Is it all worth it?


Do you ever get the feeling when you start to question whether playing records is really worth it all?
You know with everything involved with great record playback.
The setup, the cleaning regime, the $1000 plus cartridges that start their finite lifespan as soon as stylus first touches vinyl and spirals into less and less value with every play.
All the tweaks involved, cables, mats, isolation etc.
Then the media itself with it's inevitable disapointments.

Don't you just like to push a couple buttons on your phone app and be listening to great sound with a worldwide catalogue at your fingertips.

Or is it that when all of it lines up and the sounds are just sublime, then yes you sit back with a wry smile and say...

Yep, it's all worth it!
uberwaltz

Showing 1 response by larry5729

I cannot understand why anyone plays vinyl when there is streaming technology available?  No noise from the stylus tracking on a vinyl record.  With all the hi res recordings they have to sound better.  Unless, people love to hear the noise from playing vinyl.  Just don't get it.  You can select from huge libraries at Tidal from the comfort of your sofa without having to get, change the record, search for another and then clean that one.