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Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig?

Hey All,
There once was a time when I looked forward to shopping for arcane mono classical and jazz vinyl. The anticipation of hearing a newly cleaned recording from 1957 that I didn’t realize existed until just a few hours prior. The satisfaction of owning 200 plus records. But now since I’ve upgraded my DAC and Transport, I’ve become disenchanted with vinyl. It still sounds musical but not nearly as close to a live performance as my digital setup. So I’m now I’m thinking about selling my ASR Mini Basis Exclusive MK 2 phono preamp and my modified Thorens TD 145 with AT 33 mono anniversary cartridge. I could put the money towards a surgical procedure that I’ve been putting off. Will I regret this afterwords? I don’t even know how much to ask for the equipment or whether someone would even take an interest in it. Any ideas out there?
goofyfoot
keegiam
730 posts
 
I would bet that we older audiophiles spent more time enjoying live music played by humans using real musical instruments than those who consider digital superior.

I grew up playing music in the middle of school orchestras.  Surrounded by flutes, trumpets, baritones (which I played), french horns, violins, cellos, tubas, tympani, oboes and snare drums for many years (11 to be exact).  When I hear instruments reproduced on an audio system, I can quickly tell whether they're convincing or not.

Vinyl does the best job of doing that, as long as the turntable/arm/cartridge combo is up to the task.  Therein lies the rub.  It's expensive to get great vinyl playback.
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kingbarbuda
514 posts
 
@goofyfoot you’re going to need that vinyl to listen to while on your keester recovering from your bunion and hammer toe podiatry procedures. 
zazouswing
140 posts
 
First off - yea get the surgery, but afterwards, give mono another chance. I have the AT 33 mono and it’s a fine cart - excellent for the money, but you need to step up to get the best out of mono. Mono soundstage is forward and back, up and down. It doesn’t surprise me a digital stereo setup beats mono - it’s easier to pull off. For mono the room must be perfect. For jazz - look into a Hana SL mono or a Miyajima. Also, a lot of pre-1957 is still using a larger stylus. The AT 33 mono is best with later repro’s or 60s mono garage. I wouldn’t give up on mono - it’s worth the effort. 
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johnspain
42 posts
 
YES
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