Vinyl

JD wrote: Acquired from a record executive's private collection out in BC. Described as 1st issues, un-sealed but un-played. I've play graded these as Mint Condition. Pristine from beginning to end. The Holy Grail of used LP's. Cost of the lot divided by the qty yields an average price of around $26 ea. all in (incl. delivery) I have a second batch on order for next week and then maybe a last one in October.

My goodness that is fun. Happy for you.

JD wrote: I was looking at this one...(this is some kinda link !) https://www.temu.com/kuiper/dn9.html?subj=downloadable-ads-shopping&_bg_fs=1&_p_jump_id=841&_x_vst_scene=adg&goods_id=601099513833075&sku_id=17592199265602&adg_ctx=a-7e4d64ef~c-8eaa89c2~f-a76c254c&_x_ads_sub_channel=shopping&_p_rfs=1&_x_ns_prz_type=3&_x_ns_sku_id=17592199265602&mrk_rec=1&_x_ads_channel=google&_x_gmc_account=695390730&_x_login_type=Google&_x_ads_account=6910707695&_x_ads_set=20375849203&_x_ads_id=149149285577&_x_ads_creative_id=665772705739&_x_ns_source=g&_x_ns_gclid=EAIaIQobChMIte7n9JLLgAMVrA2tBh1G0ADgEAQYBCABEgIo8_D_BwE&_x_ns_placement=&_x_ns_match_type=&_x_ns_ad_position=&_x_ns_product_id=17592199265602&_x_ns_target=&_x_ns_devicemodel=&_x_ns_wbraid=CjgKCAjwib2mBhAxEigAKwi2EMWogP90w9-25vfre5pwzF1lz-K6LSX_3YLgVb235r6YeNPqGgKiOw&_x_ns_gbraid=0AAAAAo4mICEd22I8MfqysZmtyOymeARLr&_x_ns_targetid=pla-370819644410&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIte7n9JLLgAMVrA2tBh1G0ADgEAQYBCABEgIo8_D_BwE

JD wrote: Nice score ! Just out of curiosity, has anyone here got or used a digital microscope? I'm thinking of getting one to aide in my LP repairs for skips, ticks and embedded debris.

progbethyname wrote: Catcher10 wrote: I'm going to post this here, since it is about analog and vinyl, and not on like JDs recent post about what NOT on vinyl. What irks me, not just on PA but yes mainly here, are those that continue to make comments like "if you spend $10-20-30-50K..." or the "I don't have $20K to spend on hi end gear...". Most of us do not have that kind of extra cash laying around to go out and buy say $15K worth of audio gear, that's not how this works. Both audio gear and buying music (in any format) is a hobby. Put it this way, for those that have say 2,000 CDs or 1,500 LPs in their collections, did you go out and spend that money in one purchase over say a weeks time?? NO!!! It was built over time, some might say close to a lifetime or easily around 10-15 yrs starting as a teen buying LPS or CDs. The very same goes for audio gear, it's a process of buying, selling, trading, waiting for deals, closeouts, model changes and mainly saving up money for purchases (at least for me as I don't use credit to buy any gear or music), cash only....remember it's a hobby. I will never divulge how much I have spent on audio gear, none of your business!! Some of you know what is in my system and can Google it and see MSRP, but all I say is I've never paid MSRP for my gear and that's all. If you go to SHF, you'll read that many do not pay MSRP, that's what the S is for "Suggested".....You have to make offers on what you can afford, simple as that. I cannot afford to go out and buy my system in one fell swoop, and I would suggest most of cannot either, it's a process of building what you want over time. I would say none of us have a couple $100K laying around to pay cash for the house we bought, or $30K laying around to buy that car, no we finance those things because they are essential to our daily lives. On the flip side if I were to win the Lotto, you damn phuqing a right I'm gonna go spend $200K on a dream system, possibly more and guess what, I'll be able to pay cash for that! And LPs are not anymore expensive than they were back in 1976 take inflation into consideration, it's pretty much on par, so that argument has no merit. What you spend on gear is what you want to and can afford, it's easy as that but the main point is it's a process to build a system, and a fun process done over time. Absolutely. This is a great post and definitely identify fully with your position. This hobby of ours is a labor of love. God. It has taken me around 10 years to get to where I am and it really wasn’t about the knowledge to do these properly or synergistically regarding equipment matching. It was about money. Yes. It is expensive but if you love the interest you’ll budget and make it work. It is all about dedication and of course knowing what to buy without getting into too much of the law of diminishing returns concept.

