Vinyl lovers I must be crazy


I have been in the hobby for about 40 years and it seems that I enjoyed my simple system back in the 70's more than my high end system of today. My old system consisted of a receiver (sherwood, marantz) a basic turntable (later upgraded ro a B&O) and various speakers. My current system the cables cost 5 times the entire 70's system and the rest of the gear is top notch. I am not saying the 1970's system was better but I think I enjoyed it much better than today's system. The 70's system was a all vinyl system and my current system I strictly listen to Cd's. Is that the problem listening to CD's? For you vinyl lovers what do you think? For those that made the switch back to playing records are you listening more now? Enjoying your system more? What type of vinyl dollar outlay did it cost to reach vinyl nirvana?

Any feedback would be appreicated. Thanks!
bobheinatz
From across the Atlantic at any hour. Orpheus10, this sounds strange to me, really.
Orhpeus 10,
Just reading about your set-up makes me NEVER even want to try to replicate it. Part of the allure of the analog experience is the physical and tactile sensation of cuing the tonearm in and dropping the stylus onto the vinyl. And that's even before the sound comes. And when it does come, it cannot be replicated. Burning, ripping, converting, recording, processing, storing, etc., vinyl is as close to the analog experience as is licking ice cream through a glass window to tasting real ice cream. Stop licking the window and get the real ice cream, man!

Inna, the 8000-C and my Grado Sonata are a match made in heaven. They have incredible synergy; the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. If you research the 8000-C, you will discover it has an exceptional phono section.

Since it was gathering dust, I decided to put it to use; was I surprised. The setup I described comes under "weird true and freaky", but it works.

The subtle musical nuances I hear on playback of my treasured vinyl, enable me to return to that lounge where we played our favorite tune, over and over; or looked across the sea at sunset.

This magic carpet ride continues all night long. I used two baluns and Cat-5 to run a signal to the bedroom. Nothing evokes emotions like music properly reproduced. It enables one to experience feelings of times past that put a glow in their hearts, and a smile on their face; the music never stops here.
Actureus, inna can speak for inna, and if you like to play with things, why don't you get an erector set.