Turntables

[mrtr33]

So, on a whim today I picked up a Technics SL 1700 on CL on the cheap. I've been thinking about it for a while, saw a good price, and went with it. I'm not so much of an audiophile, but I do think the sound is better and I just like the idea of the giant cover art.

I used to be a radio DJ, and always enjoyed the ability to spin the cue up. I wish it played 78's, but this is going to be fun.

Anyone else still listen to records?

[TheGreekTitan]

I listen to vinyl fairly often. I have an old school set up in my garage. Record player from the 70's, cassette player from the 80's, cd player from the 90's, and a mini disc player from the 2000's. The record player is the one I use by far the most while I'm cleaning or wrenching on my bike. Or, just drinking a beer, smoking a cigar with friends. Have fun with it.

[ggiese]

I listen to vinyl fairly often. I have an old school set up in my garage. Record player from the 70's, cassette player from the 80's, cd player from the 90's, and a mini disc player from the 2000's. The record player is the one I use by far the most while I'm cleaning or wrenching on my bike. Or, just drinking a beer, smoking a cigar with friends. Have fun with it.

I have a huge pile of leftover vinyl from my misspent youth. My son "inherited it" (only because I wanted him to sell it and split the profits - I think he fell in love with the collection).

But - sad to say - those days are long gone for me (turntables, quadraphonic stereo, 8 tracks...). I was just reminiscing about the first DVD player I bought - a "high end" (expensive) magnavox that only played up to 13 tracks (no more). There's been no looking back...

Nope - give me my streaming music or iPad and I'm as good as gold!

[TheGreekTitan]

I have a huge pile of leftover vinyl from my misspent youth. My son "inherited it" (only because I wanted him to sell it and split the profits - I think he fell in love with the collection).

But - sad to say - those days are long gone for me (turntables, quadraphonic stereo, 8 tracks...). I was just reminiscing about the first DVD player I bought - a "high end" (expensive) magnavox that only played up to 13 tracks (no more). There's been no looking back...

Nope - give me my streaming music or iPad and I'm as good as gold!

Oh yeah, for the most part I am definitely with you on this. Mp3, satellite radio and streaming music is by far the majority of what I listen to. But, for me anyway, it's pretty cool to pop a record on the turntable every now and then.

[Devil Doc]

I'm an audiophool. I own about a thousand LPs and play them on a VPI MK 19 turntable with an Audioquest PT-5 tonearm and a Sumiko Bluepoint #2 HOMC cartridge. I've had the TT and arm for about 20yrs. I'm thinking about buying my last TT, probably another VPI. Classic this time.

BTW, those of you who listen to MP3, streaming radio etc are listening to music that has had the life sucked out of it through compression. That's probably the reason may young people are turning to vinyl

Doc

[Cody44]

Last year I took my dad's collection out of storage and set up the entire thing. It's been nice to buy and listen to records. It isn't always easy to put on a record, sometimes you just have to use your iPod. However, records just sound so much better. I've also been listening to FLAC files through my computer and those sound just as good.

[Mizicke5273]

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BTW, those of you who listen to MP3, streaming radio etc are listening to music that has had the life sucked out of it through compression. That's probably the reason may young people are turning to vinyl

Doc

Well, most of today's "music", if you can call it that still, has no soul or life to begin with. It all sounds very similar, bands sound the same with no individuality and seem to be mass produced. My opinion of course. And people still buy it and listen to it.

I've recently bought some high end audio gear and headphones. I used to use on-board sound and a pair of Senn HD 212 Pros, but have upgraded nicely. Now I have a Xonar DX soundcard, going to a Maverick Tubemagic A1 headphone amp, and listening through some Beyerdynamic DDT 880s, the 600 ohm version. So far I am liking a vacuum tube amp, kinda got the upgrade bug now. Might see about getting some other gear after a bit to test. I am also migrating my music collection, from what has mostly been 320 Kbs MP3s for the last several years, to FLAC. Figure it's time to go lossless. Switching all my PMP to those that support FLAC. Now the only thing I'll have to use MP3s on is the in the car.....for the time being. Hell, I might even just get a PMP to keep in there and listen from it instead of a thumb drive.