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Almost everyday unless I am out of town. Maybe I am stubborn, if I need to several thousand to buy a new format SACD/DVDA machine, and new software, I prefer to use this money to upgrade my analogue system.
Downloads are taking off and it has been 25 years since CD was launched, yet audiophile demand for turntables and vinyl continues unabated. When did you last spin a record?
I ussually listen to my turntable atleast once a week if not twice, but seeing that the turntable i was using is 25 years old, and it has deteriorated to the point of not being usefull, so for the past month i have been ruinning without a turn table until i can raise enough funds for a turntable to match the one i am replacing
I don't need to listen to my vinyls anymore neither to nasty CDs.I listen to the marvellous sound of PCM on DVD video and it's great !!!! I don't understand why I should buy another hardware (DVD/A, SACD, and so on...). Levine's 'Die Walkure' is just wondrous : It sounds better than all my CDs, the voices are really natural !!!
I have a Linn Basik / Sumiko Blue Point setup. I love Vinyl and nothing has come close in my opinion in total sound. There's something very real and live sounding with great depth in vinyl that you don't get with digital. My buddy has a Sony SADC777ES which does add a great amount of depth, but it still sounds dry....
I'm listening to one right now. Glad you asked! It's a vintage digital direct to disk copy of ROB McCONNELL & THE BOSS BRASS BIG BAND JAZZ, Vol. 2 on my LP12/Lingo. The first cut "Fred" sounds fantastic and extremely dynamic! A CD just couldn't reproduce this kind of sound and put you right in the middle of it!