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I'm thinking that youngsters are getting burned .

I was thinking that youngsters and the financially challenged are getting burned by the audio press. Do they know that they can have music in the home cheaply? A Rega-Planar 3(or according to some, a Music Hall turntable) and maybe 20 pre-1982 albums will get music in the home, period. You don't have to have the big bucks. What I would like to discuss is those 20 albums. The idea came to me as I was listening to Gerry Rafferty's "City to City". I would include 3 Beatles' albums, their White album, "Abbey Road", and "Magical Mystery Tour"(don't buy these from a store-too expensive.). I have, at least, a class C cd player, and I suggest that you can get music cheaper.
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goheelz
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After an approximately 15 year hiatus, I played my old copy the other day, after cleaning it of course. This one has aged beautifully in my opinion; it's a classic, and well-recorded as a bonus.
herman
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The first part of your post applies to most things in life.

..Why buy a Mercedes when a Kia will get you there?
..Why buy designer suits when the cheaper ones will cover you up?
..and on and on and on

I can't imagine limiting myself to 20 albums at any age. If that is all you can afford then I think your money would be better spent on the necessities of life and listen to the radio until you can afford to start on this hobby.
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albertporter
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I agree with Herman that more music is needed than 20 albums.

However, if the point your trying to make is that for a VERY small investment a young person can enter the world of analog, learn from it and enjoy new music, I agree completely.

We need to encourage anyone who is interested in this hobby to join in.
valinar
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For the most part youngsters see and feel like youngsters. It is more than the music. It is also the technology that gathers and delivers the music. "for the times they are a changin'".
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