Vinyl - One Word - WOW!!

The first 2023 suggestion for a 10's of $1000's Purchase to experience a high quality replay is out there. "Ding Dong" .

I'm about to jump on this vinyl thing after I swore I wasn't. Have a phono preamp on order, and will probably pick up a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon or Pro. Right now I own one record, but I have friends who own a bunch and I can invite them over to bring their LP's.

tubeguy76

29 posts

01-01-2023 at 11:56pm 

Vinyl is pure nostalgia, don't get too wrapped up into it.  If you want true analog, you need to go R2R but bring deep pockets.

The irony is strong with this one.

$35,000?!!! Really, Mijo?

There are certain things that vinyl will never do that digital does, both good and bad, and whether one prefers one or the other depends on how the individual listens and what the individual listens for, so I find such cost generalizations to be worthless when offered as advice. For me, $10K (phono stage, TT, tonearm, cartridge) in vinyl can get me up to the very best digital, but we listen differently. Neither of us is wrong.

It's a classic debate, nature vs nurture, vinyl vs cd? I own a decent cd player (Naim 5XS) and digital is essential for accessing contemporary recordings. All my favorite music was originally released on vinyl.

I mostly listen to jazz music recorded in the 1950s - music that is simply not on cd or not easy to find anywhere. Often, owning the record is the only way to hear the music. Also, I prefer to listen to the format in which the music was recorded. Exile on Main Street or Revolver has to be on vinyl for my maximum enjoyment - I don't care how good the digital source is. State of the art vinyl playback - turntable, arm, cartridge & phonostage starts at 30K but truly good performance can be had for under 2K.