Onliest Smeg David Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Anyone else still partake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Nope, I used to, but "swapped" the vinyl replay for a Westfield. Selling my old record deck funded the first Westfield. I just found stopped using the vinyl when CD hit a certain quality level and was very conscious of how much was invested in the deck. Mind you, I've still got five or six thousand LP's stored away, so one day I may revisit them for sentimental reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTR2Turbo Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - WSCC AO Rep said: Mind you, I've still got five or six thousand LP's stored away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenh Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Yes, I have a high-fi cd deck, but my (much) preferred listening format is vinyl. I am convinced that vinyl gives a better listening experience, particularly with acoustic music, so pop/rock the advantage of vinyl is less clear cut. However despite being a vinyl fan I would be the first to acknowledge that the cost of achieving a reasonable quality of equipment is much higher with vinyl. My cartridge/stylus alone cost more than my cd deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Dave (OnliestSmeg) - Joint Manchester AO said: Anyone else still partake... What's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 A history lesson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onliest Smeg David Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 33 minutes ago, RussH said: What's that? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramophone_record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onliest Smeg David Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 13 hours ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - WSCC AO Rep said: Mind you, I've still got five or six thousand LP's stored away, so one day I may revisit them for sentimental reasons. 13 hours ago, XTR2Turbo said: 5-6k is a fair number of years back to back music. I've just 200+ increasing by 2 or 3 a year. Most of my music is on CD (2000+) I do not download unless I have to have something that cannot be found on Vinyl or CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Vinyl still used here occassionally. I did reach the heights with a Linn many years ago but was made an offer I couldn'nt refuse, so sold it for £50 more than I paid. I later regreetted selling the Linn and bought a Rega planar 2 for the occasional vinyl fix. Still have my film Canon eos and going to try Kodaks finest soon and see how that compares with the digital version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommo Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I've still got the mixer from my 1210s setup if that counts? No vinyl though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlindley Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Wouldn't be without - hand made British nonsense here. Cant beat the sound of needle on vinyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Yep! Haven't used it since I moved four years ago 'cos I haven't found my records yet! Likewise my tapes... Still use this though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onliest Smeg David Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 50 minutes ago, benlindley said: Wouldn't be without - hand made British nonsense here. Cant beat the sound of needle on vinyl A Michell Almost bought a GyroDec myself, but the ClearAudio just edged it for me. .... after trying to recommission my Linn following a few years storage during 'lean times' to find it knackered and repair totally uneconomical. I found after 20 years other brands had caught up and Linns prices unjustifiable, but the arm was still good and helped fund replacement purchase significantly. Despite my deck being German, I'm all for British 'nonsense' & the rest of my Hi-Fi components are British. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXRORY Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Had to sell these as the man cave was being disbanded to make way for my daughter. These were all sold....A lot of plop in there too though. If you were going to keep one though...... .... Gone digital now don't miss vinyl. Its very heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlindley Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 22 hours ago, Dave (OnliestSmeg) - Joint Manchester AO said: A Michell Almost bought a GyroDec myself, but the ClearAudio just edged it for me. .... after trying to recommission my Linn following a few years storage during 'lean times' to find it knackered and repair totally uneconomical. I found after 20 years other brands had caught up and Linns prices unjustifiable, but the arm was still good and helped fund replacement purchase significantly. Despite my deck being German, I'm all for British 'nonsense' & the rest of my Hi-Fi components are British. clearaudio a good choice, like the upgradeability of the TecnoDec, have a long line of cartridges to blow money on and arm upgrade is a possibility. Fundamentally it sounds great but have to admit the looks drew me to it first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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