Vinyl, should I take the plunge?

Vinyl is a huge commitment and for some there is no substitute. My biggest problem with vinyl is getting the very latest pop and rock releases. A percentage of these are great and available as CD only.

Only you know what type of music makes you happy and a search should help you decide if there's enough to build a collection.

Most of us that are vinyl junkies have digital as well. For myself, I went cheap on digital and expensive on turntable because my library is almost 100% LP.

Vinyl links:

http://www.towerrecords.com/music/default.aspx

http://www.towerrecords.com/music/default.aspx

http://www.musicselection.com/vinyl.htm

http://www.redtrumpet.com/search/advanced.php?sid=1150818472

http://userpages.chorus.net/ajthejj/

http://www.gemm.com/

http://www.amusicdirect.com/

http://www.duffelbag.com/

http://www.bopshop.com/

http://www.platterpus.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.main

http://www.recordsbymail.com/home.php

http://www.diversevinyl.com/htm/home.php

http://www.vinyl.com/

http://www.4ad.com/

http://music.listings.ebay.com/Records_W0QQfromZR4QQsacategoryZ306QQsocmdZListingItemList

http://store.acousticsounds.com/

http://www.vinylrecords.co.uk/

http://www.simplyvinyl.com/

These are personal links are from Internet Exploder saved favorites.

Try Google search "LP records" and "Vinyl records." Probably get another hundred hits.

Dont forget your favorite site :^).

http://buy.audiogon.com/cgia/fsb.pl?softvnyl

For people who are already in, it makes sense to tread water. In your situation, I wouldn't "take the plunge". The money and effort needed is better expended elsewhere.

Here we go again...go vinyl! It doesn't have to be a difficult experience, get yourself a 'table that is good at Prat, forget about ultimate detail, get yourself a good carbon-fibre brush, haunt the used stores, Salvation Army outlets and garage sales, spend little money and have fun. Afterwards having spent only a little, see if you're hooked. Then see if it warrants a "huge commitment". A friend of mine raised his kids with a Maplenoll in the house, and lost one cartridge to his cat. It happens, even from ham-fistedness (I once knocked off the stylus to my Fidelity Research MC, a classic, I cried for three days). He also has SACD, and we never listen to it, being distinctly unimpressed (his vinyl rig has "magic", his SACD player, a Sony 9000 or some number like that, quite high up the ladder, is pedestrian). So, start slow, concentrate on Prat (to start at least), buy cheap (to start), have fun, and be philosophical about disasters. Like AlbertPorter, I have a CD/Sacd player, a cheap one, which I keep strictly to buy releases not available on vinyl. I don't mind listening to it, but for real musical experineces, I listen to my analog rigs. Personally, I find flea markets and garage sales fun, as you also interact with all sorts of people, and end up with a serious collection of lamps!

I like the fact that I can go to my local music store and buy used vinyl for $3 each. I have bought many great albums this way. Just my 2 cents..