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I'm joe.
Not if aliens turn out to be bearded hipster types, sipping skinny lattes and 'into' everything retro.Originally Posted by danilo
When I was young, I told people I wanted to be a comedian, and they laughed at me. Well, I'm a comedian now, and they're not laughing any more!
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Location: Staffordshire, England
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I'm Martin.
I don't recall ever selling a vinyl LP. I gave away a copy of Rumours to a girlfriend. And a nice price repressing of 461 Ocean Boulevard to a mate as I found a good original one with the proper gatefold sleeve. Thought about selling it all but can't bring myself to do it. There are records in my collection I've had over 30 years. Too much emotional attachment.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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I'm joe.
Funnily enough I acquired my copy of Rumours free from someone who was ditching her vinyl collection.
I've sold/given away about a dozen LPs that I never played or was embarrassed to own, but the only one I regret selling was an import copy of 'Nuggets', a 60's compilation put together by Lenny Kaye. I sold it at a time when I was in dire financial straits, but the £20 or so I got for it made little difference. I actually bought a vinyl replacement a year or so back; but miss the hiss and crackle of my much-played original copy.
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I'm Grant.
So not a funny comic then lol...made me larf
Regards,
Grant.... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
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I'm Grant.
Gave someone a copy of the loch ness monster ..well sold it cheap as i was stuck for cash... Minty and played once... Its worth a few bob now i bet in that condition... At least it went to a mate.
Regards,
Grant
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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Location: Near Accrington, Lancs, UK
Posts: 307
I'm Ralph.
I buy maybe twenty records a year. I don't buy blind anymore so I know I won't buy much I won't keep. If I can't get I to vinyl I'll buy it on cd. I've never bought a download and I rarely listen to downloaded music.
I have a friend who has a turntable only system with no interest in any other format. He has a huge collection and must buy at least a dozen albums every month. I visit quite often and there's always loads of new stuff to listen to.
Ralph.
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Location: Essex
Posts: 31,992
I'm openingabottleofwine.
I've given away dozens of records to either friends, jumble sales or charity shops. If I find I'm not playing any record that frequently, or if my tastes have moved on, I'll ditch the record - my house is already cluttered up enough with books, records and CDs.
Of course that doesn't stop me buying vinyl at boot fairs etc., but rarely do I buy new vinyl.
Barry
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,012
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Yesh, but that's only 'cos you're too tight to pay the asking prices!Also, or correct me if I'm wrong, because you tend to listen to the same genres of music you've always listened to and generally don't 'do' new bands/artists out with of what one could call your 'usual suspects'...
Seriously though, you're missing out on some fab new stuff, not least astounding sounding reissues/remasters of some of your favoured 'classics', the best of which really do push the boundaries of what the humble vinyl record is capable of!
Marco.
P.S In answer to the OP... ME, ME - I have around 3500 of the buggers, and that number is growing all the time!!
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Location: glasgow
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I'm scott.
Who buys records ?
84,130,000 Million People (+ several million sold out & more production presses coming online each month)
http://www.analogplanet.com/content/...3g5D3z7I6316.9
Drunken Moderator
Location: Staffordshire, England
Posts: 37,886
I'm Martin.
Assuming they all bought one record each that year. Make it an average of 4 per person per year (which is conservative I think) and that's 20 million people worldwide buying new vinyl. So very much a niche market.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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