JD wrote: ^^ My view EXACTLY !! Started when I was 13 with my first real album purchase and never looked back. I have probably had 6 or 8 different sound systems over the years as components come and go. Right now it just happens to be Phono Pre-Amp and possibly new Stylus. I'm not young anymore so heavy investments don't seem overly logical to me. But as @Catcher10 said, if I won the Lotto...Look Out !

Yeah of course, but the bottom line most equipment purchases are very relative to what you know and what your standards of quality are from an SQ point of view.
And yes. The cost no object concept is really fun to think about but I do primarily like to focus on what is realistic.

Just bought: Trilogy, Pictures at an Exhibition, Love Beach (still had the inner paper for all the lovely sell out merchandise) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Genesis, Seconds Out and Wind and Wuthering... for my Birthday on the 30th of July, I got Big Generator, The Yes Album, 90125, Trespass, .. And then there were Three..., and From the Beginning, and of Course Foxtrot.. MOST were used except for Foxtrot

Catcher10 wrote: I'm going to post this here, since it is about analog and vinyl, and not on like JDs recent post about what NOT on vinyl. What irks me, not just on PA but yes mainly here, are those that continue to make comments like "if you spend $10-20-30-50K..." or the "I don't have $20K to spend on hi end gear...". Most of us do not have that kind of extra cash laying around to go out and buy say $15K worth of audio gear, that's not how this works. Both audio gear and buying music (in any format) is a hobby. Put it this way, for those that have say 2,000 CDs or 1,500 LPs in their collections, did you go out and spend that money in one purchase over say a weeks time?? NO!!! It was built over time, some might say close to a lifetime or easily around 10-15 yrs starting as a teen buying LPS or CDs. The very same goes for audio gear, it's a process of buying, selling, trading, waiting for deals, closeouts, model changes and mainly saving up money for purchases (at least for me as I don't use credit to buy any gear or music), cash only....remember it's a hobby. I will never divulge how much I have spent on audio gear, none of your business!! Some of you know what is in my system and can Google it and see MSRP, but all I say is I've never paid MSRP for my gear and that's all. If you go to SHF, you'll read that many do not pay MSRP, that's what the S is for "Suggested".....You have to make offers on what you can afford, simple as that. I cannot afford to go out and buy my system in one fell swoop, and I would suggest most of cannot either, it's a process of building what you want over time. I would say none of us have a couple $100K laying around to pay cash for the house we bought, or $30K laying around to buy that car, no we finance those things because they are essential to our daily lives. On the flip side if I were to win the Lotto, you damn phuqing a right I'm gonna go spend $200K on a dream system, possibly more and guess what, I'll be able to pay cash for that! And LPs are not anymore expensive than they were back in 1976 take inflation into consideration, it's pretty much on par, so that argument has no merit. What you spend on gear is what you want to and can afford, it's easy as that but the main point is it's a process to build a system, and a fun process done over time.

Absolutely. This is a great post and definitely identify fully with your position. This hobby of ours is a labor of love. God. It has taken me around 10 years to get to where I am and it really wasn’t about the knowledge to do these properly or synergistically regarding equipment matching. It was about money. Yes. It is expensive but if you love the interest you’ll budget and make it work.
It is all about dedication and of course knowing what to buy without getting into too much of the law of diminishing returns concept.

David_D wrote: JD wrote: Well the fifth season in Ontario is Construction. An old joke, but a true one ! Which track (and album) are you thinking of, none of them from Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison are called that to my knowledge. Okay, right, no track on Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison is actually called "La Cinquieme Saison", but my copy of this album includes an insert with lyrics, drawings, credits and track list. The track list shows that each song represents a season, and the last one called "Histoires sans Paroles" represents "la cinquieme saison". So maybe la cinquieme saison (the fith season) is histoires sans paroles.

Stories Without Words

JD wrote: Well the fifth season in Ontario is Construction. An old joke, but a true one ! Which track (and album) are you thinking of, none of them from Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison are called that to my knowledge.

Edited by David_D - August 01 2023 at 14:49

JD wrote: Not 100% sure I understand your question, but the Harmonium LP Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison translates to If We Needed A Fifth Season. Is that what you're asking?