Vinyl it's the future.

[Mark_Aged_42]

Vinyl is a perfect for us golfers - plenty of gear to fret about if you want!
I give you.....
Which turntable?
Which mat upgrade?
Which platter upgrade?
Which power supply upgrade?
Which arm?
Which cartridge - moving magnet or moving coil?
How much VTA?
Which phono stage - Valve or solid state?
If moving coil then SUT or amp and what loading?

But I sure do enjoy my Rega P9/RB1000/Exact, audio heaven.
Right now - Rick Springfield - Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet - 1982 and not a pop or crackle.
CD can't get near this.

 

[Mark_Aged_42]

People expect their vinyl to be worth a fortune.
Sadly not true.
The reason is that back in the day, popular LPs sold in hundreds of thousands, if not millions.
So there are still many of those copies in charity shops, on the Bay, in specialist shops, attics etc
No scarcity value.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Think I'm going to get myself a valve amp and some new speakers to go with my Dunlop Systemdek I

 

[HomerJSimpson]

People expect their vinyl to be worth a fortune.
Sadly not true.
The reason is that back in the day, popular LPs sold in hundreds of thousands, if not millions.
So there are still many of those copies in charity shops, on the Bay, in specialist shops, attics etc
No scarcity value.

Good point and up to a mark I agree but if you've got some rarities and old stuff then the longer you keep it the greater the value as a lot of vinyl recordings from the 50s, 60's 70's and the iconic 12 inches of the 80's has been lost so while you are right that #1's sold in millions, many of the lesser knowns didn't and are now valuable

 

[Tashyboy]

There was a Now that's what I call music 6 in for £13 I thought it would of gone for more, but there was some obscure Rammel in there fo £40-50.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Good point and up to a mark I agree but if you've got some rarities and old stuff then the longer you keep it the greater the value as a lot of vinyl recordings from the 50s, 60's 70's and the iconic 12 inches of the 80's has been lost so while you are right that #1's sold in millions, many of the lesser knowns didn't and are now valuable

Which is rather good - I couldn't afford to buy all the albums I really wanted - so for instance I liked Genesis, Floyd and Yes. I tended to buy Genesis and occasional Floyd - but always taped Yes. Floyd vinyl albums tend to be more expensive - especially Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, DSotM and WYWH. but you can get Yes albums for under £5 - I guess as they sold so many - and so in last couple of years I have bought all of the Yes albums I'd ever want.

 

[Marshy77]

Vinyl is a perfect for us golfers - plenty of gear to fret about if you want!
I give you.....
Which turntable?
Which mat upgrade?
Which platter upgrade?
Which power supply upgrade?
Which arm?
Which cartridge - moving magnet or moving coil?
How much VTA?
Which phono stage - Valve or solid state?
If moving coil then SUT or amp and what loading?

But I sure do enjoy my Rega P9/RB1000/Exact, audio heaven.
Right now - Rick Springfield - Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet - 1982 and not a pop or crackle.
CD can't get near this.

Definitely. Totally agree with this.
Same with me when buying records in my mid 90's house buying days
Do I get both remixes?
Do I buy the US import?
Should I get the doublepack or wait for the single releases?
Is that white label going to be a decent tune?
Should I upgrade my mixer?
Which wire's produce the better sound going into it?
Should I buy a label slipmatt or just a technics?