Not really looking for specific advice right this minute but thought I'd at least check in since I just signed up.
My entry into hi-fi was building a Dynaco 400 and Pat-5, and I sold hi-fi in the Seattle area in the 70's and early 80's. I started collecting vintage (70's) separates about 15 years ago, getting from estate sales (for pennies on the dollar) the stuff I could only dream about in the 70's. Naturally, I also acquired a few thousand vinyl LP's the same way, always in "bulk lots" of 50+ for five to ten bucks. I picked up a few turntables as well, never paying more than $30 (since I really didn't "need" them).
I rediscovered vinyl at about the same time and pulled out my old Kenwood KD500 and have been using that as my main TT ever since.
Eight years ago I moved to a 32 acre "farm" in VERY rural Kentucky. I only kept around a thousand of the estate sale LP's that I really liked (and the two thousand I acquired before that) and sold off the rest. They're heavy and I only had so much room in the truck. I also sold off all the turntables except a lovely Yamaha PF-50 and my original Kenwood.
FWIW, I also downsized from my bi-amped system to a simple satellite system with subwoofer. The farm-house is a far cry from the five bedroom monster I had in Seattle, so compromises had to be made. Fortunately, technology allows it to sound almost as good as it used to with the big ESS's.
Since moving here I also picked up a used Audio Technica AT LP120 that I directly connect to my computer system via USB.
Anyway, This site seems a little quiet but I look forward to sharing and reading the posts of some of the other members here.
Not really looking for specific advice right this minute but thought I'd at least check in since I just signed up.
My entry into hi-fi was building a Dynaco 400 and Pat-5, and I sold hi-fi in the Seattle area in the 70's and early 80's. I started collecting vintage (70's) separates about 15 years ago, getting from estate sales (for pennies on the dollar) the stuff I could only dream about in the 70's. Naturally, I also acquired a few thousand vinyl LP's the same way, always in "bulk lots" of 50+ for five to ten bucks. I picked up a few turntables as well, never paying more than $30 (since I really didn't "need" them).
I rediscovered vinyl at about the same time and pulled out my old Kenwood KD500 and have been using that as my main TT ever since.
Eight years ago I moved to a 32 acre "farm" in VERY rural Kentucky. I only kept around a thousand of the estate sale LP's that I really liked (and the two thousand I acquired before that) and sold off the rest. They're heavy and I only had so much room in the truck. I also sold off all the turntables except a lovely Yamaha PF-50 and my original Kenwood.
FWIW, I also downsized from my bi-amped system to a simple satellite system with subwoofer. The farm-house is a far cry from the five bedroom monster I had in Seattle, so compromises had to be made. Fortunately, technology allows it to sound almost as good as it used to with the big ESS's.
Since moving here I also picked up a used Audio Technica AT LP120 that I directly connect to my computer system via USB.
Anyway, This site seems a little quiet but I look forward to sharing and reading the posts of some of the other members here.