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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?
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goofyfoot OP
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I can check but classical titles are rarely all that valuable unless it’s a Johanna Martzy or something like that. The other problem would be selling that rare LP that’s worth $2,000.00. A record to me is only worth a lot if I’m able to sell it. Personally, if I were looking for a rare and valuable vinyl pressing in pristine condition, I’d look for a reissue from the Electric Recording Company. I know that many people really prefer an original but ERC is where I’d turn and they’ve reissued those $2,000.00 Johanna Martzy records. I’m obviously not in this hobby for the money so my thought is that if I were able to sell my phono amp, it would be at a noticeable loss.
keegiam
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$2,000 would pay for many concert tickets, or one record?  Lots of folks out there should do some self-audit.  If you're in podunk and live music doesn't make it to you, maybe there's some justification for it.  I just don't get it.
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dbphd
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Since Roon, I rarely spin anything. My Thorens TD 124 with its SME III arm is a visual icon I enjoy every time I’m in the room, so I have no plan to sell it.
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xs1137
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@dbphd   +1
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chakster
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I can check but classical titles are rarely all that valuable unless it’s a Johanna Martzy or something like that. The other problem would be selling that rare LP that’s worth $2,000.00. A record to me is only worth a lot if I’m able to sell it.

You’d better check first and comment after. If you have no rare records then selling them will not help you to rise funds much.

If you have some rare original pressing then you can always sell it as there is a high demand on them (this is the reason why it’s rare and expensive).

You can sell on ebay on on discogs.


Personally, if I were looking for a rare and valuable vinyl pressing in pristine condition, I’d look for a reissue from the Electric Recording Company. I know that many people really prefer an original but ERC is where I’d turn and they’ve reissued those $2,000.00 Johanna Martzy records. I’m obviously not in this hobby for the money so my thought is that if I were able to sell my phono amp, it would be at a noticeable loss.

Nobody cares about reissues, it will NOT affect the value of the original press! If you like reissues then buy reissues and sell the originals. You can sell rare record (if you have some) for much higher than you paid for them back in the day.

If you sell equipment then most likely you only lose money on it.

This is the difference between high-end gear and rare records for record collectors (not for audiophiles).




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