+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 7 123 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 66

Thread: Why are we falling for the great vinyl scam?

  1. #1
    Join Date: Oct 2008

    Location: Southampton, UK and Nicosia, Cyprus

    Posts: 1,139

    Default Why are we falling for the great vinyl scam?

    Brian

    In Southampton: Raspberry Pi 4 running PiCorePlayer, Beresford Caiman SEG, Quad 77 Int Amp and CD Player, AVI Neutron 4, Sennheiser HD25 headphones.
    In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.

  2. #2
    Join Date: Aug 2016

    Location: Manchester

    Posts: 122
    I'm Nick.

    Default

    Got bored half way through, gave up.

    Also disappointed as it was the telegraph and there was no mention of
    Madeline maccan or lady fuckin Di

  3. #3
    Join Date: Apr 2015

    Location: Central Virginia

    Posts: 1,736
    I'm Russell.

    Default

    An interesting view from how some non-Audiophile folks view vinyl. I also find it very interesting that 7% of vinyl buyers do not own a turntable? What's that about?


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

  4. #4
    Join Date: Feb 2013

    Location: W Lothian

    Posts: 99,005
    I'm Grant.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by alphaGT View Post
    An interesting view from how some non-Audiophile folks view vinyl. I also find it very interesting that 7% of vinyl buyers do not own a turntable? What's that about?


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
    I believe its about supporting the musicians etc as much as anything, plus having something physical to show. Most younger ones download and buy the special vinyl it seems. A lot of young folk around here do it
    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
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    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***

  5. #5
    Join Date: Apr 2015

    Location: Southampton, United Kingdom

    Posts: 619
    I'm Paul.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Nickfna View Post
    Got bored half way through, gave up.

    Also disappointed as it was the telegraph and there was no mention of
    Madeline maccan or lady fuckin Di
    You're wrong there - scroll down to the bottom and just below is a picture of the woman with her two sons and this headline :

    Princess Diana lives on in her sons - what Prince Harry and William have done this week proves that

    You couldn't make it up ..
    Linn Sondek LP12, Ittok, AT-F7
    Schiit Mani MK1 Phono Pre-Amp
    Nobsound NS-08P Bluetooth pre-amp
    Marantz CD5004 CD Player
    Pure DAB tuner
    2 x Meridian 205 monoblock power amps
    Tannoy T225 "Mayfair" speakers
    www.paulridgeblog.com

  6. #6
    Join Date: Apr 2016

    Location: Gravesend and France

    Posts: 1,498
    I'm paul.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by alphaGT View Post
    An interesting view from how some non-Audiophile folks view vinyl. I also find it very interesting that 7% of vinyl buyers do not own a turntable? What's that about?


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
    Not much different to those with thousands of albums they will never have time to play. Collectors or hoarders call 'em what you will.
    Seriously though the hipsters are buying turntables and vinyl, then using the " free " download to listen digitally and never play the vinyl.
    Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers

    Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house

    Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck


    System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.

  7. #7
    Join Date: Jan 2009

    Location: Essex

    Posts: 31,848
    I'm openingabottleofwine.

    Default

    Not sure if I agree with the sentiment of the article, but the video clip on the care, handling and maintenance of records offers good advice.
    Barry

  8. #8
    Join Date: Feb 2017

    Location: Sussex

    Posts: 324
    I'm Simon.

    Default

    As much as I admire the smooth relaxed sound you can get from vinyl and its worth investing in it for this purpose, as well as astheticalky too, my attitude is it still forms a minor proportion of the music market with streaming services. The decline of CDs from the 80s rise around 2000 when the Internet picked up pace, is no coincidence, for obvious reasons around file sharing etc. But I read once that average spending on CDs per person is less than 1 or 2 CDs per month, so if everyone had a streaming service the music industry would be doing better and more artists would start coming in as revenues would be higher. We would be back to the 80s heyday. So you can invest in vinyl but if people don't download or subscribe to streaming services, which is the new way of mass music availability in this century without cost of production like cd and vinyl, we won't ever get back to the CDs heyday in terms of revenue for the music industry.

  9. #9
    Join Date: Aug 2009

    Location: Auckland, New Zealand.

    Posts: 58
    I'm Justin.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Dynamics View Post
    But I read once that average spending on CDs per person is less than 1 or 2 CDs per month, so if everyone had a streaming service the music industry would be doing better and more artists would start coming in as revenues would be higher.
    Highly unlikely much of this 'extra revenue' would make it's way to artists. They could just pay them more now, couldn't they? It's not like digital distribution is getting more expensive, is it?

    Most likely why artists tour so much (to generate direct income) and sell vinyl and - heaven forfend - cassettes direct to fans. CDs. too.

  10. #10
    Join Date: Aug 2009

    Location: Auckland, New Zealand.

    Posts: 58
    I'm Justin.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    I believe its about supporting the musicians etc as much as anything, plus having something physical to show. Most younger ones download and buy the special vinyl it seems. A lot of young folk around here do it
    Long may it continue!

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 7 123 ... LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •