Analogue - Yes or No ?

[Haselsh1]

You can see from the listing of my sound system that it involves an analogue front end as well as a digital one. I am currently assessing things and am wondering why bother with vinyl...? There is quite a bit of financial asset sat there most of the time not being used so why bother...? I still find myself being drawn to compact disc sound reproduction in preference to LP so why not just sell the turntable, arm, cartridge and phono stage...?

I truly do not know what to do.

[farflungstar]

Your thoughts might change - don't be hasty.

[struth]

Notions come and go, but usually come back again. why lose the money unless you need to. If nothing else, for time being, its a nice ornament. If, in a year's time you feel the same then think about it.

Gran used to say, Act in haste, repent at your leisure

[Haselsh1]

Thanks guys. A really close friend who passed away last December used to say "Don't burn your bridges".

[Haselsh1]

Woa, woa, woa, I have just seen a Marco quote in another thread where he states that he has just about achieved his sonic goals. That's it...! So have I and there is nothing left now. I have no intention of spending even more money for no more effect so it has kind of left me rather deflated. Maybe that is why I am thinking the way I am...?

I am sort of deflated by the whole Hi-Fi thing.

[Pharos]

Some resonance with my own position here.

I have a Linn with RB300 which I consider better than the Ittok 2 it replaced, and I haven't used it since about 2003. The main thing for me is the investment I have in music in vinyl, and that I may want to play it at some time, having not replicated it all on CD.

I have made a cover for it from ply and the cat sleeps on it.

[RobbieGong]

Woa, woa, woa, I have just seen a Marco quote in another thread where he states that he has just about achieved his sonic goals. That's it...! So have I and there is nothing left now. I have no intention of spending even more money for no more effect so it has kind of left me rather deflated. Maybe that is why I am thinking the way I am...?

I am sort of deflated by the whole Hi-Fi thing.

That's sad Shaun and yes probably why as you say, you're thinking the way you are.

Hifi can do that, it's a joy and pain thing in my experience, you lose sleep, things get built up and so on.

If you've got to where you wanted to be and found the nirvana we all seek then it's strange that you feel deflated.

Dont do anything hasty based on feelings as things can look different one day to the next.

Go through a critical listening session with some of your favourite albums when your feeling 'right' even have a little play with set up and see what occurs - you may get a pleasant surprise ;)

Oh! and to answer your question, (in my experience) Analogue absolutely YES! :)

[struth]

Woa, woa, woa, I have just seen a Marco quote in another thread where he states that he has just about achieved his sonic goals. That's it...! So have I and there is nothing left now. I have no intention of spending even more money for no more effect so it has kind of left me rather deflated. Maybe that is why I am thinking the way I am...?

I am sort of deflated by the whole Hi-Fi thing.

I had as well then fell through my tt and that was that lol.. smashed my carts and other stuff, so Im digital for now and maybe ever. I was down about it, and probably still am but such is life "a challenge":lol:

[Haselsh1]

You know guys, the thing that really gives me that kick of emotion is really fine electronic music of which, most is only available on CD. I only have around 250 vinyl LP's so getting rid would be no real hardship as my best music is only really on CD. I shall take on your thoughts and stay with it for a while yet but I think that I have gone as far as I want to go with analogue.

[Marco]

You can see from the listing of my sound system that it involves an analogue front end as well as a digital one. I am currently assessing things and am wondering why bother with vinyl...? There is quite a bit of financial asset sat there most of the time not being used so why bother...? I still find myself being drawn to compact disc sound reproduction in preference to LP so why not just sell the turntable, arm, cartridge and phono stage...?

I truly do not know what to do.

This is a rather surprising volte face, Shaun! I thought you were a diehard analogue/vinyl guy? What gives, bro? :scratch:

Marco.

[narabdela]

I think you know what you want to do.

You're just seeking validation. :whistle:

[Haselsh1]

I think you know what you want to do.

You're just seeking validation. :whistle:

Aren't we all...?

:eyebrows:

[Joe]

You can see from the listing of my sound system that it involves an analogue front end as well as a digital one. I am currently assessing things and am wondering why bother with vinyl...? There is quite a bit of financial asset sat there most of the time not being used so why bother...? I still find myself being drawn to compact disc sound reproduction in preference to LP so why not just sell the turntable, arm, cartridge and phono stage...?

I truly do not know what to do.

