So vinyl isn't dead eh?

[DMK]

I found a 15 LP set of Beethoven's complete piano works but it's pretty awful sounding. The piano is tinkly and small. I can't recall the label but I've been told it's kind of the K-Tel of the 90's - cheap prices and lousy masterings. Even LP's can be made to sound poor. I'd bet that just about any CD would sound at least this good and likely better. On the other hand, I also found quite a few DG's on vinyl and they are spectacular. Three of them I already owned on CD and you're correct in these cases that the LP is much better.

It's on the Murray Hill label and it sounds like hammered sh*t. I sold my copy. Maybe you're the knucklehead that bought it! Don't sweat it - I bought it first! Yes, occasionally CD's sound better than vinyl.

Absolutely agree about DG. Some of the CD's are decent but the vinyl is outstanding! Former poster Dougman that I've mentioned is a collector of DG vinyl and I've sold him a few that I had duplicates of.

[rb122]

It's on the Murray Hill label and it sounds like hammered sh*t. I sold my copy. Maybe you're the knucklehead that bought it! Don't sweat it - I bought it first! Yes, occasionally CD's sound better than vinyl.

Yes, that's the one and maybe I AM the one that bought yours! Want it back?

[Sealed]

I can associate with the Dalek....

Two local shoppes have closed down. One sold Only Vinyl, the other sold only classical music.

That's the bad news.

The good news is this:

At the Bristol hi-fi show last week, *EVERY* two channel sound system had vinyl to demo with! There were a slew of new turntables.

In the same period of time this past 365 days, SACD sold something to the effect of 100,000 units.

There were 600,000 vinyl units sold. That doesn't count the used gear/lps etc.

SACD has not taken off very well. It has been glacially slow at coming out with a few modest titles. Just imagine the growth CD had from it's inception 4-5 years later.

Yet vinyl has survived and is surging back.

After my recent listening I can see why. Even modest Rega and Michell turntables slaughtered the more expensive digital sources at the Bristol show.

Vinyl will not die for some time. Especially when many popular artists release on vinyl. IIRC Eddie Vetter of Pearl jam said: "We did it because vinyl sounds better". I bet the guys from Pink Floyd, and Boston would agree...among many.

[DamianCarvaLho]

undefinedundefinedundefined If you asked me i would say that the record industry is accually growing! you can find new turntables littered all over the inter net. just the word "turntable" on google would bring you to a million websites that sell them for all different prices. although many people think it is dieing all we would need is a company to mass produce the newer soundtracks and every kid around my age (14) would have one in a split second. i was born when cd's were starting to take over. but when i heard the rich sound and the elegance of that shining black vinyl twirling on the table i got hooked! i probably have a collection of about 500 and would probably have alot more if it were easier to find records up-to-date with the main streem artists that the "younger" generation listens to. i usually get my friends to come over just to listen to te micheal jacson (not soo populare nemore) and REO Wagon albums i have. They too think that it has a higher quality sound oh and "retro". i got two friends to buy turntables off ebay. sure cd is so much "clearer" but vinyl is living, its true sound heard the way it was recorded.
Damian Carvalho

P.S. does anyone know where to get a record recorder? i would really like on so that i could put all of my cds on vinyl.