Why Do You Still Have Vinyl if You Don't Play it?

Khrys, if you are a computer geek, you may not need this advice, but here goes..

Abandon the RAID array, and buy a Drobo. I have just installed my second Drobo, and although a bit more pricey than a RAID array, it is so much simpler. Mine is a Drobo FS. Just load the software and plug the Drobo via LAN into the back of your router and instant backed up network storage. I put in (5) 2TB drives, that give me 8 TB of storage with back up. If any 2 of the drives fail at once, I can just swap them out for new ones with no loss of information. The Drobo tells you what's up with drives, and manages everything.

Much simpler than when I had RAID array, and much easier to maintain.

Khrys,

you directed your posting to me and in reading such my understanding was you preferred your Sooloos to your vinyl front end mentioned which is funny and only tells me ...

adding to your post you added the sacasm directed to me saying;

Too bad for you "it's game over".

Mine's still going on.

I find individuals of such going this route for convenience which is okay, it's your system and your choice and opinion so enjoy, no need to debate.

I also realize you have a 6TB server fronted by a MacBook Pro/Amarra that you prefer over the Sooloos, so what.

That all being said you were the one who initiated originally and not me so I responded to such and now you seem to want to step that up by adding;

"You should take your head out of your Stereotactic Device and get out a little more."

also saying;

Why don't you post it on Virtual Systems as any pre-sexagenarian surely can do?

Firstly WOW! using the word "sexagenarian" must be describing yourself, a person who is 60 years old or between the ages of 60 and 70.

Sorry but I'm in my 40's and don't need to use a piano to calibrate my ears, that was so funny what you posted had me rolling around on the floor.

10-07-00: Khrys
My 1992 Steinway M recalibrates my ears daily.
Khrys

My system, thanks yes I agree as you mentioned above my system involves ... highly precise and complex instruments.
I don't need to get out more, maybe you need to take your own advise. Also I see no need to post but looking at your picks in general they look very nice.

Enjoy!

I did end up replacing all my lps for cds but I still kept, and played, my vinyl. No way to digitize in those days (easilly).

Every recording and/or playback technology will have drawbacks. Vinyl is better than current digital at the moment. But with rediculously expensive digital system, they are sometimes better. The analog to digital converters and clock system must be top notch and sample at rates so high the resulting signal will look like analog. We aren't there yet. So, I have both analog and digital. When I really want to hear the soul of music, it is definitely analog. However, my digital rig is very good also. My CD transport through my DAC sounds wonderful. I do remember however, that back in the day, reel to reel blew away vinyl. But it was a serious pain to record to tape unless you bought directly from the master tape recording to reel to reel. But I can tell you that tape produced that way was much better (to me) than vinyl.

But for now, until digital surpasses vinyl, which it will eventually in one form or another, a very good vinyl rig is still better. But not by much anymore. However, a very good vinyl rig will seriously blow away an inexpensive digital set up if the DAC is not very good.

enjoy

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Just to put everyone back on track again with the original post. I was asking why do you still have vinyl if you DON'T PLAY IT. The intent of the post was intended for those who have pretty much given up on vinyl and play digital 99% of the time. The argument about whether one format is superior to the other has no place in this thread. Also, if you are still playing a lot of vinyl and prefer playing vinyl over digital, this thread is not intended for you. So please, no more posts here about how great vinyl is, this thread is for those of us that have left vinyl and have moved on.

Again, I have TWO TURNTABLES and spend more time dusting them off and keeping them clean than I do playing them. So, I already know how good vinyl is, I have 3,000 LP's to remind me....that was never the point.