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Vinyl playback is still a secret

Over the last two years I have encountered many baby boomers with vinyl collections who did not know that vinyl was alive and well. Most could not believe that one could buy a new cartridge or replace a TT. What has struck me most is how none of these people would sell me their collection of LPs. Their records represent too many precious memories(even when records have not been played for 20 years).

My point is that mainstream consumers need to become more aware of the revitalization of analog. Articles and advertisements for analog products and accessories must be more apparent through the popular press. Sterophile, Absolute Sound, HiFi News et al. as well as websites such as Audiogon essentially reach the true believers and not the population at large.

Somehow, the popular press barrier must be breached if analog is to become truly vibrant and "cool" again.
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elizabeth
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The secret is that hoarding unplayed vinyl only leads to more minty vinyl on the market after you croak.
The "good stuff" all comes from estates where the 10,000 LP collection left by the dearly departed audio-nut is up for grabs at ten cents per LP...
MY SUGGESTION: play the hell out of it now, while you still can!!!
My aquisitions are getting spiffed up... so when I croak, it will go back into the world all shiny and clean, with new inner sleeves and 5mil outer covers!!!
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kehut
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Tons of Vinyl ??....Never play it or sell it?? Then why keep it at all?? or do you just want to deprive the rest of us who do think it's worth the effort to realize excellent 2 channel playback of LP's. Sure, SACD does sound good, but Properly done Analog is just too good to even concider starting a SACD collection _IMO:)
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czbbcl
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I believe the original poster made a comment about memories plus I have some old original releases that I do not want to part with.

Chuck
elizabeth
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Chuck!
Please make sure you store those treasures properly... So when you croak someone will have a ball!!!
'Prolly not me, but someone will play the hell out of them eventually!
Have 'em buried with you??
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ashra
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A woman who I used to work with and who knew of my vinyl habit told me two weeks ago she was having a huge yard sale of items that were her 80+ year old father's. I reminded her that I had a vinyl interest and she said her father had about 300 albums from Cuba (she was born there and left when we put Castro in power), some Tango from Argentina, and some Salsa from Brasil, all vintage. Well last week she contacted me to tell me that her sister had left the albums in the house for the junk man to trash. Lucky junk man!
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