I am in a similar situation. Being bone idle it looks like I'll just keep everything.

I find as I get older I can be less and less bothered to go through the faff of playing LPs. I know 90% of them very well, so other than nostalgia there's no real reason to play them yet again. These days I concentrate on classical/jazz almost exclusively, and playing the small amount of classical vinyl I do own is a PITA.

[Marco]

Woa, woa, woa, I have just seen a Marco quote in another thread where he states that he has just about achieved his sonic goals. That's it...! So have I and there is nothing left now.

Yeah, but the difference is I'm entirely happy and comfortable with that situation, whereas you sadly appear not to be... Listen, there's *always* more dicking about to do with hi-fi, if you allow it.

However, for me there has to be an end game in this hobby: the point where your increased love of music (as a result of how good your system has made it sound) makes you want to spend more now on software than hardware, thus overriding the desire to further box-swap or tweak. That's the happy place now where my head is at :)

So don't let this hobby consume you and turn you into a 'victim' [a chaser of the impossible dream]; learn to *know* when enough is enough, so perhaps that time for you is now, and you simply need to find another interest to fill the void, if you can't fill it simply by sitting down, listening to your favourite music and enjoying the fruits of your labours! :cool:

Marco.

[Haselsh1]

Yeah, that's the point Marco, enough is enough. I am now at a point whereby vinyl no longer gives me what it used to. CD on the other hand does and for a lot less money. Twenty six quid for one vinyl LP or a tenner for a limited run CD...? I can listen to some phenomenal electronic music on CD that is simply not available unless you download it and I have no wish to pay out money for something that doesn't really exist. It took me ten years to switch from silver halide photography to digital and now I am there. Why did I not learn...?

[Audio Al]

Sell it all

Then when you realise the error you can buy all new again ;)

[Pieoftheday]

You can see from the listing of my sound system that it involves an analogue front end as well as a digital one. I am currently assessing things and am wondering why bother with vinyl...? There is quite a bit of financial asset sat there most of the time not being used so why bother...? I still find myself being drawn to compact disc sound reproduction in preference to LP so why not just sell the turntable, arm, cartridge and phono stage...?

I truly do not know what to do.

Maybe you should pack away your tt and see if you miss it,if you do no harm done,if you dont ,flog it:)

[Bksabath]

You can see from the listing of my sound system that it involves an analogue front end as well as a digital one. I am currently assessing things and am wondering why bother with vinyl...? There is quite a bit of financial asset sat there most of the time not being used so why bother...? I still find myself being drawn to compact disc sound reproduction in preference to LP so why not just sell the turntable, arm, cartridge and phono stage...?

I truly do not know what to do.

Pack al your analogue gear and I will came and pick it up for recycling free of charge :eyebrows:

[Edward]

Yeah, that's the point Marco, enough is enough. I am now at a point whereby vinyl no longer gives me what it used to. CD on the other hand does and for a lot less money. Twenty six quid for one vinyl LP or a tenner for a limited run CD...? I can listen to some phenomenal electronic music on CD that is simply not available unless you download it and I have no wish to pay out money for something that doesn't really exist. It took me ten years to switch from silver halide photography to digital and now I am there. Why did I not learn...?

I'd say that unless you need the cash your analogue stuff could sell for and/or it is cluttering up the place then just keep it and be happy with your digital stuff and add to it. Enjoy the music.

I had a similar feeling with my analogue photo stuff (about 8 cameras including lots of Mamiya MF stuff) - I kept the lot. Not used it for ages - but I still can if I want to. :)

[Haselsh1]

Sell it all

Then when you realise the error you can buy all new again ;)

:eek:

[Haselsh1]

Pack al your analogue gear and I will came and pick it up for recycling free of charge :eyebrows:

;)

[Haselsh1]

I'd say that unless you need the cash your analogue stuff could sell for and/or it is cluttering up the place then just keep it and be happy with your digital stuff and add to it. Enjoy the music.

I had a similar feeling with my analogue photo stuff (about 8 cameras including lots of Mamiya MF stuff) - I kept the lot. Not used it for ages - but I still can if I want to. :)

Yes Edward, point taken.

[Pete The Cat]

There's room for white and red (and even rose). Each has its own moment.

Pete

[Pharos]

I think that Shaun's position must be something we all have or are experiencing to an extent at some time.

