Vinyl . what to look for?

[mark339]

So I am thinking about purchasing a turn table and playing some Vinyl. I have a large collection that I have had since the 60's and 70's, But there is a lot of stuff since then I don't have, Is a Vinyl record still a Vinyl record or is there some stuff I need to be aware of when I go to buy some new ones, also whats a good online site to buy some from? Thanks

 

[3db]

I dont know where you live but dome of the major storees that sold both CD and DVD have starting selling vinyl. Other sources of vinyl are used record stores where I have picked up many a blues albums that are not available on CD or download. I havecalso purchased from an outfit called Fat Possum Records.

Vinyl is still vinyl. I found the quality of new vinyl generally really good but there are always exceptions. The beauty of new artists releasing on vinyl is that they also include a download coupon of the akbum in 320Mps or flac so that one gas yhe best of boyh worlds.

 

[3db]

Really Mr Magoo? How does this in anyway help the OP?

 

[pewternhrata]

Gotta watch on new albums, yes they are essentially all lossless, but lossless on terribly cut albums. I can rip a pos mp3 to flac and say I have lossless music.

 

[lovinthehd]

Really Mr Magoo? How does this in anyway help the OP?

Whut?

 

[lovinthehd]

So I am thinking about purchasing a turn table and playing some Vinyl. I have a large collection that I have had since the 60's and 70's, But there is a lot of stuff since then I don't have, Is a Vinyl record still a Vinyl record or is there some stuff I need to be aware of when I go to buy some new ones, also whats a good online site to buy some from? Thanks

I'd say one potential difference on newer releases is the digital recording methods in the background (if you're trying for analog "purity"). I haven't been purchasing new vinyl for quite a while, tho I did a few years ago buy a Van Morrison thru Wolfgang's Vault on 180g vinyl recently pressed....it was still vinyl is all I can say. I'm using my tt to just play my collection from the 60s/70s/80s before I went digital (for most playback).

One place you might consider for purchasing recordings (whatever your fancy) is thru discogs.com, too.

 

[3db]

Whut?

The poor spelling rating. I dont know how that helps the OP.

 

[3db]

Gotta watch on new albums, yes they are essentially all lossless, but lossless on terribly cut albums. I can rip a pos mp3 to flac and say I have lossless music.

The source for the lossless is not the album itself.

 

[lovinthehd]

The poor spelling rating. I dont know how that helps the OP.

Ah, I see now....I'd just pm someone who does a funky rating, often it's just fat fingers IME.

ps Didn't realize we had a poor spelling rating before either, but I might use it

 

[highfigh]

The poor spelling rating. I dont know how that helps the OP.