rainbird2 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 If so, how did you get started? Are there any good websites I should check out? What turntable do you own? Where do you buy your records? Locally, or online? I am thinking of starting a classical music record collection because I can't find CDs for many of the old school artists that I like. I think they just aren't being reissued. There is plenty of vinyl for them, however. My daughter's 70+ year old violin teacher is appalled that I have a cell phone, but not a record player. :) He says at every lesson, "I would lend you an excellent copy of XYZ performance, but you don't have a turntable. I don't understand how you don't have a turntable!" Is this just an expensive hobby I'm about to get myself into? Is listening to a record a better experience than listening to a CD? Please advise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 We have kept most of our vinyl. But we have found that 99% of it is on Spotify. Yes, it is compressed, but we are old and our ears can't tell the difference anymore. Same with our CDs. We do have a turntable. In a box. Somewhere in the garage. And tube amps and monster cable. Somewhere. Inthe garage. In a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 My parents gave us their "substandard" turntable at almost exactly the same time as the in-laws gave us their record collection. We kept the Beatles and the Mamas and the Papas and gave away a lot of musical soundtracks. I'm afraid to say I collect records, but when I find interesting OOP children's records at thrift shops, I can't resist. I particularly like the folk singers of the '60s: Pete Seeger, Burl Ives, etc. You can buy a brand-new turntable on Amazon for <$100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 My dd does. She finds a lot of hers at thrift stores and used bookstores. Although you can find pretty much everything digitally, there's something to be said about listening to vinyl. Just sounds different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflowerlady Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Yes! And so does my teenage dd. Although we are moving into a smaller home soon and are having to downsize our collections. We each have a stereo with turntable that we bought from Kmart. It is a vintage looking item that plays records, cassettes, CDs and has a radio and a hookup for MP3. We get most of our records at a local flea market. Also, local thrift store often carry them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Most of ours have come from a local(ish) record store. Some from the shelves, and some that dh has requested the store to track down. I know he's gotten a few online, but we try to support local when $$$ allows. Some of our stuff is "vintage", some is reissued, and some is current, now that it's a "thing". My sister got most of our family's old stash. :glare: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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