The early days in Hi-Fi were for me very exciting because of many factors previously alluded to, and to examine the changes in one's life can be instructive I think.

As a young man I was fortunate in that Hi-Fi was relatively in its infancy, and it was easy to hear something better at a store which was of course exciting to young ears, especially in a period of great musical and political creativity.

I remember many stages in my 20s of buying new equipment and revelling in the new insights into the music, but as I had more money available to use, these improvements lessened, and at that time the whole non objectivist and often fooey period evolved, making progress rather hit and miss.

When CD appeared it was obviously better in many respects, but did not sound really great for several years to me, but certainly FR had been flattened, and noise virtually eliminated, as well as all that faffing around with records.

But the aging process lessened the excitement which youth confers on new experiences, and the artistic creativity declined a little, and it all was less precious because it was more available.

I would, and do argue that we are in a starkly pallid period of artistic creativity, though I am relatively isolated from cultural hothouses, another thing which tends to happen with aging.

Currently I am in the blues because I have conflicting results from recent changes to my system; I hear more from tracks I am familiar with, but I more often find that I do not like the sound aesthetically, much sounds unpleasant.
This of course raises the question of whether or not my system is better or not; is it revealing bad recordings and artistic flaws which I now do not like to hear? If so why do I hear more on material that does sound good? This is an apparent contradiction in performance.

Maybe this is a little of thread, and not very helpful, and if so I apologise in advance.

These factors must surely apply to us all to an extent, but I now am sure that I would not want to spend £ks of money on a very high end record deck, which may just about seem to match the performance of a competent CD player.

Maybe this is a little off thread, and I apologise if it does not contribute positively.

[dave2010]

I think a lot depends on how big your garage, loft or spare rooms are. Also, if you only have around 250 LPs how many of them are really that worth keeping? You probably ought to think about a form of triage strategy. If they are also available on CD, then buy CD copies. Some of the 250 you'll probably not want to hear again anyway, while there may be some out of the batch which you would like to keep or hear again, and which are not available (yet, or ever have been) on CD or digital media.

Consider digitising those you think you'd like to keep which are otherwise unavailable on digital media. Then make the decision to get rid of your turntable.

Another factor is age and time. I always thought I'd retire (I now have) and have time and space to play around, but in fact I don't. I know I've got some LPs which I could play or digitise, but I have not go round to that so far. I also have some which have been digitised and made commercially available, but even though that's the case I suspect that the quality is not as good as I used to have from my turntable - in particular I think of Keilberth's version of the Flying Dutchman, which was originally issued in mono, but there are stereo LPs. These have been remastered by a well respected company, but I still feel the LPs sound better. Is it worth hanging on to those just in case? I still don't know - but the crunch hasn't come yet, but may if we we move house. If you decide to get rid of media and kit, offer these to others before going for the dump option.

I wouldn't hold your breath expecting to get any money out of disposing your old kit though - you may get a little something for it, or may decide it's easier to just give it all away. Depends if you value your time. If you want to open up a second hand kit or record business that's up to you - but many of us have spent a working life doing things which now we don't want to do any more. For each Leonid Kogan Tchaikovsky LP which sells for £000s there are many which will not sell at anything like a worthwhile price. Also, it's possible to get the same recording on CD typically for about £5. There must be some sort of message there.

If you think you'll never get round to playing any of your LPs or indulging in a project later in life, then perhaps you had just better save your space and get rid of your kit. I know several older people who have effectively just binned their kit and their analogue media - and some did try to sell or give them away, but found it very difficult. I know that as a consequence a whole bunch of LPs in very good condition were just dumped out with the refuse - sad - but people have to move on.

[jandl100]

You can see from the listing of my sound system that it involves an analogue front end as well as a digital one. I am currently assessing things and am wondering why bother with vinyl...? There is quite a bit of financial asset sat there most of the time not being used so why bother...? I still find myself being drawn to compact disc sound reproduction in preference to LP so why not just sell the turntable, arm, cartridge and phono stage...?

I truly do not know what to do.

Been there, done that.
Sell it.
I finally built up the courage to totally de-vinyl myself a few months ago (after several failed attempts over the years!).
The nemesis for my vinyl days was digital streaming - it made my vinyl collection seem irrelevant.
I couldn't be happier - it's a real weight off my mind, strange but true. Should have gone for it years ago.
Just do it. :thumbsup:

[Pharos]

Don't ignore the fact that some LPs have gained in worth substantially by becoming collectors items.

