Vinyl record sales climbing and growing in popularity…data shows that physical sales of vinyl records have climbed the charts over the past three years.

THV11 ^ | July 20, 2023 | Ian Russell

[cuban leaf]

My 13 year old granddaughter got into vinyl the year before last. She thinks it’s cool. :)

[crusty old prospector]

Sound Warehouse.

[cuban leaf]

I am in the middle of rebuilding one of those consoles. I’m still using the original speakers, but the TT is a uTurn and it has a 100wpc class D integrated amp that includes USB and bluetooth inputs. the speakers give it that 1960’s sound.

I can run my phone and iPad through it

[crusty old prospector]

I listened to Budokan today at work. Epic. I caught one of Rick Nielsen’s picks when they came through Dallas.

[DoodleBob]

I posted this video a few days ago….

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4168885/posts

Clothes shopping circa 1989 (Gap?) at the South Shore Plaza mall in Braintree, Massachusetts.

I was outside Philadelphia back then. It was either the Granite Run or Springfield Mall.

[algore]

Vinyl is cool. And it can sound very good.

Vinyl is bad when it gets hot as it warps.

I have a few pioneer cd writers from back when they made them

I have recorded lots of vinyl and it sounds exactly the same.

Mastering has a lot to do with how a medium sounds.

Many people have said that my cd recordings of half speed master lps sound far better than the retail cd version.

But i have heard lots of crap mastered records too.

[sloanrb]

They make laser turntables. A laser reads the groove instead of a needle. No wear and tear on the record.

https://www.elpj.com/

[bigbob]

Early 70s vintage Seeburg (restored by me), Dual, Garrard, Thorens - all working. Nothing like vinyl.

At least a half dozen CD players have gone to the shiteheap...but of course I re-bought most of my favorite LPs on CD as well...

[cuban leaf]

There are tons of youtube videos on vinyl and channels devoted to it. A favorite of mine is “my analog journal” and Villa Vybes.

A sample of each.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9BIix5rI3k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_b-Q0xiTmo

The latter is very interesting because they use DJ’s and music from all over the world and all times. It’s quite an education.

[kinsman redeemer]

Your setup is muy nice!

[Larry Lucido]

Won't be long until we see this again.

[kinsman redeemer]

I am old.

I have a turntable and I rarely use it. It’s connected to and EXCELLENT sound system.

Like you, I mostly listen to digital music and its array of choices - using the same audio system.

However, there is something special about handling an LP, placing the needle and hearing the initial pop and crack before the scratchy music starts.

I love it. It takes me back five decades and it brings me the same pleasure I enjoyed when I was 12 years old.

[hardspunned]

I still a 350 45s. I have a Rowe jukebox that I can fit 100 on.

[Larry Lucido]

Time to get my stash appraised.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Personally, I prefer MP3s, because my 65-year-old ears can’t tell the difference.

I also saved money buying a big screen TV, since I can’t tell the difference between 4K, 1080p, and a 30-year-old VCR. I wear trifocals. I only need them to see things far away, up close, or in between.

[exDemMom]

I bought a nice little record player a couple of years ago. Recently, I have purchased brand new 33 rpm LPs.

I love being able to not only play our old collection, but to be able to add to it.

[SunkenCiv]

The indie stores in the nearby urban concentration have relied on both original issue and reissued vinyl titles, and the used CDs DVDs BluRays (and once in a while, audio and video cassettes) keep the low margin stream going to keep the lights on.

[Psalm 73]

Got about 100 records left (down from 240+ 15 years ago).

I play maybe two albums a week.

The day after Gary Rossington died I spun Skynyrd's first album and my 21 ear-old daughter said: "hey, they're pretty good!"

Kid's got taste.

[TexasGator]

Q&A
1. Is there a laser record player available in the market?
No, there is no laser record player available in the market.

https://www.midwestretroaudio.com/is-there-a-laser-record-player/

[Fester Chugabrew]

As one who established and maintained a small record label dedicated to brass, jazz, and blues music from 1997 to 2018, this subject is of intense interest to me.

The label is more or less mothballed for now. I have phone calls to make and work to do if it will ever come back. We’ll see. I’m getting old. But I will never regret the past, present, or future when it comes to good recorded music, no matter what format.