The Official TT Thread!

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,497
    edited September 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Nice write up. Rich I told you it was special.

    The table or vinyl?
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited September 2007
    If I want quality sound, I spin my vinyl. If I want convenience, I go with my CD or SACD formats. Vinyl rules, but it sure is a pain in the tookus. Why oh why can't some audio guru come up with a format that preserves the warmth and tonal quality of vinyl while offering the ease and durability of cd's?
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited September 2007
    Wouldn't that be the shizznit?
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited September 2007
    Here are my impressions after a few weeks experiencing vinyl. This is my first TT, and the last time I played a record it was with my dad's cheap 3 in 1 system many years ago. Obviously I did not own any vinyl. I got a Pro-ject RM5 with a Dynavector 10x5 and a Pro-ject tube box. I also got the VPI cleaning machine and the TT set up DVD. Setting up cartridge is a simple task; you just need to be very patient and go slow.

    The first record I played, after the whole cleaning ritual, was Alison Kraus and Union Station, "So Long So Wrong". Bought New.
    I was very happy with what I heard, and understood why vinyl has its place in the audiophile world. Smooth, 3 dimensional, "touchable" sound. Loved it.

    I bought a couple other new albums and a ton of used. I am listening to a lot of vinyl and enjoying it...BUT.....yes, there's a but; it is frustrating to find that half of the used records you buy as "mint" will end in the trash. Cracks and pops all over, no matter how well you clean them, including the use of the Zyme gold.

    I guess this is the one thing I am not liking about vinyl; new albums are expensive, and there's not a huge selection. You can find very good used vinyl, but the throw away % is high.
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited September 2007
    You will find that on even the best new vinyl there will be some "pops and crackles" until they are played a few times. I get most of the MFSL new releases, including both of Alison Krause releases, and they all have some surface noise present from the manufacturing process. This usually goes away after 4-5 plays. If it doesn't, return it for a new one.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2007
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    The table or vinyl?

    The TABLE! well now that yo mentio it, BOTH!:D
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,497
    edited September 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    The TABLE! well now that yo mentio it, BOTH!:D

    LOL I knew you'd say that!
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