If "The music's the thing", why bother with vinyl when an IPod is much more convenient, allowing for quicker..

Posted by artemus (A) on June 1, 2012 at 10:55:28

In Reply to: +1 - The music's the thing posted by newdreams on May 31, 2012 at 15:41:21:

access to the music?
Please pardon my contrarian view, but I've just never understood those who put so much stock in quantity over quality. Some think the music so important that they want to hear it faithfully reproduced by systems which they sacrifice to purchase. Thats what high "fidelity" meant in the early days of the hobby. It meant music which was faithfully reproduced.

Don't get me wrong. It is about the music. But the idea of quantity of music is relatively new to the hobby, I believe, whereas quality of music used to be the goal. That doesn't mean that I don't enjoy music from my lowly computer system. But to downplay the idea of music faithfully reproduced by a highly tuned system is missing something in the equation of the hobby & enjoying music. It seems akin to talking about racing but downplaying the importance of race cars.

Just a thought from an old guy meant to provoke thought rather than flames. I'll put on my asbestos suit though, just in case
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You paid HOW MUCH for that electrical receptacle?!!! Are YOU nuts?

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Topic - I have spent more on equipment than LPs - violinist3 08:56:47 05/31/12 (21)

RE: I have spent more on equipment than LPs - mcguirek 06:08:40 06/02/12 (0)

RE: I have spent more on equipment than LPs - Munkie_NL 03:55:57 06/01/12 (0)

I think I might be at .... - reelsmith. 13:28:20 05/31/12 (0)

I hope you mean on your turntable/cart? - Maniac 12:37:59 05/31/12 (3)

I bought everything used - violinist3 14:39:01 05/31/12 (0)

To each his own ... - reelsmith. 13:22:59 05/31/12 (1)

The paradox that we hope exists - Maniac 05:26:45 06/02/12 (0)

Quite the opposite for me.... - cactuscowboy@bresnan.net 10:09:59 05/31/12 (4)

+1 - The music's the thing - newdreams 15:41:21 05/31/12 (3)

If "The music's the thing", why bother with vinyl when an IPod is much more convenient, allowing for quicker.. - artemus 10:55:28 06/01/12 (1)

RE: If "The music's the thing", why bother with vinyl when an IPod is much more convenient, allowing for quicker.. - newdreams 12:15:28 06/01/12 (0)

RE: +1 - The music's the thing - cactuscowboy@bresnan.net 16:25:56 05/31/12 (0)

RE: I have spent more on equipment than LPs - macster 09:40:48 05/31/12 (0)

You aren't alone - Paully 09:39:55 05/31/12 (2)

There is some conundrum in deciding what to do - violinist3 10:49:42 05/31/12 (1)

RE: There is some conundrum in deciding what to do - Paully 11:48:03 05/31/12 (0)

Why does that matter? (nt) - kuma 09:21:29 05/31/12 (4)

I doesn't really - violinist3 09:28:25 05/31/12 (3)

OK ... You spent way too much on LPs :) nt - bjh 11:05:11 05/31/12 (0)

It's always going to be more on the gear for me... - kuma 10:19:34 05/31/12 (0)

RE: I doesn't really - bruckner9 09:38:54 05/31/12 (0)

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If "The music's the thing", why bother with vinyl when an IPod is much more convenient, allowing for quicker.. - artemus 10:55:28 06/01/12 (1)

RE: If "The music's the thing", why bother with vinyl when an IPod is much more convenient, allowing for quicker.. - newdreams 12:15:28 06/01/12 (0)

If "The music's the thing", why bother with vinyl when an IPod is much more convenient, allowing for quicker..

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