When I'm into the music though, I really don't notice vinyl record flaws. Speaking of good deals, what about used CDs that play as well as the day they were made?!
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Mobile Fidelity claimed their records sounded better the more they were played with the Japanese vinyl they used. I never noticed any degradation in almost 40 years. I take care of my records though, and store them perfectly vertically. No liquid cleaners, just a dust brush, and 95+% of my records were purchased new. |
sokogear Mobile Fidelity claimed their records sounded better the more they were played >>>>>I cannot imagine why that would be. |
Not sure, maybe they are broken in after time? I can't say I think they sound better, but they sound the same to me. I have bought a few used ones and they don't sound as good as the ones I originally bought. I think most people in general do not take very good care of their records. I use MFSL sleeves and several years ago started using jacket sleeves (not nearly as important) and a month or so ago got box sleeves for my UHQRs and a Kind of Blue box set. (Even less important since they already have the box, inner spongy packaging sheets, inner jackets, and record protectors). Outer boxes were getting worn. |
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But I guess I love vinyl since I was 14 ,I collected 1,500 lps.Then like 6 years ago I sold them for 1,800 ,I had alot of good stuff.I always cleaned my albums with disc washer brush and even had this spray which said would put a protective finish on them ,always took good care of them.i have since bought 800 cleaned them and put them in new inner sleves and new plastic covers. BUT I'm done ....lol |
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Last night I listened to Side 1 of April Wine, Harder..Faster. I know, not a very good live band, and they were confined to two good albums, but comparing the vinyl to the CD burn is folly. In fact, most of the albums I have - if not all - from the 60's to early 1990's would sound better on vinyl. Of course, I have few albums from the 1990's due to the lack thereof. There was also the loudness wars that pretty much bounce most digital recordings from that era. Albums from the 2000's are much closer sounding to the digital counterparts. |