re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

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If I’m sitting down to really really listen to music critically, then it’s always a record.

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I absolutely agree.

But, do you worry about wear? I have a nice turntable and stylus, but I listen to some music (Led Zeppelin) a lot. Even with good equipment, isn't it better to ease back to avoid wear? (that is a question, not a rhetorical question)

I recognize this is less of an issue as records become more available.

Many of my records came from Dad. I'm glad he took care of them. My uncle had some LP's but it seems like he played them like some 50's kid (putting weight on the stylus).

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Converting all the LPs to digital in my library sounds like a massive undertaking that isn’t worth the squeeze

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I haven't done that yet. But I've acquired the means to do so and plan to at some point. I don't have a huge vinyl collection but I still wouldn't plan to do all of it, b/c a lot of it is old rock stuff from the 80s that I didn't always take care of well and don't think will necessarily benefit much from having the LP version vs CD or streaming. I was a Columbia House member, lol, so some of those cheapass pressings they were known for are in my collection. I may be wrong about some of that, but interest / taste is also a detraction in some cases.

For anyone curious, I picked up a used Tascam DA-3000 digital recorder that has the option of recording up to 192/24 PCM or 2x DSD.

Been waiting 3 months for this. Someone may have been looking out for me today b/c I finally decided to really check the status, actually reached out to Sean on Facebook. Told me it had shipped... found an email from last week that I had missed with USPS tracking. By 9:00 it wasn't here so I kind of gave up, but 2 hours later checked and it said "left AT mailbox" at 9:15. WTF?! I thought, this is too big for my mailbox so that's not good. So I walk out - the package was literally left up in a bush. If I hadn't remembered to check and find the tracking today it would likely have been snagged by some rando.

But I spun it... all's well that ends well.

slightly over your $400 budget but DENON DP-300F

Solid recommendation.

FYI - the DP300F is $359 at Amazon.

I need to retain someone from this group to help me with all this tech LOL

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At first, I thought I was having some personal issue since the fidelity and quality did not seem right.

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The more recent LPs I've picked up have mostly been those newer, high quality audiophile oriented heavyweight pressings. I pick up one of those and compare to some of the flimsy old vinyl, it's like night and day.

Speaking of... my other delivery yesterday!

Hey, is there a difference in the Denon DP300F that's being sold at Amazon for 359.00 and the one at the other place for over 400.00?

These are the exact same models, correct?

Oh, I see.

I had that same red Ortofon on a Pro Ject I purchased about 4 years ago.