I'm the exact opposite...records are the main event, digital is for my convenience. The process and interaction with the media (records) is part and parcel of what makes the whole experience enjoyable. Cd or digital cannot compare to the way old records were once recorded, all Analog. I'm in the "better records" camp. Some recordings suck, some are just out of this world (records). I also love the interaction with the device (turntable).
Records and CDs
I’ve just spent a couple of weeks exclusively going through my extensive record collection playing hardly any digital media and have come to some conclusions.
Records are fun and enjoyable to work with, but ultimately for a music lover they’re a dead end. Since very few new titles are being released on records these days I find myself going through mainly old familiar performances. Then there’s the age old problem of comparing the SQ of both media which is maddening. I just today went back to streaming (and CDs.). I clearly see, for me this is the way to continue my listening habits. Records can be used as a diversion but not the main event.
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Why would you want to get rid of your record collection that you worked very hard to culminate? It’s like a music library/history. That would be like saying I’m a book collector and I have created a beautiful library, but want to sell off the books because I can have them all on my kindle! Really? Would you actually truly still own those books? I don’t think so. Unless room Is of a concern, then why even consider such. To me, I find great satisfaction being able to walk on over to the record collection, randomly pulling one off the shelf and playing it. I sometimes even forget what I have and I’m surprised all over again. I find it peaceful to know I have that luxury of ownership. Streaming takes away a large part of the hobby, the touchy and Feely part. How much info are you getting from looking at a tiny screen, if there is a screen at all. |
@boxcarman I still own and use a stereo tuner, several actially. I own a dynalab, kenwood, camridge audio, and several others. I also own a nakamichi tape deck, as well as two Aiwa and a vintage Toshiba. I play them all. To me, both FM stereo and a "good" tape deck sound very very good to me. In fact, I’d rather listen to them more so than any stream of any sort. Something about that Analog sound. |