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Nielsen SoundScan, a music tracking service, reported more than 2.1 million vinyl records were sold in the United States to the end of November 2009, up more than 35 per cent from the previous year, according to a recent New York Times story.
And of course there are dozens of extremist audiophile turntables, tonearms, and cartridges out there.
The vinyl for sale today is often very high quality, 180g or 200g.
You might be surprised how much independent music/indie rock is released with a vinyl version. Just go to Amazon, type in "vinyl" or "LP" and go and then click on the link for last 30 days or last 90 days. I've noticed David Letterman holds up vinyl artwork pretty frequently lately when introducing the night's musical act.
Sometimes the analog version is fundamentally different too, as the mastering tends to be much less concerned with maxing out -0dB on the redbook CD audio format and more concerned with maintaining a high level of fidelity to the recordings.
I don't do analog myself, but I absolutely adore the trend...
I just bought a turntable from Audio Technica that has a USB plug to connect to my computer. It's not my main turntable, but I bring it out when I want to record something to CD. My main setup is a mish mash of 70s-90s equipment picked up here and there through the years. My wife says I have more speakers in our basement then the Who had in the 70s. I just can't bring myself to get rid of any of that stuff. If you want to buy a turntable, look at Amazon and make sure you read the reviews.
Does anyone make vinyl players anymore or is just available second hand?
Didn't you see my link? Also check Amazon as mentioned.
If you want to talk about audiophile equipment, there are literally dozens of esoteric brands making high-end turntables. Price? Between $500 and $70,000.
My father has a decent setup. His turntable was probably around $4000 twelve years ago and it's set up with lots of heavy acoustic isolation. High quality vinyl + excellent setup + tube amps + high efficiency speakers = an extremely inviting, non-fatiguing sound that makes music so soothing and uplifting.
I think you can get them at most electronics stores. The vinyl resurgence is huge. You can buy records at Borders now. And some of the prices they have are insane. Billy Joel's album 'The Stranger' is available for $17.99. Wow.
Yeah, if I have one complaint about the vinyl resurgance, it's that I can't find as many good records in the $1 bin at the thrift stores anymore and for .25 cents a pop at garage sales. Throw in the vinyl resurgance with Ebay and it's inflated sales prices and you've pretty much killed the $1 or $2 used LP.
I actually saw an old-style turntable recently at, of all places, Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Didn't buy it, but am certainly not ruling it out later on. Really spiffy. I've got some old records that are still in reasonable condition but need some dusting off.
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