Vinyl - One Word - WOW!!

What's a vinyl?!

Some experience no difference between the sound of vinyl and digital, while others say that vinyl is more open, lively and realistic. Interesting to hear of such opposite experiences. I wish I heard no difference, because a vinyl setup could easily cost 5x what a comparable quality digital setup costs. You could spend $5K to $10K and get a VERY nice digital setup, where you could easily spend that on a phono cartridge, or a tonearm, or a phono preamp... and you still don't have a turntable!

My jaded and jaundiced take is that one day you listen to a record and you are in heaven, smiling ear to ear. The next day not. One day you listen to your very good digital set-up and you again smile ear to ear, the next day not. Some days you try both and nothing. Time to go get a book or hope to find a good movie. With all that said, I am the first to admit that when my substantial investment in my two 'tables sound "on" it is extremely gratifying. The fact that such old and basic technology can touch the soul in a way that digital never does (for me) is magical.

demo that project debut carbon evo, but dont buy it. 

again, DONT buy it. table is garbage, but the cartridge that comes with it, the sumiko ranier, is very good. they were smart to pick a very good cartridge on a junk table.

even after claiming they did, the debut evo STILL has motor noise and way too much rumble in many of the tables. i got one of the bad ones. 

 

@tubeguy76 "Vinyl is pure nostalgia, don't get too wrapped up into it.  "

reel  to reel can get expensive, but thats pure BS. i hope no one else steps in it.