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You've missed or ignored my point.
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You don't have to spend a fortune to get good sound from vinyl, Quote:
but you need to choose your system carefully. certainly i would imagine most people interested in hifi would carefully consider their system. i certainly did, and everyone else i know personally who has a similar interest in hifi has done the same however remember people have budget restrictions, and even if some could potentially spend thousands on a turntable, it wouldn't necessarily be a wise decision for their personal finances Quote:
If you audition components you can optimise the sound of the system by matching the cartridge to the turntable, the turntable to the phono stage, the phono stage to the amp and the amp to the speakers. Quote:
I have old records that pop and click Quote:
and I have new records that are quiet pressings with no scratches. By listening to different cartridges I've found the set-up that tracks the old albums with the fewest pops and clicks and plays the new ones with the most engaging sound. Quote:
I'm not saying you couldn't tell the difference between a system playing vinyl and the same system playing a CD, but I would suggest that a well-chosen system would bring out the best in both formats and minimise the difference in quality. Quote:
It would still all hinge on how well-mastered the discs were, vinyl or digital. |
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My setup is a very good setup but the one thing I will say is this, people talk about hiss and pops and clicks from vinyl. The only records I have that do that are second hand ones. I'd go as far as saying every record I have bought new from the shops still plays the same today as it did then, it's all about how you take care of them. I've got records from 10 years ago, 20 years ago, 30 years ago and even last week that play with complete silence. No surface noise. It really is all about how you take care of them.
perhaps you don't hear it, but i bet many other people could. particularly if the volume was turned up, and / or headphones were on of course you can't buy brand new copies of a large percentage of music today, so if you want something on vinyl you don't already have then you are restricted to having to buy from the second hand market in most cases and even with your new vinyl, the more you play it, the more it will get worn out which will affect the sound. you don't get that with digital formats apart from potentially tape based ones |
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however remember people have budget restrictions, and even if some could potentially spend thousands on a turntable, it wouldn't necessarily be a wise decision for their personal finances For many, many years there have been good turntables at all price points, from entry-level through to high-end. A £200 turntable is the right choice for someone building a starter hi-fi system, an £800 turntable would be worth considering for a serious upgrade and so on. A good quality turntable will not have audible wow and flutter or rumble, regardless of its price. |
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I've mixed feelings about this series.
They do seem to be using official sources, even on recordings whose copyrights have expired, so the sound quality shouldn't be a problem as long as the master tapes have survived. However, based on the tentative listing of upcoming releases printed on the back cover, they seem to be only sourcing material from the catalogues of two of the three remaining major labels, namely Sony and Universal. This means nothing from Atlantic, the various old labels owned by Concord Music (Prestige, Contemporary, Riverside, Pablo etc.) or ECM, to name just three. |
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Why do you keep returning to the idea that good turntables cost thousands when that is simply untrue?
For many, many years there have been good turntables at all price points, from entry-level through to high-end. A £200 turntable is the right choice for someone building a starter hi-fi system, an £800 turntable would be worth considering for a serious upgrade and so on. A good quality turntable will not have audible wow and flutter or rumble, regardless of its price. |
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Why do you keep returning to the idea that good turntables cost thousands when that is simply untrue?
what is considered a "good" turntable is simply subjective Quote:
For many, many years there have been good turntables at all price points, Quote:
from entry-level through to high-end. A £200 turntable is the right choice for someone building a starter hi-fi system, it depends on peoples budget. some may wish to start higher up the chain and others may not have that kind of money to spend it doesn't however suggest that it's unlikely you would consider one of the sub £100 turntables like the stuff sold in clothes shops to be "good" though Quote:
an £800 turntable would be worth considering for a serious upgrade and so on. Quote:
A good quality turntable will not have audible wow and flutter or rumble, regardless of its price. |
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There are two more vinyl series planned, based on the success of this series in the UK:
Pop on Vinyl Blues on Vinyl Jazz on Vinyl has a fixed price of £14.99 (cheaper than the RRP/high street prices of all the albums), but most of the time they will be cheaper than Amazon too, especially for the rare or obscure vinyl being reproduced specifically by the labels for the magazine. Also worth nothing each vinyl has a decent retrospective magazine too. Personally I'm only interested in the pop one, which might be towards the end of the year. Details by following the link below. http://www.deagostini.com/minisites/uk/collections/beatles-vinyl-collection/ |
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