Vinyl - One Word - WOW!!

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. 

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I also have a nice collection from the 70's. Some of them still sound good, others don't. But even some of the new albums I bought, even the 180 gm ones often have sound issues with clicks pops etc. I have a very nice Nessie record cleaning machine that helps, but...

My current setup is a Music Hall 5.1 with upgraded acrylic platter, a Grado MC Sonata cartridge mated to a Musical Surroundings cream, and it sounds darn good on a good amp/speaker setup. But I just heard a new Project X2B balanced system and it takes it up another level! I may upgrade to that upstairs and move my Music Hall downstairs.