Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?
I am thinking about getting a turntable but I have a Class D amplifier (Nad M33) which digitizes all the analog inputs. If the amplifier is just digitizing the source is there going to be any difference between the vinyl and just listening to lossless digital streaming sources? Is there any benefit to me, given my current amplifier with has no analog pass through capability, to adding a turntable to my system?
Mswale, I don’t know where you’re buying your used LPs, but someone is gouging you on the prices. Yes, for certain jazz LPs that have gained iconic status, and for perfect condition, one can pay $20 and up, way up. But other works by the same artists are nearly always available for $10 and less. Here I’m referring to high quality sellers who’ve preselected the records they sell to eliminate junk. From lesser sources, you can pay much less. I think one can assemble an excellent collection of 1000 LPs for $10,000 or less and over the course of a few years. That’s buying one or several at a time. |
@lewm I'm in Seattle, we have over a dozen good record stores in the area. A few more that are just ok, or really specialized. I'm telling you, it's almost impossible to get a $10 record, unless it's trashed, or at a thrift store. Was just putting some new sleeves on a couple used ones, was myself surprised at what I paid for them. On Van Morrison was $32, Taj Mahal was $38. On the flip side, I do have a few used records that were in the $10-15 range, One Van Hallen comes to mind, but the cover looks very used. It really does not matter where I go they are all over $20. With that, they are also all in very good shape. A couple were still sealed, or likely never used. here are 2 of my normal stores. |
