Originally Posted by
AJSki2fly
I have just done some quick analysis of my record database, yes I know very anorak.
£0 cost given to me, 299 records
£1 and under , 426 records £401.18 average cost £0.94 charity or 2nd hand shop purchases
under £5, 307 records £949.39 average cost £3.09 mainly charity or 2nd hand shop purchases
£10 and under, 319 records £2030.15 average cost £6.36 mostly 2nd hand
£20 and under, 142 records £2345.04 average cost £16.51 90% new
over £20, 69 records, £2378.98, average cost £34.48 a few boxed sets, some specialist and HQ re-releases, and a few rather expensive difficult to find ones.
Average cost per record £5.19, it is quite a lot of money added up but not too bad over nearly 7 years. I view it as my monthly pocket money. Nowadays my record purchasing has slowed down and is becoming more selective and I look for a new listening experience if possible.
I suppose I could have purchased less and upgraded one or two hifi components but I don't really see the point, I doubt I would gain much sound quality improvement unless I spent £20K or more, and then I doubt it would be a huge leap. I am quite lucky my system seems quite well match and sound good to my ears anyway. I am thinking of supplementing my system with a sub-woofer for sub £500 to just get those deep lows below 50hz some oomph, but I am not sure about that!
About half the records I have recently been given I already have so I will be selling some at some point, they all have been carefully cleaned and I will asses them with a listen first. There is probably about 200-300 that I should trade on as I am unlikely to listen to them again, unless on a whim, so I would get some cash or exchange value form them and get others instead. Once lockdown eases a bit more and the house is in better shape I think I will be taking a few days out to go to my favourite record shop in Bridport.
I think your collection must be quite big as well, as you rarely seem to repeat play records?:)
Happ Listening
