Still have my first album I bought in 1972 and it plays cleanly. My father and I built Dynakits and I listened to his jazz and classical albums while he taught me to care for them (have his vinyl on my collect now also). In 1978 after my original Rotel DD turntable and my entire system was stolen at college I visited Cambridge MA and was able to buy the pseudo-granite plinth Optonica RP3636 and Signet 5 cartridge to go in a new system. Still have that turntable currently stored in its original box. My system has progressed significantly since that time and today includes excellent digital but never went away from analogue and it still is the focus of my system.
Have you re-visited analog, or did you never leave?
From early 78s through the LP, CD, downloads and more, where do you stand on what you feel sounds the best now?
The cassette and 8-track tapes were a disaster...sonically. In this site being an "audiophile" site, were are your thoughts on the best you/I/we can do sonically in todays world?
My favorite FM station/D.J. plays records, mainly Jazz and great vocals...and with the limitations of FM, it is still one of the best sounds I get from my system.
If you care to share, I would enjoy hearing your quest for "the absolute sound" and where you stand on that quest in our current world? Thanks. I hope you had a safe and happy holiday season.
The cassette and 8-track tapes were a disaster...sonically. In this site being an "audiophile" site, were are your thoughts on the best you/I/we can do sonically in todays world?
My favorite FM station/D.J. plays records, mainly Jazz and great vocals...and with the limitations of FM, it is still one of the best sounds I get from my system.
If you care to share, I would enjoy hearing your quest for "the absolute sound" and where you stand on that quest in our current world? Thanks. I hope you had a safe and happy holiday season.