It seems vinyl is making a comeback, but not in a good way. My friend introduced me to vinyl 4 years ago. I am now 17 with a concentrated collection of vinyl that fit exactly what I wish to collect. Everyone is getting back into vinyl and all but it seems that they don't realize that DIGITAL repressings on vinyl are different than anolOG original vinyl. So does anyone else also take part in the hunt for some good vinyl?

No, but this thread reminded me of Ghost World.

I used to... when I was also 17... which was when vinyl was still in vogue and CDs were for people with too much money. :laugh: These days I can't really be bothered with all the fuss that goes with running a turntable, though I do miss the vast expanse of artwork--which was also much nicer when getting signed copies, too.

I didn't realise that the digitally-produced versions would be different, but I shouldn't be surprised: I guess they may have fallen victim to the same "loudness wars" that have beset many CD releases.

Yup! My dad's old turntable is less than 5 feet tot he right of me. I used to hate going antique shopping with my parents, but I go every now-and-then to see if they have some good vinyl.

If I had the time and money (and more importantly the space) I'd probably get into it. I say this only because I've seen some small music stores with shelves packed full of Jazz and Swing vinyl records for dirt cheap.

I feel like I'd need to have a proper little study with a lot of bookshelves and a very comfortable reading chair before I could allow myself such a thing.

I've recently started buying some metal releases on Vinyl. It had been something I had been considering, but ended up starting anyway, when an album I wanted was only avaliable on Vinyl (only made 500 copies of the CD, but the band still had a number of LPs lying around I guess). At that point, I almost had to continue collecting.

At least thats going to be my excuse to my parents when I spend money on a turntable :celebration:

My dad has over 1,500 vinyl records, several hundred CDs and a few dozen cassettes-

I did before CD's came along...since that's all there was, heh...but not since. They take up too much space and can be hard to maintain (I hate it when they warp...). But after moving a few times, I ended up selling more than half because I couldn't stand the notion of moving them all again, when I so rarely played them.

I was definitely in the camp, long ago, of thinking that something about digital music just doesn't capture the sound of a fresh vinyl. I've become used to the CD/digital by now of course, and I love its convenience, but it's still missing something. I can't define it really, I just know it's not there.

Yeah I do. We got a turntable a few years back, and there's just something to sitting down to an LP that you don't get with a CD. I don't have a massive collection, but then again, I don't have a massive collection of CDs either, I can't really afford to spend much money on either.

We love to romantisize old things, including the inaccurate sound reproductions of vinyl/old anolog equipment. Doesn't mean there's anything wrong with appreciating the way it sounds, it's subjective like all the other arts. But it's not like there's some universal truth that everything sounds better on vinyl.

Yup. I have this crosley radio that plays CDs, vinyls, 8 tracks, and all that jazz. I have about 100 albums, most of its from the 70s.

Yes. I have that Crosley radio from Target that looks like something from the forties. It plays vinyl, CD, cassette, radio, and MP3. I have about 50 records that I've been able to purchase so far. With a wide range of genres. I've seen many records I would like to own, I just don't have the dough

I do. I usually only buy on vinyl albums that I really enjoy, since I've got a pretty limited amount of money. But they sound awesome, and there's just something cool about the medium.

I'm actually looking for a new, smaller table right now. Any suggestions for a good table?

I started like two years ago, mostly metal and punk stuff, but I'd like to start picking up some blues and hip hop. Have a decent enough set up downstairs, all Technics stuff.


@ Septiego, I love my Technics SL-BD27, don't think they're too expensive if you can find a used one, either.

True, but some vinyl pressings sound waaaay better than their CD counterparts. And vice versa, of course.

One advantage of collecting vinyl is it suffers from the least depreciation in monetary value (generally speaking), and can even grow if it's something collectable, which can't be said for mp3 files. I like vinyl, and there's something about it that makes an album that you love all the more special when owned on LP, but it isn't very convenient at all.

Anyone buy 78s? Ever since playing Fallout 3, I keep my eyes peeled for 78s from the Andrews Sisters and the Ink Spots, among others. I'm saving up for a big old steam-punk looking gramophone, to go with my wingback chair and drinks cabinet that sit in the corner of my billiards room imagination (sigh)

I think you and I may have the same radio. :wink_smile:

I don't collect them but I have a few that I listen to sometimes when I'm out working in the garage on the old turntable... Benny Goodman, Pete Fountain, Floyd Cramer & others.

I'd try and look for any turntable made from the 80's and earlier. The turntables seen in store today process the audio digitally which lessons the quality of audio since anolog puts out higher frequencies.

Do you have any sources for that?