RE: Here's (hears) my two cents worth... (long)

Posted by George S. Roland (A) on February 12, 2017 at 12:37:21

In Reply to: Here's (hears) my two cents worth... (long) posted by spindoctor on February 12, 2017 at 05:27:57:

I agree with this respondent. I listen to a lot of classical music and opera. I began collecting recordings seriously in the mid-60s, long before CDs came out, so LPs were my primary choice. When CDs came out, I bought a CD player and CDs. For me, in addition to good sound, the primary appeal of LPs is the wide variety of material that is not available in any other medium. There are many LPs in my collection that are not available in any other format.
In addition, the delights of LPs include cover art and the often insightful essays on the work, composer or performer that add greatly to my listening pleasure. I cannot imagine listening to streaming opera without a libretto and notes that come with LPs.
I am very fortunate to live near a huge vinyl outlet (Jerry's Records in Pittsburgh) where very reasonably-priced classical music and operatic LPs are available at very reasonable prices.
To fully enjoy your LPs over the long run, I think you will need a good-quality turntable and cartridge and a record cleaning machine. Both can be had used online at reasonable prices.
Good luck!

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Topic - Classical music: digital or analog - BoezR 19:15:39 02/11/17 (22)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - Roastaman 14:58:18 02/13/17 (0)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - dadbar 06:32:26 02/13/17 (0)

LP playback is 'labor intensive'. You have to BE INVOLVED in it. some like, some hate... - 3+4=5 13:14:36 02/12/17 (0)

Both. - rbolaw 13:13:12 02/12/17 (0)

Its a toss up - EdAInWestOC 13:06:41 02/12/17 (0)

Here's (hears) my two cents worth... (long) - spindoctor 05:27:57 02/12/17 (1)

RE: Here's (hears) my two cents worth... (long) - George S. Roland 12:37:21 02/12/17 (0)

Don't collect formats, collect muisc - PAR 04:13:27 02/12/17 (0)

The answer seems simple to me... - mr.bear 00:29:59 02/12/17 (0)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - flood2 00:08:18 02/12/17 (0)

ERROR....you didn'y... - hifitommy 23:55:59 02/11/17 (2)

This is his very first post... Just mentioning it. (as to listing system) nt - 3+4=5 13:15:55 02/12/17 (1)

We'll give him a few days...... - hifitommy 19:50:34 02/12/17 (0)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - fstein 20:29:07 02/11/17 (0)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 20:20:47 02/11/17 (0)

Why not both? - Chris from Lafayette 20:15:09 02/11/17 (3)

RE: Why not both? - Analog Scott 13:26:21 02/12/17 (2)

I use both LP and CD. I would never go for streaming or downloads! - 3+4=5 20:09:29 02/12/17 (0)

Sorry - I forgot we're in the post-Dubya world! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 19:34:06 02/12/17 (0)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - SgreenP@MSN.com 20:09:59 02/11/17 (2)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - BoezR 20:01:22 02/12/17 (1)

RE: Classical music: digital or analog - BoezR 05:23:52 02/13/17 (0)

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