Who's still diggin' vinyl?

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:24 am

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/technology/17pogue.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:51 pm

Why would anyone want to ruin the sound of a good record?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:23 pm

An incredibly stupid compromise machine that seems to be doing more to appease the copyright holders than the person trying to transfer audio.

And...why bother, when analogue is once again becoming the fastest-growing segment of the hardware market?

As I read the article and write this post, I'm listening to one of my faves, "Chester and Lester" on vinyl (RCA APLI1-1167), on my 1962 Scott Stereomatic, Thorens TD166MkII, and Klipsch Heresies.

Delicious.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:31 am

Then again, we're talking about people addicted to iPods. What do they know about sound quality?

doc · Post by **doc** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:30 am

I "figured" out how to use my Tascam digital recorder to transfer records to CD. It was like one of those journey-not-a-destination revelations. I did it to about two LP's, made a "Best Of" CD and got bored with the whole thing.

The only drawback was the one long song, thing. Turning 50 this year I can almost say that with a few classic exceptions that I have grown tired of most of my LP's. Sad but true...

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:51 am

When is someone going to develop a device to turn CD and MP3's into vinyl?

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:03 am

Heh-heh.

Dave, maybe you just need to hit some garage sales for some "new" vinyl.

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:35 am

Mitch,

There is such a device but it costs a lot for a single unit and the blanks are pretty expensive.
But what's the point if you think about it. If you care about the high resolution of the audio, you won't get a true representation of the audio from a digital format source.
Many bootleg vinyls from abroad tend to be mastered from CD sources. What's funny is that those CDs tend to be mastered from vinyl sources.
A/D/A bootlegs. Not exactly the best sounding material, IMO.

The device, if you can find and afford one, is the Vestax VRX-2000. Basically, it's just a vinyl lathe.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:13 pm

I have Chester and Lester on vinyl. Love it, haven't heard it for decades.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:21 pm

Do you no longer have a table, Jerry?

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:07 pm

Not for a long time. I'd love one, don't know anything about them anymore, what's good, etc. Plus, most of vinyl is not shall we say, pristine.

I do have a good German Sgt. Peppers with the tape hiccup between the chicken and the guitar.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:41 am

I got back into vinyl unexpectedly, Jerry. About ten years ago I had a roommate whose brother in-law was a vinyl collector. This guy gave my roommate some albums and a turntable and one day I was looking at the albums (and this was when I was playing in a band and was spending a lot of time in music) and thought to myself "I forgot how cool records are."

At some point not long after that, I was in a thrift store (probably looking for groovy stage wear) and came across a Technics turntable cheap.

I bought it and it worked just fine. I started buying vinyl and several more such tables and it's all worked out great (though I know those 80s Technics don't meet some people heres standards for high fidelity, I have no complaints.)

So, the coast to get back into it is next to nil. And actually, thanks to some of my vinyl finds, I've probably amassed a collection that's worth a lot more than I paid for it.