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TeleStrat
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How's it going, Catcher 10?
I think the CD vs vinyl discussion will go on for a long time, like the UFO discussion on another thread (little green men, not the German rock band). First of all, the "techy" people will never admit that something new is not as good as something old. Also, as you mentioned, most CDs do not get that low end sound quality. As far as the "loudness war" goes, just make stereos with volume knobs that go up to eleven.
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Meltdowner
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I agree with the loudness, I have some Supertramp CD's that are unlistenable ... and then a I started buying them on vinyl, it's so much better I wonder what's that Technics TT they show there, it looks a lot like mine |
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Catcher10
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Well like many here I have several CDs from the 90s that are reissues of earlier albums.....And now that some of those are being remixed from the analog tapes and done in with better equipment and more correct to the original, you can hear he nuances that are not evident on the CD version, the loudness just drowns out the little trickles of music in the background.
Thank God for people like Steven Wilson.....
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Catcher10
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Michael Fremer did an article on this daughter's father's vinyl collection.....I believe it numbers in the 5,000 range. In this link is a link to the article he did, she called him asking for his help to catalog her dad's collection. It is now online and available for bid.......
Problem is there are no notations about grade, deadwax info and such........ Edited by Catcher10 - January 28 2015 at 16:19 |
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Meltdowner
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^ It would probably take forever to write the notations, but I also would not buy without knowing their condition.
I just read this very interesting article about vinyl piracy, really creepy stuff: http://lavozdelmuro.net/el-mercado-negro-musical-en-la-antigua-urss-vinilos-hechos-con-radiografias/# |
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TeleStrat
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Since the girl's father was a record producer he had access to albums before they were boxed up and shipped to record stores so that would be a plus as far as condition goes.
When someone has a collection that size they tend to take care of them so, another plus for condition. Since he did have access you could assume that most of them (if not all of them) are first pressings which is another plus. But because of the article everyone and their brother knows about the collection and the eventual sale so that would mean that the competition will be stiff. All in all, it's a very interesting situation.
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Tom Ozric
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Also worth mentioning is the obvious fact that with such quantity of LP's, it's pretty tough to run any given one into the ground.
I don't even have 2000, and most of them are untouched most of the time. There are favourites which will get a lot of air-time, but they are handled with kid-gloves and played on reliable equipment. Edited by Tom Ozric - January 28 2015 at 17:14 |
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Catcher10
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I fear that a large portion of these will end up on the bay for dbl the price or more.....Fremer took a video when he got to the girls house and he states many times the quality is very good to excellent. I suspect nobody in the family has played any of these albums....
I might make an offer on some items....We shall see.....But yea telestrat, I believe most are in darn good shape.
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[QUOTE=Walton Street] and every other weekend I pick up my kid and that's 5 hours of driving to get him, 4 hours to get him back home.[QUOTE]
Well, there are pros and contras to living in a huge country. Did you know that Canada is half the size of Pluto?
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Catcher10
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As promised, pics of my setup. I appreciate others showing theirs in previous posts. I am super pleased with this system I have put together...always looking at new gear though since this is a hobby. I have all formats covered...analog tape, CD, digital files and vinyl. My desk is about 6m away from speakers, when I am deep into work, I usually spin a 10.5" reel or use my Zune player and shuffle play about 2,500 songs. My sofa is about 3m from my speakers where I sit and do serious listening on vinyl. It is a comfortable setup in my lower level, nobody disturbs me and the volume is not an issue.
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Tom Ozric
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^ Neat set-up, Jose
.......(one day I'll be able to post pics......) |
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TeleStrat
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Very nice indeed
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Catcher10
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Sooner than later, looking forward to Nawlins food pictures!
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TeleStrat
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This was taken awhile back when I was reorganizing some of the albums.
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Catcher10
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Thank you sir.....I can post closeups if people want also. I have plenty pics of my gear for home-owners insurance reasons.
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Catcher10
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Really cool!!! I need to get some instruments to decorate the room. I did not show them, but in the glass cabinets I have two drum stics. One from Mike Portnoy he gave my wife at a Neal Morse concert and the other is from Marco Minnemann he gave her at a Steven Wilson concert. Also have an assortment of guitar pics from Rush, Neal Morse and Scorpions concerts....all given to my wife, she has a nack for this behavior at concerts |
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Argonaught
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TeleStrat, where'd your picture go? Catcher, you are using your lady wife in the same way Medieval falconers used birds of prey And your setup is really classy. Do you keep some of your vinyl in that filing cabinet under the R2R&. I know where you keep your Can record; it's kind of hard to miss
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TeleStrat
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I had accumulated various music related things like posters, small display items and hanging lights, etc.
For the longest time they were rolled up and boxed up and stored in the closet. When I decided to use this room for my stereo, albums, guitars and amps I thought it was time to take the other stuff out and put it on display.
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TeleStrat
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What picture are you referring to, Argonaught?
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