If I wanted to put together a really good sound system today I wouldn't even think about vinyl - a good current deck today, ditto tone arm, ditto cartridge, phono stage is going to cost serious money nd then there's the setting up - huge amount 0f patience and time.
I was lucky living somewhere that has always had lots of music venues and a Uni and art college renowned for it's great gigs where music was a no. 1 interest for most young people and a lot of older people really into the classic music scene.
So, when CD came along they dumped huge amounts of vinyl, mainly via car boots from the late 80s' into the 90s'. All you had to do was get off your **** really early on Saturday and Sunday mornings. I must have bought around 700-800 LPs that way. I only remember paying £2 for classical box sets and the occasional ECM Jazz, otherwise it was 50p - £1 per LP.
What I always found strange was the classical crowd were the first to dump vinyl because it was always made from virgin vinyl. I remember buying a Philips CD63 with a broken lid for £15 (around 91) and taking it to Mike Pointer at his amazing shop (BR shed)- Station Sounds on the west bound platform of Worthing Central station where he exchanged it for a mint Marantz version, he had total contempt for CD. Mike taught the Dane Quordrop everything he knew about valve technology. He had racks full of classic British amps and a constant flow of buyers from all over Europe - those were the days before everything ramped up in price.
If your young go digital, it's as simple as that. What the young can't do is to see the best bands for next to nothing. Imagine going to the Stones second gig and afterwards talking to Mick and Keith - it's all money and minders who keep you away from the musicians - so it goes.
I was lucky living somewhere that has always had lots of music venues and a Uni and art college renowned for it's great gigs where music was a no. 1 interest for most young people and a lot of older people really into the classic music scene.
So, when CD came along they dumped huge amounts of vinyl, mainly via car boots from the late 80s' into the 90s'. All you had to do was get off your **** really early on Saturday and Sunday mornings. I must have bought around 700-800 LPs that way. I only remember paying £2 for classical box sets and the occasional ECM Jazz, otherwise it was 50p - £1 per LP.
What I always found strange was the classical crowd were the first to dump vinyl because it was always made from virgin vinyl. I remember buying a Philips CD63 with a broken lid for £15 (around 91) and taking it to Mike Pointer at his amazing shop (BR shed)- Station Sounds on the west bound platform of Worthing Central station where he exchanged it for a mint Marantz version, he had total contempt for CD. Mike taught the Dane Quordrop everything he knew about valve technology. He had racks full of classic British amps and a constant flow of buyers from all over Europe - those were the days before everything ramped up in price.
If your young go digital, it's as simple as that. What the young can't do is to see the best bands for next to nothing. Imagine going to the Stones second gig and afterwards talking to Mick and Keith - it's all money and minders who keep you away from the musicians - so it goes.
One of my favourite go-to TV channels is NHK Japan (available in 17 languages)
Lots of very interesting programmes, one of them is about music and they featured - Mine Kawakami and her life story. She plays music that simply cannot be defined in any genre - she just makes music - would love to lose 30 years and get very close to her.
Anyway she only releases music on CD, so bought one - El Piano. These Japanese productions are superb, I'm not aware of what medium I am listening to - it's just music. Got an email today and they have a huge selection of classical releases available they are all SHM-CD.
Lots of very interesting programmes, one of them is about music and they featured - Mine Kawakami and her life story. She plays music that simply cannot be defined in any genre - she just makes music - would love to lose 30 years and get very close to her.
Anyway she only releases music on CD, so bought one - El Piano. These Japanese productions are superb, I'm not aware of what medium I am listening to - it's just music. Got an email today and they have a huge selection of classical releases available they are all SHM-CD.