Not long ago, I broke a 1K cartridge, and unless I get a spare 1K, it's not going to be replaced. It seems that those days when I had a spare 1K are long gone.

I have my records on reel to reel and hard drive, so the only thing I'm missing is getting down to eye level with the cartridge and seeing how smooth that cartridge glided over a record; plus the audio of course; but as far as the sonics, they're no better than my digital; as a matter of fact, CD's have improved, and digital is just as good, if not better.

Thanks for a very good story



Well, according to Nielsen, 11.9 million Lps were sold in 2015. That was up 29.8% over 2014, but 2014 was up 52% over 2013. Are Lp sales starting to level off? Time will tell.

Cd sales in 2015 were 125.6 million and album downloads were 103.3 million. Down 10.8% and 2.9% respectively.


Pulled out mu old LP's for the first time in umptteen years and got to say this. They are warmer than even the most recent CD I ahve in the collection. If you can get by the occasional pops
tomcy6...It appears the vinyl revolution may be peaking.  Some of the local record stores are bulging with new releases, and a healthier used vinyl section, but I notice some of the titles sitting for months.  The owner claims sales are robust with consistent turnover. 
I hope the trend continues, as vinyl is my main source of audio.