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SwPuno -> RE: Vinyl? (7/12/2007 10:00:43 PM)
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Does anyone still listen to vinyl records? Why?
LAs partner, chiming in at last. My story is much the same as SugarMyChurros. I recently got my stereo hooked up to my PC and am listening to my vinyl as I record each one digitally, and am having a wonderful time listening to music I have not heard in ten years or more. I've only got two or so record crates full - and some of those I had already bought CD versions of - so it will not take me as long to finish, but it will still take a while. I'm mainly doing the more rare stuff first to hear things that don't get played these days (Mason Ruffner's "Gypsy Blood", anyone?) and some really old stuff (Sammy Davis, Jr., Duke Ellington, etc.) stuff for my dad.
While I do enjoy the small size, better ruggedness, and random access of CDs there is a certain warmth you get from some vinyl that rivals or beats CDs (although CDs can still win if remastered properly) so I am enjoying hearing them straight from the LPs again. Plus there is something about the size of a LP and it' larger artwork and having legible liner notes that you just don't get from a CD. Again, I do love CDs, not too much of a Luddite, but some things were lost as we progressed to the cool, shiny, silver things and yes, there were some things gained as well.
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Where do you buy your music?
I haven't bought vinyl in years but now that I'm hooked up for digitization again I've become again interested in buying vinyl for certain things and then digitizing them. Mainly for stuff I can't get on CD or that is in good condition and that it would be much cheaper to buy on vinyl and then digitize myself. I've been buying at a place in town called "Cheapo's" (great used CD selection as well) but hope to at least check out the other 4 or 5 used vinyl places in town before too long.
For digitization I sometimes use Audacity - mainly for recording stuff off the internets - but for records and tapes I prefer to use Magix's Audio Cleaning Lab, which does a pretty awesome job of reducing or getting rid of pops, clicks, a bad 60Hz AC hum I can't seem to get rid of on my own, and also to "modernize" or semi-remaster old tapes and records through some of their own filters. Cool, and not very expensive ($40 US).
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Do you ever buy any newer music on vinyl?
I don't, but then I'm not a DJ and I bet they still do a lot.
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What type of stereo setup do you have?
My cheap but decent turntable from the 80s died a few years back and I could not find a cheap one so I went with a more-pricey-than-I-wanted-at-the-time turntable that I've since fallen in love - well, developed a very good relationship - with. It's a ...Technics SL-1200MK2 made for DJs and it's pretty dreamy to work with. I just wish it had an auto-return, a phrase that I'm sure makes many purists and DJs snicker. Hey, at least I didn't wish for a record changer. The other significant parts are a Kenwood receiver that had a revolutionary at the time soft-key interface and a Bose Acoustimass (the ex insisted on tiny speakers) speaker system. I also have 2 cassette Aiwa cassette decks that BOTH have transport problems. The 3 head won't move a tape at all and the cheaper one will only play tapes - no fast-forwardy, no rewindy. Fixes will have to wait for more money or less patience. I now fast forward and rewind when needed with an old Walkman cassette player.
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When is Level going to stop asking questions?
I don't know but I enjoyed this one so thanks for asking. Tomorrow it might be time to transfer some Graham Parker or Greg Kihn (guess I'm not too much of a highbrow). I already got The Kings "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide" stuff and Sniff 'n the Tears "Driver's Seat". My Chipmunks CDs will have to wait a while more.
Aaah. Happy sigh.
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