What's Worth More on the Open Market - Your Records or Your Audio Gear

Another thought, I bet I'd have an easier time being reimbursed for my gear than my lps.

"...and will have no idea why anyone would possess thousands of pounds of discs that take up so much space."

I am already wondering, and I do own some.

@bdp24 ...Bonzo Dog !?  You have BDDDB? *L*

Wonderful...there's hope in these pages yet....;)

Now, if anyone has the Sadistic Mika Band LP, I really would be shocked...*L* (Japanese; a quirky little treat....*G*)

I don't own anywhere near the stated quantities, but...never got into owning Everything, due to a somewhat 'nomadic' lifestyle.  Tended to shed equipment as well, to some degree.

The only thing that's made the journey is a Niles Audio CPM-31; an analog switch matrix.  Rare; most seem to have destroyed. *shrug*
Go figure....

glupson
"...and will have no idea why anyone would possess thousands of pounds of discs that take up so much space."

I am already wondering, and I do own some.

^^^^^
There are those "disillusionment" words again. Now if you don’t own a working turntable, then I am wondering too. Unless one is in the business of buying and selling online records.

otherwise.

I am reminded of this guy I know that has a farmers field. This guy doesn’t grow anything, but he has amassed a large number of boats on it. All kinds.....small, large, aluminum tinnies to larger boats with stoves and beds.

People ask him why he has so many boats. He will never be able to use all of the them. He says, "because each one floats, and is able to take me to a special place".

ct0517,

There are those "disillusionment" words again.

Maybe instead of "disillusionment" it could be called "reality check" or something along those lines.

I have some records and a working turntable, connected, oiled regularly, and all that.

I used to pick which cassettes to take for a trip. How many could I take not to become too bulky, what my mood might be, etc. You might have had similar experience in the past.

Now I have a Walkman, digital one, and all the music I have, minus some records that I simply outgrew so to say, is on it. Hundreds of CDs, many records (tens? a hundred? I am not really sure). I think total is in 1500-2000 album range. Records are now in DSD format, and that one is a space hog, and all the rest is in 16/44.1 FLAC or whatever was the highest available resolution. Two or three songs are in mp3. It all fits on one microSD card. I do keep absolutely every record and CD I have ever had, but what is the point of it, I truly do not know.

One may argue that records sound better, but what good is that when they are stuck in some place far away and can be used only on special occassions requiring more time than the length of that record? And that at the cost of storage space and possible clutter.

Younger heirs, mentioned earlier in the thread, have, for last ten years, had everything in the palm of their hands. Not many will cherish inconvenience of the record collection they inherit.

Going back to lighter topics, the original topic, I think my equipment would fetch more than my music collection but not much more. iPhone 11 would be much easier sell.