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Who listens only to vinyl?


WHY, and what turntable set-up are you choosing to live with?
(This is NOT a vinyl versus digital thread, it's a lifestyle thread!)

Recently, I'm heading in this direction, mostly I think because I have never invested enough attention and money to bring up digital listening into the pleasure zone. I also like messing around with record cleaning and arms and cartridges, and worrying whether my TT belt needs replacing. And the sound of course!

If you are one of these vinyl-only people, how did you get there, and how do you feel about living with restricted access to a lot of newer recordings, both classical and other genres? Is it an issue for you?

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elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
My Cd is about as good as my vinyl, (which is very good all around)
I listen to Cds as the 'easiest' way to listen to music all day.
I use five disc changers, load them and forget about the machinery.
All my changers run to a DAC, the a tubed preamp i use just as a glorified 'buffer'.
My two turntables and 6,000 Lps get used when i am in the mood to fiddle around with Lps.

I have no sense of Lp being better or worse than CD. They have different qualities, and I enjoy both fully.
The main benefit of having and using both formats is the availability of used music in both formats. I can find the music i want sometimes in one, sometimes in the other. A lot of primary Jazz I have in both. (IE Miles Davis etc)
Jazz from the 40's and earlier is mostly CD, then 50's through 70's is mostly LP.. Then the 90's is all CD.. So i just buy what is available as i find it used.
manitunc
795 posts
 
I listen to vinyl only in my home and have for over 10 years. Didnt have an issue with access to newer recordings since my preference is classic rock from 60s and 70s, and jazz and blues from 50s and 60s. There was more music produced then that I could ever listen to in a lifetime. I have been buying some new releases and reissues as they come up.
stevecham
3,298 posts
 
Not "only" but certainly about 90% of the time due to recordings I have that are not on CD, or that are nowhere as good on CD. Digital is convenient though and that reason accounts for the remaining 10%.
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