Jimbos Audio ramblings

[Barry]

One of the reasons I don't play my vinyl anymore is the value of some of them! Anything released after about 1992 seems to be worth a bomb and I bought a lot of records around that time, all on the day or week of release.

Hopefully I won't ever need the money but you never know.

I probably have dozens of LPs in my collection that are each valued at £100 or more. But as far as I'm concerned it is irrelevant: I buy records to play, not as an investment.

[mikeyb]

I probably have dozens of LPs in my collection that are each valued at £100 or more. But as far as I'm concerned it is irrelevant: I buy records to play, not as an investment.

I play all mine, even the ones worth £200-£300.

[rmcin626]

I play all mine, even the ones worth £200-£300.

Me too

[Jimbo]

I certainly don't buy records for an investment, they all get played regularly and I don't particularly look after the covers but I do take great care of the records themselves.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Jim,

With regards to your speaker jumper cables. I've got a whole system wired full of the stuff, have a read...

https://theartofsound.net/forum/show...L+SOUND+system

[Jimbo]

Jim,

With regards to your speaker jumper cables. I've got a whole system wired full of the stuff, have a read...

https://theartofsound.net/forum/show...L+SOUND+system

Interesting going back and reading that Andy. I am very tempted to get the Dueland cable to rewire my speakers. Not expensive punt to do either at £8 a metre.

[Wakefield Turntables]

It's great fun. It might be worthwhile just buying a cheap second pair speakers, maybe something that you fancy trying and then rewiring? The Celestion 15's are not the best speakers in the world but I like them! I've always fancied some of the bigger Spendors or IMF speakers from the 70's, but that's maybe another system!!!!!!

[Macca]

I probably have dozens of LPs in my collection that are each valued at £100 or more. But as far as I'm concerned it is irrelevant: I buy records to play, not as an investment.

I've never bought one as an investment they have just turned into one. Like my numbered limited edition Smashing Pumpkins LP I bought the week it came out. Didn't even notice the number thing until I got it home and put it on the turntable. And thought what a load of bollocks. But value now almost a monkey.

Back when vinyl almost vanished around turn of the century I did wonder if at some point there would be a resurgence because it was always cool unlike CD or tape which never were.

I bought about three hundred s/h LPs in that period all cost between a quid and a fiver, but only because - ironically - that was at that time the cheapest way of getting the music I wanted. Never bought with a view to future value.

Most of them now got on CD too so no need to play them anymore.

[Jimbo]

I've never bought one as an investment they have just turned into one. Like my numbered limited edition Smashing Pumpkins LP I bought the week it came out. Didn't even notice the number thing until I got it home and put it on the turntable. And thought what a load of bollocks. But value now almost a monkey.

Back when vinyl almost vanished around turn of the century I did wonder if at some point there would be a resurgence because it was always cool unlike CD or tape which never were.

I bought about three hundred s/h LPs in that period all cost between a quid and a fiver, but only because - ironically - that was at that time the cheapest way of getting the music I wanted. Never bought with a view to future value.

Most of them now got on CD too so no need to play them anymore.

Wish I had the foresight to have bought vinyl back then but in 2000 I was not even the slightest interested in vinyl. I am now seeking out great suff I liked back in my youth and its costing me a fortune. Even back 10 years ago when I started buying vinyl I could pick up most of what I wanted dirt cheap but today everything good is priced astronomically.

Interestingly I bought a couple of copies of Brothers in arms by Dire straits a few years back but it sounds crap on vinyl as it was one of the earliest records to be produced from a digital recording when they didn't really know what they were doing. There are now much much better versions of this album released by the likes of Mofi who took the digital recordings and did a great job with them. Their version of Brothers in arms is way better than the original so it is not always the case that older vinyl is the best sounding. You have to tread carefully!

[Pigmy Pony]

I play all mine, even the ones worth £200-£300.

I don't play all of mine, quite a few are filed under 'What was I thinking?" But yes, the good 'uns all get played regardless of value. Life's too short to be precious about these things, why should I deny myself the pleasure, just so my kids can flog them unplayed.