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Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig?
Hey All,
There once was a time when I looked forward to shopping for arcane mono classical and jazz vinyl. The anticipation of hearing a newly cleaned recording from 1957 that I didn’t realize existed until just a few hours prior. The satisfaction of owning 200 plus records. But now since I’ve upgraded my DAC and Transport, I’ve become disenchanted with vinyl. It still sounds musical but not nearly as close to a live performance as my digital setup. So I’m now I’m thinking about selling my ASR Mini Basis Exclusive MK 2 phono preamp and my modified Thorens TD 145 with AT 33 mono anniversary cartridge. I could put the money towards a surgical procedure that I’ve been putting off. Will I regret this afterwords? I don’t even know how much to ask for the equipment or whether someone would even take an interest in it. Any ideas out there?
There once was a time when I looked forward to shopping for arcane mono classical and jazz vinyl. The anticipation of hearing a newly cleaned recording from 1957 that I didn’t realize existed until just a few hours prior. The satisfaction of owning 200 plus records. But now since I’ve upgraded my DAC and Transport, I’ve become disenchanted with vinyl. It still sounds musical but not nearly as close to a live performance as my digital setup. So I’m now I’m thinking about selling my ASR Mini Basis Exclusive MK 2 phono preamp and my modified Thorens TD 145 with AT 33 mono anniversary cartridge. I could put the money towards a surgical procedure that I’ve been putting off. Will I regret this afterwords? I don’t even know how much to ask for the equipment or whether someone would even take an interest in it. Any ideas out there?
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chakster, You got me. I was really just playing with simple numbers to see how good of a business it would really be. I had no firm agenda or message behind it. Now, you made me think what the moral of the story/calculations would be. I think I would want to say "There are more efficient ways to become a millionaire". Someone may like it, but 66 000 of whatever money a year is a very slow way to a millionaire. The trick is that being a millionaire is not what it used to be. Take U.S.A. as an example...
I am sure examples you gave have done well, but it is a lots of fine work, apparently it has to be a number of people/employees involved, organization, etc. And with all that effort, 15 years and lots of luck to get above median earnings. For the love of it, a person can get lucky and enjoy, but as a career choice, there are more reliable ways to become a millionaire. What Is the Average American Income in 2021? - PolicyAdvice |
One factor in this debate I rarely see discussed is HOW folks listen to the music. Are they sitting still and focusing or busy doing other things? The way I listen is a solo endeavor - it's not really socially acceptable behavior I can share with friends present, i.e., I sit alone in the sweet spot with my head inclined toward the floor to get the best imaging. Do I need psychoanalysis? Yikes! |
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