MissingCDs and records
Since I have had a long-standing hip problem (now being fixed,) I have physically been unable to play CDs and more significantly, records.
I bought an outstanding streamer (Aurelac 200) to cope with my disability, and am very happy with the sound it’s producing . However, I’m now finding that, despite the superlative sound of the Aurelac, I’m missing the experience of relishing individual discs and records which have their own character and speak to me. They’re like old friends you can’t replace with a stream. Of course there are many advantages to streaming, including a universal discography to select from, but having that intimate contact with an artifact is a special feeling.
For me it’s nostalgic, it’s a ritual that takes me back to a simpler life. To select and pull an album from its sleeve, eyeball it for dust specks, place it on the platter and dropping the needle makes for a more immersive, intimate listening experience. Much more so than the sterility of scrolling and pressing a button. Gives me the illusion that I’m part of the magic. Here's to successfully getting back to full mobility... |
Get well soon. My partner just had her knee replaced... the other in a couple months. I'm not at all nostalgic about getting up to change albums... or turn off and on lights (there is Alexia), or change the home temperature (I can do it from my phone). I have so many other things I would rather do. But we are all different. Hopefully you'll be flipping discs soon. |
@rvpiano Fully understand what you are saying. It's great to take a record out of its sleeve I also have a high end streamer and a dac, which sonically outperform everything in my huge collection of LPs and CDs. But also, the other day I was preparing to sell old 1970s audio gear which i still had somewhere in the attic. Playing an LP from that period sounded 'just right'. It sounded not high-end, but simply how I still had it in my mind. |
