VINYL RECORDS ARE BACK !
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VINYL RECORDS ARE BACK !
What do you think ?
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Vinyl LPs are not "back", they never fully left, there have been releases over the years. they are not coming back either. For one, there is a serious lack of playback equipment among the consuming audience. You note you "still" have your turntable; in the current audio marketplace it is very hard to find a quality home use turntable. I've been trying to replace a direct-drive 12" platter turntable for about a year. Sure they are out there in a few places , but they are very pricey.
If the end-user does not already own a turntable, they are not buying any LPs.
I probably have 7 or 8 linear feet of vinyl recordings; I can't think what would make me buy more.
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You're joking right?
What is it about CD sound quality, which, as I note above is able to reproduce higher highs and lower lows with less noise than LPs or consumer magnetic tapes that you don't like?
And what is it about 8-tracks with their 3 3/4 ips tape speed, 4 different stereo tracks crammed side by side on 1/4" tape and big clunky track changes that makes them the best?
"The sad thing about tapes is that they self-destruct after a few years." I have open reel tapes that I recorded at 7.5 ips thrity years ago that replay just fine now. If I had been able to afford (what were they) 10 or 11 inch reels at a recording speed og `15, I'd have been in hog heaven.
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You are hearing what you want to hear. But hey! You're the one listening. I have a friend who hoards 8-track tapes in the hope that one day he will buy a new player. (I and his other friends laugh about this, but not behind his back.)
From the $1,000 stereo system I pieced together in 1973, I have one component left, the JVC open reel.
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I wish I could transfer my VHS tapes to DVD, they are definitly out of date, big and clunky and take up too much room. I heard of devices that will do that through a computer but I doubt if they would do blocked ones.
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I probably have 2-3 dozen - I kept my non-digital televsion and VCR so I still can watch "The Black Adder Christmas" every year.
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I just looked up this one thing on a website, theres a thing you can do it through your computer. A small device that plugs in between your VCR and computer. The prices vary, there was one for 10 dollars and another for 40 dollars. It sounds kind of suspicious, especially the 10 dollar one.
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When CD's were launched the big deal was that they were said to be "indestructible" ... what a load of rubbish that was. I have CD's that are scratched and unplayableBighuey wrote:Same here. Records were around for 70 years or so. Tapes didnt last near that long. it makes you wonder how long CD's will be around and what is next.
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Yea they get damaged very, very easily. My niece has her college work save on one of those usb sticks & it broke off in the laptop - right job to get it out without damaging the laptop. I guess absolutely nothing is totally safe.Bighuey wrote:I do too Fran. No matter how careful you are with them, they still get scratched. Im thinking of putting my music on sticks, but they arent permanent either. After a while they wear out and dont work anymore. The experts say all they are good for is to transfer stuff from one computer to another.
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