Bill is right, I think. Also, I don't quite understand your reasons for trying vinyl. If you seek the highest sound quality, I would suggest improving the rest of the system and then add analog source maybe.
No rush, records will still be here. Speaking of records' cost, in my case it varies from $1 to $150 plus shipping. And yeah not playing records at all is better than playing dirty records. |
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No scaring off, I simply don't think the man is motivated enough to get into this, perhaps not enough funds for it either.
I returned to analog ten years ago and had very few records in the closet before that. But I really wanted to return and I did.
I would say, speaking new equipment, it is $1k for table/arm/cartridge, $500 for the phono stage, $750 for a cleaning machine with fluids, brushes, stylus cleaner, record sleeves etc, $200 - $250 tonearm cable. And for the records...
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n80, right. Bordering on the ludicrous is perfectly fine with me. Some people are a little..yeah, but most sound perfectly normal.
But I think that serious reel-to-reel is " at the tip top of that wacko pyramid ", vinyl is close second. |
A little of elitism doesn't hurt and this involvement can be at times OCDized. Playing records and tapes keeps the tradition and connects to the roots and history. Digital means nothing in this respect. We all have time money and can make an effort, that's not the main issues. |
Yeah, tape is very tough. I would want mostly but not exclusively what in fact was never released, but there are recordings, I know that. Concerts by certain artists. But I will get reel-to-reel deck soon enough anyway, I will listen to compilations recorded off the vinyl I have and whatever master tape dubs I can get. Good for me that I am quite selective and don't need many tapes or records. I only listen what I like best.
As far as upgrades, I do it rarely but when I do it I try to jump as high as I can. Sure, there are other things to spend money on too or simply save it just in case. |
You can try to cure masochism, though. Odds are not good, but you can try. |
Schubert probably means that rock music is not quite real music. It is certainly not purist unamplified acoustic music.
Never attended but Pink Floyd concerts look very impressive on screen. |
What Michael says is that each time you compare two sources in one system one is sure to lose. Better always win, no comparisons, as junk as something might be. Better than nothing, anyway.
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Schubert, electric let alone electro-acoustic guitar can sound great, we should not I think take purist perspective to the point of absurdity.
Singing in microphone can also be great. Yes, it is better without it, I compared many times.
Bill, I like your friend already, reggae is a one tune one rhythm all the time, it's more of a dance than music.
And no-one I am aware of plays art rock like Pink Floyd, used to play I mean. Authentic blues, yeah, but I get bored quite quickly, good for the right mood. |
schubert, I thought I would ask. Do you prefer London or Berlin Philharmonic ? Never heard live either, both sound good to me, but different. |
