interesting article about turntables and vinyl

Most people buy turntables these days because used vinyl is cheap and a turntable is a novel device these days. Also they hear about how great vinyl sounds compared to digital, which is of course debatable. But the availability of cheap used vinyl these days is reason enough for one with any interest to take the plunge.

I'm eyeballing the new VPI Traveler table should my 25 year old Linn Axis go up anytime soon. Not $350 but looks pretty solid and a decent value, at least on the grand scale of high end audio things. I have a lot of records and continue to accumulate more. There is a lot of good listening out there on used vinyl for anyone who wants to build a decent music collection in an affordable manner. Good used vinyl is more cost effective than CD or digital still, though the material available is heavily biased to that released 20 years ago or more. Nothing wrong with that though!

Watching records play when I was a kid helped get me interested in electronics and technology.

There is something to be said for being able to watch your music play as well as listen.