Digital has come so far that I’d probably not get into analog. LP was the dominant format when I got into music and audio and I still enjoying playing records. After all, the best version of many recordings is the LP and some great recordings have never made it to CD or streaming. But it’s a huge expense that I probably wouldn’t consider if I was just starting out.
I’ve all but abandoned analog tape for everything but playback of historic or archival recordings. One of these days I’ll get around to dubbing them into digital, and say goodbye to my Tandberg, Crown and Nakamichi decks.
Back in the late ’70s, I spent $2K on a McIntosh MR-80 FM tuner. That’s the equivalent of about $7,500 today, but it shows how important FM was back then! I wouldn’t be likely to spend that kind of money on an FM tuner today. (I still have the tuner, though, and still listen to it occasionally, so it’s been a good value.)
I’ve all but abandoned analog tape for everything but playback of historic or archival recordings. One of these days I’ll get around to dubbing them into digital, and say goodbye to my Tandberg, Crown and Nakamichi decks.
Back in the late ’70s, I spent $2K on a McIntosh MR-80 FM tuner. That’s the equivalent of about $7,500 today, but it shows how important FM was back then! I wouldn’t be likely to spend that kind of money on an FM tuner today. (I still have the tuner, though, and still listen to it occasionally, so it’s been a good value.)