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Cost Incurred to Achieve a Vinyl LP Replay

As a Long Term user of the Vinyl LP as a Source, as well as being one who has ventured into discovering and experiencing how fellow enthusiasts have developed their own interest in Vinyl replays. I have got to a place where limited to my experiences only, most I have encountered have over many years have been constrained in their budgets for the Ancillaries required to replay a Vinyl LP.

A few have exceeded the approx' £30K mark for a TT > Tonearm > Cartridge, and fewer from this selection are using dedicated Electronics with a Value of more than £10K to support the Source. 

My most typical experiences are of Ancillaries and Electronics used to support a Vinyl Replay with a combined cost of between approx' £6K - 16K.

I have been demo'd through being at commercial events, Ancillaries and Electronics that far exceed the above Values, but as these demo's are not from a familiar system and have been quite some time in the past these experiences have not been considered as being of importance or contributing to shaping how my present methods are I place to replay a Vinyl LP. 

What I have also become quite aware of, as a result of sharing and receiving accounts of Past Experiences, is that 'dye in the wool' Vinyl Replay Enthusiasts have been active at different levels in their trying out or introducing new ancillaries to get to a place where they are believing that most contentment can be found for their own unique preferences for a produced sonic.

My own endeavours has been to remain with a Particular ancillary and look to have it overhauled, where a modern approach is used to produce a end product that has materials and electronics selected and utilised to transform the ancillary into something that is noticeably different for the better over the original. As such methods are Bespoke, it is difficult to have the methods understood by a onlooker.

My experiences shared have introduced myself to like minded individuals in the flesh and through Global Forum communications. 

I do belive adopted methods to produce Bespoke ancillaries are capable of producing performance that will be more aligned to ancillaries costing much more if using a Branded Item is the guideline, as a selection of materials and adopted methods for these materials can be found in the more recent marketed products. . 

For myself Vinyl Replay is a method to supply a form of entertainment The use of ancillaries to create this entertainment is a must. The learning that is to be attained as a result of using the Ancillaries creates what is more aligned with being a hobby.

The question that is a vaguery, is how much monies, from a range of approx', £3K ($3.2K) - (£350K ($400K) does one feel justified in spending/believes needs to be spent, to satisfy their hobby (lessons learned) needs and need to be entertained (enjoyment of listening to music) .

It is without doubt, there will be 

 fewer reading this, that will be experienced with and able to comment on the 50K and upward ancillaries, it would be good to see what is to be shared. 

 

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mahler123
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This thread has been an eye opener for me on the value of AI for editing a poster who apparently has compulsive logorrhea.  It hasn’t taught me anything about audio, as it is revisiting familiar ground.

  AI always seems so useless in business applications.  Again, I was surprised by how useful it was to make sense out of someone who’s incapable of concision.

  

  

mahler123
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@pindac 

 

I did qualify my conjecture about your condition by saying “apparent” as yes, I have not had the pleasure to converse with you in the real world.  It is possible that in an actual social setting, one may behave differently than when that individual Is just sitting at a keyboard and not getting feedback from others in real time.

    As to the questions of music collecting and equipment, for me the priorities are first, the music (recording); secondly, the playback medium.  It is possible, once past a certain price point, to achieve excellent sound in both digital and analog.  For me the price point is a bit higher in analog, and of course every person has different means.  My current analog set up (Technic 1200 Direct Drive, Ortofon 2M Blue mm cart, Cambridge Audio mm preamp) cost me around $2K.  Vinyl is my secondary choice, and while I could afford to spend a lot more, spending less seems to lead to compromise.

  Digital can be excellent and around $1K, although it gets better as one ascends the price ladder.  I currently use a Melco NAS, a Bryston DAC3, a CA streamer and Oppo 105 CDP, cost around $10K.

  On the software side it’s hard to beat the value of a good streaming service.  Personally I prefer my physical media but I can totally understand why someone could be happy streaming exclusively.  The lps at present are fetching what I consider to be insane prices, particularly for new issues that involve digital editing.  
    The playback media itself is a source of enjoyment.  Many analog devotees find the issues related to replay such as cartridge choice, tonearm, to be an en end in and of itself, and there are digital equivalents.  I also find these issues interesting, and therefore participate in these forums, but the music appreciation is the primary thing.

  OK, I seem to have run on here.  I also have compulsive logorrhea.  Mea culpa

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