Indeed, but it's not surprising on a forum full of discerning listeners and genuine music enthusiasts ;)
Marco.
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Indeed, but it's not surprising on a forum full of discerning listeners and genuine music enthusiasts ;)
Marco.
That sounds so much better than calling us all a bunch of old gits who retained our record collections when everyone else was ditching theirs :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Lol... Indeed, although that doesn't apply in my case, as I ditched 95% of my old record collection in the early 90s, to make way for CD, which I embraced using solely, to the highest level, sonically, until I got into vinyl again, around 10 years later! ;)
Marco.
I can understand people letting their vinyl collection lie fallow when they 'embraced' CD but I can't understand why anyone would sell it unless they were really strapped for cash or had to move abroad and there was a limit to what they could take. Even then there is the option of leaving it in the custody of a friend or maybe their parents.
In my case Martin you have nailed it, a lifetime of moving, a spell in the Royal Navy and at some points living abroad too - its something I sorely regret now :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
In my case, in those days, being stupidly sold by the notion that CD was the best and offered 'perfect sound forever'! :doh: :mental:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Marco.
That didn't mean you had to sell all your vinyl. What was wrong with just boxing it up and sticking it in a spare bedroom? I've never sold anything unless I was desperate for cash or someone made me an offer out of the blue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I know this is re-iterating previous comments but surely Ipod and other MP3 devices should be seperated from hi-res file based audio. 8 Track is now irrelevant - it was considered crap and redundant by the mid 70's ! Amazingly 3 members actualy still have a player. Perhaps DAB and Computer Radio should be included as well as FM,AM. Also what about DCC and Elcassette? Some audiophiles still have these devices. Also DVDA/SACD/Universal players are pretty widely used and should be differentiated from CD only players.
Paul.
Al asked the questions in the poll, I'd assume that they were the things he was interested in knowing.
Looks like I should have asked everyone what to put in the poll :doh:
hey that forums for you
Tis' a good point Chris and well presented ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
And one obvious from the start. IMHO
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Exactly what i did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Indeed, and that would've been the sensible thing to have done. Sadly, I wasn't always sensible ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Marco.
Never mind, the silver lining was that all us old fashioned types who stuck with vinyl had a few years of cheaply hoovering up those useless outdated licorice pizzas that you lot abandoned!
I was newly married and skint. There was also the small matter of over 1,000 albums that would have had to be stored. I used to do record reviews in the local paper so got most of them for free. Still breaks my heart and its the reason I can't bear to buy a turntable. Much as I want to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
It's also the reason I have nine beautiful bikes including a road bike for each day of the week. Won't make the same mistake again. They're going nowhere unless I'm on one.
Im fortunate to have missed the CD hype and wanted to play records because of all the cheap ones around at car boot sales, so bought my first deck off a school friend. Unfortunately though I still missed the boat when it came to cheap vinyl - should have spent my student loans on it rather than on keyboards.
bastards :ner:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
Well, I kept my vinyl and got into CD as well. Still got them all (both formats) and love them all. I wouldn't want to part with my TT or CD! They're obviously different, but each sounds great in it's own way.
For me: turntable - always have had one, probably always will;
CD player - well, it's a DVD-A player really, but does the job;
FM tuner - yes, but used to stream from the computer these days;
file based - yes, films; photos & music streaming (use a DAC for music).
I use one of those FM transmitter devices (meant for in car use) hooked up to the headphone output of my laptop - I can then pick up whatever I want to stream on any of the FM radios I have dotted around the house - cheapskate multi-room.
If I still had a Troughline, I could genuinely call it "wireless streaming" :-)
quite a startling poll really at the mo 87 voters, out of that 85 use TT's!
I resisted buying a CD player til the early 90's!
Got my first CD player about 1983, it was a tiny Toshiba top loading effort.
Chris, how are you getting on wth that G99/Decca combo? Bet it sounds great!
Redbook 16 bit 44.1khz only here, if done well it is thoroughly convincing.
We sold a truck-load of these Attachment 7327 when they came out.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Very versatile player with an inoffensive sound & the 1v output (instead of the usual 2v) which made it ideal for those had 60s & 70s amps that were not designed to cope with a 2v input.
I'm still using one with a 70s AIWA micro component system.
I've got a TT, a cassette deck, and an AM FM tuner, but they're not in my main system.
Maybe you should do another poll to include non main system bits?
Yeah, that's the one. I sold it to a mate and as far as I'm aware, its still going strong.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLINIUS
I think what are used as primary sources are of most interest as the means by which we play music when we want good quality. We probably all have a plethora of secondary sources, but a poll based on those would become a very long list indeed.
Admittedly i dont use a turntable for regular listening, instead I use to to make good quality rips of my once forgotten record collection. Having these once forgotten tunes readily available as part of my digital library means they get played more often than they did when hid in a cupboard. For me its a means to an end and after having invested so much in CD and digital stuff over the years I couldnt ever imagine starting a vinyl collection again. Besides its so expensive nowadays. CD is supposedly the next 'dead media' format and I'm currently enjoying scooping up loads of them very cheaply indeed. Pre-recorded tapes are also pretty cheap and if they are decent I rip them too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rare Bird
Hey! I found one of those and is what my girlfriend now has in her system - yes she was vinyl only at home for a long while. Luckily had a 5pin Din for her Sugden A21.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLINIUS
Disappointingly she rejected the old early '80s Marantz CD54 that I found later - I thought looked much nicer but the Toshiba is hidden instead. Ruins the whole retro teak look that she has going on in that bit of her living room..
So she had resisted going over to the "dark side" before she met you Nat!Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
And she prefersAttachment 7333 to Attachment 7334 aesthitically, demonstrating both intellegence & taste;) YOU LUCKY SOD:D
6/8
5/8
Turntable
Cassette
Reel to Reel
CD player (in the form of a backwards compitable high def recorder)
Files (in the form of a high def recorder - also backed up and playable on a PC)
Mini-disc - loved the convenience and on the spot easy editing not the sound; so, got out before HiMD came along :(
Tuner - have one; not hooked up... never use it... not worth it for only 1 1/2 decent stations
8-track - was given a stereo deck once, it didn't stay long