[Macca]

. I know several older people who have effectively just binned their kit and their analogue media - and some did try to sell or give them away, but found it very difficult. I know that as a consequence a whole bunch of LPs in very good condition were just dumped out with the refuse - sad - but people have to move on.

May be true of classical records, but not popular music. I could pay the rest of my mortgage off with what I could raise if I sold some of my vinyl. It is tempting but I can't do it. And I don't understand this 'freeing up the space' or 'it's a real weight off my mind'. One alcove in one room, shelved off, would store at least 3000 records. How often do you go and stand in your empty alcoves saying 'Look at all this space I have.'

I reckon the trend for 'De-cluttering one's life' is a psychological balm being applied to mask other pathologies.

[jandl100]

I know that as a consequence a whole bunch of LPs in very good condition were just dumped out with the refuse - sad - but people have to move on.

Well, that was ****ing selfish.
I gave all my LPs to an Oxfam specialist music&books charity shop, and they were very pleased to receive them.

[Joe]

I reckon the trend for 'De-cluttering one's life' is a psychological balm being applied to mask other pathologies.

That's my excuse for hoarding, anyway.

[YNWaN]

People don't 'have to move on', we aren't talking about getting over the death of a loved one or a failed marriage! If one feels the 'need' to 'move on' then dump CD and embrace streaming because, whilst vinyl is still strong, it is CD that is fast becoming the legacy format. I don't understand all this about the fuss of playing a record either, I just get it out of the sleeve, put it on the platter and play it. It's more fuss turning all the system on. And if you are tired of your old records buy some new ones - there are plenty of them out there you know! Almost all the records I buy are of newly released material. Personally, I wouldn't dream of buying a CD player now and streaming still isn't really good enough (I do stream to the speakers in my bedroom and kitchen).


I reckon the trend for 'De-cluttering one's life' is a psychological balm being applied to mask other pathologies.

I agree.

[Macca]

. Personally, I wouldn't dream of buying a CD player now and streaming still isn't really good enough (I do stream to the speakers in my bedroom and kitchen).

I find it hard to believe that you ever even dreamed of buying a cd player.

But you are right, CD is becoming the 'legacy format'. Why that means people think they have to get rid of them I have no idea. I mean they still work just fine.

[walpurgis]

I find it hard to believe that you ever even dreamed of buying a cd player.

But you are right, CD is becoming the 'legacy format'. Why that means people think they have to get rid of them I have no idea. I mean they still work just fine.

I agree. I'm keeping my very nice sounding CD setup and to moderate extent will be sidelining record playing and thinning the record collection.

I have four times as many CD's as records, but the records take up as much or more room. Having eight turntables really is not helping and I don't use my main one that often these days, even though it sounds excellent. An equipment radicalisation is under way. I'm flogging surplus! :D

[YNWaN]

I actually own two CD players, though one is in a cupboard and other is boxed up amongst a bunch of other ephemera. I never feel the need to actually play anything on either of them.

[Macca]

I actually own two CD players, though one is in a cupboard and other is boxed up amongst a bunch of other ephemera. I never feel the need to actually play anything on either of them.

What are they?

[Marco]

I actually own two CD players, though one is in a cupboard and other is boxed up amongst a bunch of other ephemera. I never feel the need to actually play anything on either of them.

What do you do, Mark, if the music you're looking for isn't available on vinyl?

After all, quite a lot of stuff these days is only released on a digital format - and if you say that you can comfortably find all the music you like on vinyl, then you're not widening your horizons enough! :ner:;)

That's why I own digital and vinyl sources of comparable sonic ability [as a hi-fi enthusiast, that last bit is vital, if both sources and their respective music software are to be used and listened to equally], as there's no way I could find all the music I want on vinyl alone.

Marco.

[Jimbo]

What do you do if the music you are looking for is only available on vinyl and not Ceedee or digital file?:ner:

[RMutt]

Good time to buy CD's though. Second hand are dirt cheap. New aren't too unreasonable price wise. Rip them to flac for streaming if you wish and you've still got the physical format if all else fails.

[Marco]

What do you do if the music you are looking for is only available on vinyl and not Ceedee or digital file?:ner:

Lol, that's a daft question, daftee... Then I buy the vinyl, which is why I have a turntable! ;)

My favourite music exists not only on vinyl, but on CD and via streaming, so therefore I need access to ALL relevant sources able to play it, plus it all has to sound equally as good, with little discrepancy (in that respect) between the various sources, which is what I've achieved :)

Marco.

