Vinyl

mystic fred wrote: CD 's have been superceded by downloaded MP3's and are now obsolete - they were never intended to be audiophile quality, despite the claims, they were just another marketing ploy.   Vinyl is enjoying a resurgence as many find the quality of the sound vastly superior to digital technology, but steer well clear of those USB turntables, they are rubbish - a good quality vinyl system of used gear  could be easily put together  for around 400 GBP, and the results will astound you.  check out this site...   http://www.vinylengine.com/phpBB2/index.php

  Ha Ha Ha. There's a saying or old adage " he who laughs last, laughs the loudest". CDs had just gained momentum after I had came out of the air force during which time I had little time for my album collection. I held steadfast and refused to start buying CDs or a CD player until 1998 or 99. Poeple laughed at me . Family members shunned me. I was cut out of the family will. The dogs and cats wouldn't even aknowledge my presence. It was a lonely place and time.

Just kidding But people thought I was nuts holding on to my 5,000 or so albums as well as two turntables that I have held on to, one from 1980 and the other one an old Dual that could even be from the sixties. There's a local specialist store where I have them serviced and updated and my music sounds just as good as it did back in 1975!

I knew CDs wouldn't last. People just wouldn't listen. And now with all this new crap the recording arts are in jeopardy. Music is crap today. I was just out for a few beers with and old friend from high school the other day and he reflected that music died when Led Zep disbanded. A bit of a generalization but I tend to take his point figuratively. Technology has killed the arts. I'm glad that I still have my jewels from trhe seventies to cherish. I've even met people in second hand stores who are trying to buy their own vinyl back!


Edited by Vibrationbaby - January 26 2010 at 10:10

^ I also have some vinyls that IMO sound better than the CD versions ... but I think that's mostly due to a different mix. Vinyl is inferior to CD as far as the technical specifications go, so the difference can, objectively, only be in the mix or the mastering decisions.

d.o.k wrote: Do I have to mention that by now, nobody has been able to prove that those dvd audio and SACD were providing better sound quality than cd ?

hmm...
Concerning audio DVDs: For the sampling frequency matter, noone can prove that 192kHz brings better results than 44.1, but the 24-bit depth brings a higher signal-to-noise ratio.
Still, you must have a very accurate and noiseless (and expensive) system in order to appreciate the difference.
SACD is based on 1-bit coding, said to be much more accurate than PCM used on CD. Of course, a high-end system is also needed here to make full use of this format...

I would say DVDs and SACDs are definitely not "the next format" as predicted by Sony and Philipps around 10 years ago... CD is the last physical format.

Check my signature picture, right one ;-) Guess:

1)Which album it is (beware, it's tricky one)

2)What format it is (for sure cassette)

3)How long do I have it

mono wrote: Get this for your pets!

My pets would have that thing torn to shreads in no time!

Get this for your pets!

Vibrationbaby wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: Vibrationbaby wrote: I still have my two turntables from the seventies ( a Dual and a Micro Seiki ) and I still use them almost every day. I think my dogs even use them when I'm not home. They prefer vinyl and they were both born when CDs were in vogue !  Your dogs, playing your records when you're not around?  I'd be keeping a closer eye on them when you're not around. Well that's difficult because when I'm not around I'm usually not there to keep an eye on them. But I've got them trained to be very careful with their nails when removing them from the sleeve when I'm at home and actually  supervising them so when I'm not there it doesn't worry me them playing the albums. I mean, it's better than them destroying the house while I'm not there. It's a chance I take.

it's tough having pets.

halabalushindigus wrote: Is that a picture of Tesla?

Yes

I still have my two turntables from the seventies ( a Dual and a Micro Seiki ) and I still use them almost every day. I think my dogs even use them when I'm not home. They prefer vinyl and they were both born when CDs were in vogue ! 

Slartibartfast wrote: Vibrationbaby wrote: I love everything about vinyl. Taking them out of the sleeve with loving care. Looking at them when you first get them trying to figure out what they will sound like from the thickness of the grooves.Placing them on the turntable. Cueing the stylus. Watching it go around. Holding the cover while you listen to them. Reading the booklet. Best one I have is Jethro tull's hard cover 1972 Living In The Past album which opens into a 20 page book! Searching for that elusive album by that obscure group in record shops, flea markets, junk sales ( although this is a thing of the past with the age of the internet  )  There is a mystique about vinyl. Vinyl albums are more personal I find. One method I use to rmove gunk from the grooves is toothpaste although I'm sure that a lot of guys would advise against it but it has worked for me. A long haired freak who owned a record store showed me this one  years ago. Well, no doubt, vinyl is groovy. I have a copy of that Living In The Past, too.  The vinyl was screwed up but the rest is primo.  Survived the flood. They make really expensive vinyl cleaning machines by they way.  Anyone have any experience with them and opinions/recommendations?