Hi.
As a teen, I loved listening to records.
Then, CD's arrived and I stopped listening to vinyl.
Late 90's I bought a new TT, phono stage and started collecting vinyl again.
Mid 2000's, sold everything I had collected in the 90's (married with children).
Fall of 2016 (As a result of some life changes) pulled my first TT out of storage along with the dozen or so records I had left.
Was a very frustrating transition getting back into vinyl. Was very discouraged by the sound quality from my TT/cartridge, noise on records etc.
There was a point where I was going to walk away from vinyl before I got too deeply committed. Then I made a choice and moved forward with vinyl.
Bought a modest TT, and a moderately good cart (Clearaudio Concept/Ortofon Black)
Digital is now a portable medium for me. I have two systems I listen to. One is for radio, which I have on all day, the other is for vinyl.
I love the whole "thing" about vinyl. The "language" of the sound, the process of putting on a record, rooting through used bins and the way I listen to music when I play a record - the whole thing, and not just the hits...
3 years in and I'm not turning back. No real rhyme or reason to how I buy records (new vs used) and the collection is now over 600 Lps - never counted but going by linear feet of stacked records I figure its around that number.
Its not just the sound, its change how I listen to music.
Good luck!
As a teen, I loved listening to records.
Then, CD's arrived and I stopped listening to vinyl.
Late 90's I bought a new TT, phono stage and started collecting vinyl again.
Mid 2000's, sold everything I had collected in the 90's (married with children).
Fall of 2016 (As a result of some life changes) pulled my first TT out of storage along with the dozen or so records I had left.
Was a very frustrating transition getting back into vinyl. Was very discouraged by the sound quality from my TT/cartridge, noise on records etc.
There was a point where I was going to walk away from vinyl before I got too deeply committed. Then I made a choice and moved forward with vinyl.
Bought a modest TT, and a moderately good cart (Clearaudio Concept/Ortofon Black)
Digital is now a portable medium for me. I have two systems I listen to. One is for radio, which I have on all day, the other is for vinyl.
I love the whole "thing" about vinyl. The "language" of the sound, the process of putting on a record, rooting through used bins and the way I listen to music when I play a record - the whole thing, and not just the hits...
3 years in and I'm not turning back. No real rhyme or reason to how I buy records (new vs used) and the collection is now over 600 Lps - never counted but going by linear feet of stacked records I figure its around that number.
Its not just the sound, its change how I listen to music.
Good luck!