I freaking love vinyl

Guybrush · 07-21-2022, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rmanbeck

Depends on how it’s recorded. Digitally recorded music can sound worse on vinyl.

True, but then that's also true for any music recorded in any way.

Vetiver · 07-27-2022, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ayn Marx

Below is approx a third of my classical LP collection.

Colour me impressed!

However, knowing how OCD I can be about certain things, rather you than me.

Ayn Marx · 07-27-2022, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vetiver

Colour me impressed!

However, knowing how OCD I can be about certain things, rather you than me.

Not OCD. A friend who’d been an LP reviewer for decades bequeathed his enormous collection to me. Most had only ever been played once on very well maintained high-end equipment. I’ve put them all over an LP cleaning machine.
I’ll be dead myself before I play all of them only once but the point is I go through periods when I might listen to nothing but chamber works or whatever for days. The exception is Wagner who in my dotage I no longer tolerate except in very small doses.

Queen Boo · 07-28-2022, 01:54 PM

I honestly don't care if music actually sounds better on vinyl or not, I just think they're neat.

My favorite thing about them is the packaging, which is why I think those vinyls with the clear plastic sleeves I see at Walmart is the stupidest f*cking bullsh*t, hope no one actually buys those.

Trollheart · 07-28-2022, 02:54 PM

Never saw such a thing!

And they still charge top dollar, I bet!

qyxxyq · 08-03-2022, 06:44 PM

i used to own and collect a lot of records way back when, but slowly sold most of them as mp3 players got better, and now phones do what they did. I do miss flipping through the album covers though

music_collector · 08-03-2022, 09:50 PM

Flipping through the covers is great. I keep a binder of my CDs in the office. I flip through, pick one and let it play while I work.

Guybrush · 08-04-2022, 03:12 AM

I used to spend time in second hand vinyl shops. I quickly realized that other people are doing the same and just like you, they have a pretty good idea about which releases by which bands are interesting collectors items and which ones are not. This means that everything interesting gets picked up and the junk is left for the next person. This means these shops accumulate junk LPs over time, more and more crap that you have to dig through.

It was fun for a while, but eventually I came to think of it more as a waste of time, even though it is certainly fun when the treasure hunt pays off.

music_collector · 08-04-2022, 06:11 PM

To each their own. There is a second hand CD shop in a neighbouring city. If I lived there, I know I'd spend at least an hour or two there each week.

music_collector · 08-04-2022, 08:23 PM

Shipping costs can be absurd, even for CDs. In my case, I have to watch out for currency exchanges too. The Euro, Pound sterling and US green back make things way more expensive for me and my wee Canadian monopoly money.

View Poll Results: Is music best on vinyl?
Yes	10	52.63%
No	9	47.37%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

07-28-2022, 02:54 PM	#65 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Never saw such a thing! And they still charge top dollar, I bet! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-04-2022, 03:12 AM	#68 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I used to spend time in second hand vinyl shops. I quickly realized that other people are doing the same and just like you, they have a pretty good idea about which releases by which bands are interesting collectors items and which ones are not. This means that everything interesting gets picked up and the junk is left for the next person. This means these shops accumulate junk LPs over time, more and more crap that you have to dig through. It was fun for a while, but eventually I came to think of it more as a waste of time, even though it is certainly fun when the treasure hunt pays off. __________________ Something Completely Different

08-03-2022, 06:44 PM	#66 (permalink)
qyxxyq Groupie Join Date: Aug 2022 Posts: 1	i used to own and collect a lot of records way back when, but slowly sold most of them as mp3 players got better, and now phones do what they did. I do miss flipping through the album covers though

08-03-2022, 09:50 PM	#67 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 757	Flipping through the covers is great. I keep a binder of my CDs in the office. I flip through, pick one and let it play while I work.

08-04-2022, 06:11 PM	#69 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 757	To each their own. There is a second hand CD shop in a neighbouring city. If I lived there, I know I'd spend at least an hour or two there each week.

08-04-2022, 08:23 PM	#70 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 757	Shipping costs can be absurd, even for CDs. In my case, I have to watch out for currency exchanges too. The Euro, Pound sterling and US green back make things way more expensive for me and my wee Canadian monopoly money.