[Anthony K]

Sell the turntable , if at some point down the line you have a vinyl relapse , buy another one.

[Jimbo]

Lol, that's a daft question, daftee... Then I buy the vinyl, which is why I have a turntable! ;)

My favourite music exists not only on vinyl, but on CD and via streaming, so therefore I need access to ALL relevant sources able to play it, plus it all has to sound equally as good, with little discrepancy (in that respect) between the various sources, which is what I've achieved :)

Marco.

The point was if the OP gets rid of his vinyl and TT he will only have access to music via a digital source as you said limiting his choice.:)

[Marco]

Yup defo, but Shaun's said that he now mostly listens exclusively to electronic music, which he finds easily on CD, so I don't see it being an issue :)

Marco.

[Jimbo]

Personally I think if you have both digital and vinyl,keep em, you never know which will tweak your interest in the future.

I only buy and play vinyl even though I have a massive CD collection built up over the past 25 years. I currently have no intention to play CDs at the moment but who knows when sometime in the future they maybe able to do something musical with those 101010? I have heard a device that will dramatically improve the sound performance from CD but it's £16000.

File based music through a very good DAC would be the only way I would go with digital material but again expensive to do really well!

After plunging into CD and getting rid of all my vinyl 25 years or so ago I am not going to make the same mistake twice.

I would not rush into this Shaun, keep both and enjoy.

By the way as you are no doubt aware some of the best electronic music was on 12 inch vinyl and recorded in analogue! :)

[farflungstar]

I also listen to electrónica and it's bloody frustrating the limited amount on vinyl. I don't, and won't, have a CD player even though there are literally hundreds of CDs I'd like. Perhaps I won't because I know that I might end up in the same predicament - and I love my vinyl rig and the music it makes.

[Jimbo]

I also listen to electrónica and it's bloody frustrating the limited amount on vinyl. I don't, and won't, have a CD player even though there are literally hundreds of CDs I'd like. Perhaps I won't because I know that I might end up in the same predicament - and I love my vinyl rig and the music it makes.

I agree there is a limited amount of current electronica on vinyl but even Cosmic Ground have now started releasing stuff on vinyl!

[Marco]

I only buy and play vinyl even though I have a massive CD collection built up over the past 25 years. I currently have no intention to play CDs at the moment...


...and that's the problem when your vinyl source vastly outperforms your CD source: you neglect listening to all the music you have on the latter, in your case 25-years worth of the stuff! :eek:;)

I just couldn't do that, Jim, which is why I insist that all my sources sound equally as good, hence are equally as enjoyable to listen to. Consequently, I play CDs I've had for over 20 years just as much as I play records I've bought last month :)


File based music through a very good DAC would be the only way I would go with digital material but again expensive to do really well!


Not so, as I've managed it for well under a grand. No, it's not *quite* as good as vinyl, but more than good enough for me to spend hours listening to it, without any thought that I'm being 'short-changed'.


By the way as you are no doubt aware some of the best electronic music was on 12 inch vinyl and recorded in analogue! :)

A good point, and it sounds best on its original format too, not to mention that some of the best dance/electronic music now is *exclusively" produced on 12" singles! You need to go into independent record shops to find this stuff, though.

Marco.

[YNWaN]

I get continuously emailed about new vinyl releases from the likes of Cherry Red and Rough Trade. I never struggle to find new music on vinyl.

[walpurgis]

This may make you laugh (or weep :rolleyes:). My Toshiba SR-370 with 774 arm and ZYX cartridge is my main turntable, but just for fun I bought a dirt cheap Pioneer PL-12D with a humble Shure M75ED II on it and do you know what? It makes music! Gave it a service and put a better mat and headshell on and it sounds most enjoyable :).

[YNWaN]

Oh, there is a record shop a short stroll from my house that specialises in electronica.

[Jimbo]

This may make you laugh (or weep :rolleyes:). My Toshiba SR-370 with 774 arm and ZYX cartridge is my main turntable, but just for fun I bought a dirt cheap Pioneer PL-12D with a humble Shure M75ED II on it and do you know what? It makes music! Gave it a service and put a better mat and headshell on and it sounds most enjoyable :).

