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According to the article, the decline has already started!
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did they really expect to keep vinyl growing at 30,40% a year? That's not realistic.Magnepan 1.6 QR Loudspeakers, Amherst A-2000 MOSFET 150 WPC Amp, Conrad Johnson PV-10A Modded Tube Line & Phono Stage, Electrocompaniet MC II Class A Head Amp, Audio Technica AT-OC9XML Cart (Stereo) , Graham Engineering 2.2 Tonearm (Stereo) , VPI Aries-1 Turntable (Stereo) , VPI Clamp, Denon DL-102 Cart, (Mono) , Luxman Tonearm (Mono) , Kenwood KD-500 Turntable (Mono) , Michell Clamp, Marantz 20B Analog FM Tuner, Pioneer SACD, Onkyo DX-6800 CD Transport, DIY 24B/192K DAC, Sennheiser HD-650 Headphones, Headroom Max Balanced Headphone Amp, DIY Silver Interconnects -
I agree. However, the article is a bit misleading by discounting the increase of actual physical copies being sold. If more product is being sold year over year then the format is still seeing net increases.Originally posted by JCOConnell View PostDynavector DV20x2L MC cartridge - Genesis G7.1f speakers - Marantz Reference PM-KI-Pearl Int. Amp. - Oracle Audio Paris MkV turntable - Various Morrow & Valab/King cablesComment
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I guess it is a matter of perspective. I would hardly call the mid-late-'90s the "golden years" of vinyl. In terms of peak sales, it was probably in the mid-'70s up through Thriller, right?
As to the vinyl fad being "over," it doesn't matter to me or likely to any others who are listening to vinyl via old pressings or audiophile pressings (new or out of print). Although some new "standard issue" vinyl is fine, there are a fair number of badly mastered, badly pressed records, including copies that were promoted for RSD. The decline of that won't affect my buying or listening habits one bit and I doubt it will change much for readers here. The "fad" has only helped encourage some new infrastructure, which will be to our benefit as records continue to be pressed. Probably like a lot of you, I'm more interested in a well made record than some piece of instant memorabilia, and would happily dispense with the some of the hype for better QC, better quality inner sleeves, and better source material for mastering.Comment
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Not to worry. Persons of sensibility and taste will continue to play vinyl records. These persons will never constitute the mass market, but who cares really? The same can be said even now of the small number of folks who still play 45s an 78s. Not a lot of people in that cohort, but they are happy people with plenty of records to hear. A collapsing "market" for vinyl matters not one bit for most of us who listen to LPs. Indeed, a market collapse means more available records for those of us who care about the experience of playing and hearing music in its best (pace all you R2R nuts
) format. I've got a couple of thousand records in VG+ or better condition. With reasonable care in ownership after my demise, they'll be playable for at least a century (probably multiple centuries).
Now let's return to a better subject, like helping me pick a phono pre to last me the next few decades: Pass? AR? Herron? Zesto?Lyra Kleos SL, Dynavector XX-2MKII, VPI JMW 10.5i, VPI Aries, VPI SDS, ModWright PH-150 Reference Phono, Sony HAP-Z1ES server, McIntosh MR80, McIntosh C2300, McIntosh MC352, Vandersteen 5A, PS Audio P10, Bright Star Audio Rack of Gibraltar. Cables: Shunyata Cobra Ztron IC, PS Audio Statement AC, Synergistic Research AC, Harmonic Tech Silver Phono, Cable Research Labs Silver IC, Audioquest Gibraltar bi-wire.Comment
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As has been mentioned it matters little to me as well. If every LP, new or used, were suddenly to disappear I'd still have enough to keep me satisfied 'til my dying days. We've all been pretty lucky growing up in the heyday of vinyl, and yes....I have a copy of Thriller as well!
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How come every vinyl pressing plant around the world is at full capacity and more keep coming on line? Why are new presses being manufactured?Micro Seiki SX-8000 table with flywheel, SME 3012R arm, SME 312S arm, Lyra Etna SL and Dynavector XV-1S cartridges, ARC Ref 3 phono stage, Otari MX-55 tape deck, Ampex 350 repros, Roon Nucleus Plus server, PS Audio DSJ DAC, ARC Ref 6 pre, ARC Ref 75 amp, Parasound JC5 amp, JBL 4345 speakers, and Def Tech Ref subs.Comment
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Speaking of that. What are some peoples plans after us. I am selling everything off. Going to a min setup .Originally posted by Johnny Vinyl View PostAs has been mentioned it matters little to me as well. If every LP, new or used, were suddenly to disappear I'd still have enough to keep me satisfied 'til my dying days. We've all been pretty lucky growing up in the heyday of vinyl, and yes....I have a copy of Thriller as well!analog stuff.
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Hmmmm...what about that rumor?
Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
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Hmmm....wonder what the cranks think about this?
Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
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-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga Mk. 2, vdh Colibri Master Signature, MutechHayabusa, Phasemation PP-500 cartridges
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Transparent XL Gen. 6, Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
-Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.Comment
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