I have a small collection. My favorites being a first pressing Led Zeppelin IV, and Carcass's Heartwork (full dynamic range). There's something really satisfying about being a music buff and having physical copies for some reason.
I have been listening to vinyl long before it was "cool" again.
I dont just buy any copy of the record I am looking for. I seek out the best sounding master. With pre 90s music, it was usually the first press. With 90s- present, it's hard to find a true AAA release these days (all analog). Most of today's releases are pretty much a CD on vinyl, all digital.
I have about 1400 records in my collection. A lot of my collection is 90s stuff and very sought after today. (Full discography of original press Marilyn Manson, NIN, Alice in Chains, Tool,etc)
Funny how a lot of people think their Beatles, LZ etc will be/are worth boat loads of money. Unless it is some rare pressing, then nope. They pressed hundreds of thousands of records in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Most are still readily available in VG+ or better shape. How many records to you think they made in the 90s for each release? Not many.
What do you guys use for a turntable and phono preamp?
I'm using a Music Hall 5.3 fed into an Emotiva XSP-1 preamp (using its internal phono preamp). That pushes to a pair of Emotiva XPA-1 monoblocks and finally to PSB Synchrony One's. The bottom end is handled by a pair of SVS SB13 Ultras.
My favorite would be my Pink Floyd collection. Every studio album, original UK presses. Also have 8 different, highly regarded copies of Darkside of the Moon (UK, German, Quad, US, etc) and 6 o
I'm a Music Hall man myself!
I have an old school MMF-5 with the glass platter.
Lounge Audio phono preamp (LOVE this preamp)
Carver CT-27 preamp
Carver AV-505 amp
Klipsch tower speakers (forgot the model #)
Serious question. Everyone says it sounds great but to me it sounds like an old record player. Maybe I just don't have an ear for music but does it really sound better than a CD and modern speakers? I know speakers themselves are a 1000 times better than they were in the 70's. My ear tells me CD's sound a lot better than vinyl too.
Perhaps it is a nostalgia thing? I get it the sound of a flat tappet Big Block sounds incredible but a twin turbo Coyote will eat it's lunch.
People say this is the purest form of sound/music you can get but I'm not ready to buy into it. Nostalgia has been making a resurgence but the other forms of media outweigh vinyl.
CD's, from what I've researched, give you the closest rendition of what the artists were trying to accomplish while recording in the studio.
If the album is recorded in analog and then transferred to vinyl--it's the purest form of music you can get because there is no conversion from digital to analog or vice versa.
Nice setup!
Is there a good source/website to track down original pressings of albums? Or, what's the best way to research?
People say this is the purest form of sound/music you can get but I'm not ready to buy into it. Nostalgia has been making a resurgence but the other forms of media outweigh vinyl.
CD's, from what I've researched, give you the closest rendition of what the artists were trying to accomplish while recording in the studio.
I will defer to you on that since I don't know much about this area. It was just a phrase I'd seen repeated on a few different sites. The music I like best is a not too loud or crowded live concert in a small auditorium. I saw Jeff Beck at the House of Blues in Las Vegas which had maybe 1000 people and it was awesome.I'd have to disagree. Most artists don't want their music to sound brickwalled and compressed to shit.
Many artists still record in all analog to 1" tapes etc.
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The pros of other media must outweigh vinyl otherwise it wouldn't have taken such a long hiatus. Even today I wouldn't say it has gotten a foothold.
The pros of other media must outweigh vinyl otherwise it wouldn't have taken such a long hiatus. Even today I wouldn't say it has gotten a foothold.