:)

[Marco]

I get continuously emailed about new vinyl releases from the likes of Cherry Red and Rough Trade. I never struggle to find new music on vinyl.

Probably because, if you're really honest, you generally like the one (main) type of music and your tastes have broadly remained the same for years.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's been my experience any time you've submitted 'needle drops', or when we've chatted and you showed me the record collection you have at home.

Nothing wrong with that of course, but it does rather make it easier to be either vinyl or CD-only :)

Marco.

[Jimbo]

...and that's the problem when your vinyl source vastly outperforms your CD source: you neglect listening to all the music you have on the latter, in your case 25-years worth of the stuff! :eek:;)

I just couldn't do that, Jim, which is why I insist that all my sources sound equally as good, hence are equally as enjoyable to listen to. Consequently, I play CDs I've had for over 20 years just as much as I play records I've bought last month :)


When I went back to vinyl I actually bought very little music I had on CD and don't actually miss much of it, instead I sought out new music and moved on. As I have grown older I find my tastes have changed a lot and it has been both exciting and invigorating finding new stuff to listen too. I would not replace much of the stuff I have on CD with vinyl now apart from a few classical albums.

Ultimately I only have so much time to listen too music and I have more than enough on vinyl to satisfy my requirements. I look back at my CD collection, much of which I did not play anyway and do not miss any of them. The music I have found on vinyl has been far more satisfying to listen too.:)

[YNWaN]

Probably because, if you're really honest, you generally like the one (main) type of music and your tastes have broadly remained the same for years.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's been my experience any time you've submitted 'needle drops', or when we've chatted and you showed me the record collection you have at home.

Nothing wrong with that of course, but it does rather make it easier to be either vinyl or CD-only :)

Marco.

Yeah, you are entirely wrong in fact. Look at the artists that the record companies I mentioned represent.

The last needle-drop I posted was years ago and I've never pictured my record collection.

[Marco]

No, but you showed it to me when I was round at your place (there's a pile of albums just as you come in the door of your room upstairs, on the right hand side, if I recall correctly). Anyway, I accept what you're saying :)

Marco.

[Marco]

When I went back to vinyl I actually bought very little music I had on CD and don't actually miss much of it, instead I sought out new music and moved on. As I have grown older I find my tastes have changed a lot and it has been both exciting and invigorating finding new stuff to listen too. I would not replace much of the stuff I have on CD with vinyl now apart from a few classical albums.


Yup, I totally get that. I'm different in that I still love all the 80s music from my youth, so often listen to that on CD (and vinyl), as well as all the new stuff I've got into recently.


Ultimately I only have so much time to listen too music and I have more than enough on vinyl to satisfy my requirements. I look back at my CD collection, much of which I did not play anyway and do not miss any of them. The music I have found on vinyl has been far more satisfying to listen too

That's fair enough, mate. I work from home, so spend hours listening to music everyday, and I have quite diverse tastes, so can go from one minute listening to classical music or jazz, to 80s music, then rock or electronica, and all sorts in between. It just depends on my mood! :)

Marco.

[dave2010]

Well, that was ****ing selfish.
Maybe, but the person/people concerned did feel the need to move on - and it's done now, anyway. I think quite a few people get into that state, and they have other priorities, and need to look after their own and their family's well being.

[jandl100]

Yes, I shouldn't be judgemental.
But those LPs are probably now landfill, which is a shame.
And a good charitable cause has lost out.
Double whammy.

[Marco]

Maybe, but the person/people concerned did feel the need to move on - and it's done now, anyway. I think quite a few people get into that state, and they have other priorities, and need to look after their own and their family's well being.

That's the danger of turning any hobby into an unhealthy obsession. Sadly, some folks are wired that way!

Marco.

[Spectral Morn]

Shaun I think both have their place. I never felt the need to dump my vinyl when I embraced CD, mainly for the lack of surface noise and I am glad I didn't because my vinyl playback gear is so good now that surface noise isn't as massive an issue, as it was once. Its there, but so low down that it doesn't bother me now.

I still enjoy CD, and SACD but vinyl to my ear, in my set up is better.

So I would say yes, keep them and if your mood changes you have them still to listen to. Get rid and they are gone forever.

[alphaGT]

Keep all your vinyl, and after you die your children can sell them on eBay to help plant you in the ground! "He's got some first issue Beatles, we're going with the mahogany!"


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