Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it.

Whart said, "For me, playing the system is an event. I hope everyone has that pleasure".

I bet you, driving is also!
Bob

Comments from wwwrecords and winegasman were rendered true for me last week while I was travelling to Santa Cruz (for spring break). Having neve travelled to this small sea side city we spend few hours just cruising the area. Then we hit the 'hub' of the city, a few blocks of modern looking shops/starbucks etc. Turning back to go to hotel while my SUV's navigation directing us, i swung by a place I knew thru internet (and had ordered for bunch of LPS by mail) called 'Metamusic Records'. I took double take and could not believe my 'fortune' that I am at the place without even knowing I was looking for.

Anyway , put few quarter at the parking meter and got permission from wife and kids to browse for half and hour. I dashed inside the store started from letter 'A'.... Found some hurried selections and talked with clerk really excited, introduced myself, etc. At letter "P" I heard this lifelike acoustic guitar and vocal playing over the stereo. I was floored. I asked the owner what kind of TT set is that. I could not believe what he showed me his system consisted of. A Technics DD TT ($800 tops)- similar to few brand new for sale on selves, an Orofon cartridge ($60-70. Heck my loading resistors cost $100 per pair), a hifi looking amp (did no ask for brand) and vintage (had those tan tartan looking cloth screens) looking book self ( rather big ones) speakers placed not symetrically. I started to 'brag' ( remember I am still tickeled thatt I am in record store I had just unexpectedly discovered) about what TT set up and it costs blah blah and that mine probably does not sound as good as his humble set up. He admitted matter of factly that he has gotten lot of that comments from his patrons, He has heard system costing $20000 plus and his system sounds much better. On the same day earlier I had auditioned the mega bucks Zanden digital combo at a dealer which sounded really really good. But this $2k-$3k combo sounded better!!! BTW I had exceeded my allowed browsing time by 20 minutes at this point ;-)

In fact I am going to call him and get more details on his set up.

So yeah, It is worth it!!

Wow, many fine sentiments here.

Worth it? That is up to the individual-yes? For my own self it is. I am able to enjoy many fine recordings from the vinyl era that are not on cd. Having access to thrift store finds and occasional other sources of clean LP's makes it easy. Sometimes just a good cleaning and the LP is good as new (nearly)

CD are fine. The vinyl system will stay. Room for both.

Too bad the new big format is Download. No liner notes. No cool record jackets. No money in the pocket of the artist.

Vinyl vs CD is so last century.

How about comparing the new deal ;-)

RW

RW, comparing the new deal.....downloads....i assume you mean to the little shiney discs.

you need to define the goals. easiest? cheapest? most convienient? collectability? pride of ownership? best performance?

my system is 'download' free for now. i don't have any philosphical problem with downloads......but i have not yet heard one that competes with SOTA digial discs.....let alone vinyl.

i do have XM in the car.....and for long trips it's great.