I'm glad I was able to give you a grin. I recently invested in a turntable: Schiit Sol. Managed to snag one right before they discontinued it. (They still have a few left for sale for those interested.) I have rounded out my stereo system with more Schiit and a pair of Maggies. I love the sound of vinyl when played through a good system. The last three pieces in my build is to get my moving-coil cartridge (Denon DL-103 retipped and shell upgrade by VAS) installed, purchase a Schiit Freya S, and build a subwoofer to mate with the Maggies. I'll need a high-pass crossover for that, to keep bass out of the Maggies.I love the timeline of this statement.
Old folks like ma'self remember it a little differently. For me it's more like "I used to have it on vinyl, and then I made a cassette copy, then many years later I got it on CD, and now many more years later I have an mp3 file (which I may or may not have burned off a youtube video)." I have not yet made it full circle to buying vinyl again.....from my perspective it's a bit weird. In the end it's all good.....great music is still great music on whatever medium you choose.
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That caught my eye as well. I am still firmly in CD-land and haven't bought any vinyl (nor played much of what I have) for some time now. But I still prefer a physical disc to just downloading files....I love the timeline of this statement.
Old folks like ma'self remember it a little differently. For me it's more like "I used to have it on vinyl, and then I made a cassette copy, then many years later I got it on CD, and now many more years later I have an mp3 file (which I may or may not have burned off a youtube video)." I have not yet made it full circle to buying vinyl again.....from my perspective it's a bit weird. In the end it's all good.....great music is still great music on whatever medium you choose.
s6
There were however still enough oddball diehards out there that loved their vinyl (which was effectively dead to the rest of the world)
Oh I miss all that vinyl to be sure.Great story!
LP's yield a tactile experience unparalleled in other formats. I have always embraced other formats, but never gave up on vinyl.
I get all my music through a premium subscription to YouTube music. Everything sorted into playlists lasting 74 minutes or less (the original design capacity of a Red Book audio CD). Highly portable and good fun to listen to over my truck stereo or my Jambox speaker.Oh I miss all that vinyl to be sure.
It's just that I simply cannot afford - space, cost, practicality, etc. - to have it. No way in my current living state, and honestly don't foresee ever being able to again.
It's the music that matters most though. It is what it is.
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It's the music that matters most though.
Amazing cover of an AC/DC classic.
The one you posted is from Hayseed Dixie though, right?
Like a lot of guys my age (early 60's) I started out with 8-tracks for 'mobile' music, because that's what worked in cars. (Jensen and Craig audio, anyone?) The sound quality was beyond horrible, and lots of times the track would change in the middle of the song. I've owned a couple of albums on multiple formats – (The Eagles Greatest Hits comes to mind) – 8 track, vinyl, cassette tape, and MP3. Because I worked with creatives I made a vow to not pirate music as an adult, so I bought a lot of stuff off iTunes in the early days. I remember early on Steve Jobs saying people didn't want to 'rent' music, they wanted to own it, and that subscription services would fail. He got that wrong! Apple is now second only to Spotify as a streaming service.I love the timeline of this statement.
Old folks like ma'self remember it a little differently. For me it's more like "I used to have it on vinyl, and then I made a cassette copy, then many years later I got it on CD, and now many more years later I have an mp3 file (which I may or may not have burned off a youtube video)." I have not yet made it full circle to buying vinyl again.....from my perspective it's a bit weird. In the end it's all good.....great music is still great music on whatever medium you choose.
s6
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