Can digital get to vinyl sound and at what price?

[PYP]

The terms "LP resurgence" or "vinyl resurgence" are mostly associated with sales of new vinyl, as a quick google search will show.

top 40 vinyl sales in 2023. Jazz? Classical? How many on this thread listen to any of these? Just curious.

OS	TITLE	ARTIST
1​	1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION)	TAYLOR SWIFT
2​	HACKNEY DIAMONDS	ROLLING STONES
3​	DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A TUNNEL UNDER	LANA DEL REY
4​	SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION)	TAYLOR SWIFT
5​	RUMOURS	FLEETWOOD MAC
6​	THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	PINK FLOYD
7​	THE BALLAD OF DARREN	BLUR
8​	MIDNIGHTS	TAYLOR SWIFT
9​	GUTS	OLIVIA RODRIGO
10​	BROKEN BY DESIRE TO BE HEAVENLY SENT	LEWIS CAPALDI
11​	TENSION	KYLIE MINOGUE
12​	AM	ARCTIC MONKEYS
13​	THE MASTERPLAN	OASIS
14​	THE RECORD	BOYGENIUS
15​	COUNCIL SKIES	NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING
16​	HARRY'S HOUSE	HARRY STYLES
17​	BUT HERE WE ARE	FOO FIGHTERS
18​	CRACKER ISLAND	GORILLAZ
19​	BACK TO BLACK	AMY WINEHOUSE
20​	LOVER	TAYLOR SWIFT
21​	FOLKLORE	TAYLOR SWIFT
22​	ST JUDE	COURTEENERS
23​	3 FEET HIGH AND RISING	DE LA SOUL
24​	THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - LIVE AT	PINK FLOYD
25​	GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - AWESOME MIX 1	ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
26​	WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY	OASIS
27​	REPUTATION	TAYLOR SWIFT
28​	THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST	DAVID BOWIE
29​	LEGEND	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
30​	THE 1975	THE 1975
31​	THE QUEEN IS DEAD	SMITHS
32​	ULTRAVIOLENCE	LANA DEL REY
33​	BARBIE THE ALBUM	ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
34​	ONE MORE TIME	BLINK 182
35​	WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT'S WHAT I'M	ARCTIC MONKEYS
36​	BORN TO DIE	LANA DEL REY
37​	EVERMORE	TAYLOR SWIFT
38​	FOLKLORE - THE LONG POND STUDIO SESSIONS	TAYLOR SWIFT
39​	NEVERMIND	NIRVANA
40​	-	ED SHEERAN

 

[Another Johnson]

That list looks like the record bins at Barnes & Noble. No, I don’t have any of them, and the artists aren’t on my favorites list.

I do have early pressings of Rumours and Dark Side of the Moon.

 

[PeterA]

Regardless of whether or not the records are new and have digital processing, increased vinyl sales generally means increased interest in turntables tonearms cartridges and phonostages and increased sales of those.

it’s incredible to me frankly that anyone listening to Taylor Swift music would do anything other stream the digits.

 

[PYP]

That list looks like the record bins at Barnes & Noble. No, I don’t have any of them, and the artists aren’t on my favorites list.

I do have early pressings of Rumours and Dark Side of the Moon.

so, you won't cop to having Arctic Monkeys albums?

 

[PYP]

it’s incredible to me frankly that anyone listening to Taylor Swift music would do anything other stream the digits.

Millennials can surprise us. I think turntables are like some wearing their Mom's old jeans and peasant tops. What is old can be new again. Ms. Swift, being a good entrepreneur among other things, understands her market.

 

[Lagonda]

Millennials can surprise us. I think turntables are like some wearing their Mom's old jeans and peasant tops. What is old can be new again. Ms. Swift, being a good entrepreneur among other things, understands her market.

What surprise ? Mindless lemmings following each others habits for coolness factor, propagated by social media ! Something else will be cool soon, and they will run in that direction, selling of all of their shitty sounding digital vinyl !

 

[DasguteOhr]

That's indeed a simple and elegant solution.
However, to get the most/best out of the TDA1541A requires quite an amount of work.

I like this one, but it's not exactly minimalist:View attachment 126896

Not really buy a old marantz cda 94 do both mods in the link and modern clock you get a sound close to kondo ksl dac. Really nice organic sound.of course the components, e.g. caps, must to be in order.
That the really beautiful limited edtion

Or i forgot marantz masterpiece player cd 99se 2 goldcrown td 1541 chip only for japanese market

 

[Argonaut]

it’s incredible to me frankly that anyone listening to Taylor Swift music would do anything other stream the digits.

She isn’t aware that you even exhist tho !

 

[Another Johnson]

it’s incredible to me frankly that anyone listening to Taylor Swift music would do anything other stream the digits.

Albums are tangible connections to the artist. Great souvenirs from the Tour too. Even elderly yuppies understand the delight that comes from holding well done album art. Squaring the Circle comes to mind.

 

[Another Johnson]

There is an outfit nearby who will do lathe cut vinyl in small batches. Obviously Taylor Swift doesn’t need to use them, but there is a market comprised of “not yet famous” artists who keep the lathe busy.

I know folks who will make runs of 30 to take out on the “coffee house circuit.” Pressing wins for economy as the run size increases, but both are in use.

Vinyl is fun for young and old. Have you ever been to a “Record Store Day?” They might give away (or sell for a few bucks a copy) the latest limited edition run from a hopeful up-and-comer. People actually wait on the sidewalk outside the store to be among the lucky customers. Us elderly yuppies and hippies aren’t the only ones who succumb to the siren song of vinyl.

 

[Al M.]

Us elderly yuppies and hippies aren’t the only ones who succumb to the siren song of vinyl.

At least the younger folk have a turntable with a USB port. They know what's proper.

 

[hopkins]

At least the younger folk have a turntable with a USB port. They know what's proper.

My 18 year old niece has a turntable playing to a bluetooth speaker. She has some of my records, those I listened to when I was her age. I'm glad she enjoys them!

 

[PeterA]

Albums are tangible connections to the artist. Great souvenirs from the Tour too. Even elderly yuppies understand the delight that comes from holding well done album art. Squaring the Circle comes to mind.

yes, I certainly understand this. But my point was that I’m surprised the kids who listen to Taylor Swift would buy her records and listen to the vinyl. Are you suggesting that they buy the vinyl but don’t actually own a record player to play it? I’ve read that some kids just put albums up on the wall and never actually listen to them. Kind of like buying a poster of Farrah Fawcett, or the cover of “whipped cream and other delights“.

 

[Another Johnson]

yes, I certainly understand this. But my point was that I’m surprised the kids who listen to Taylor Swift would buy her records and listen to the vinyl. Are you suggesting that they buy the vinyl but don’t actually own a record player to play it? I’ve read that some kids just put albums up on the wall and never actually listen to them. Kind of like buying a poster of Farrah Fawcett, or the cover of “whipped cream and other delights“.

That can happen. But more likely they will buy a Crossley (sp?) and blissfully ruin the album before unlocking its full potential.

They sell $125 record players in the vinyl department next to the records.

 

[hopkins]

Half of People Who Buy Vinyl Records Don't Own a Record Player - Core77

An explanation of why people buy things they'll never use

www.core77.com

50% of vinyl buyers in the US don’t own a record player, data shows - Music Business Worldwide

Luminate survey reveals surprising stat about what happens to format after it’s purchased in world’s biggest music market…

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

 

[Al M.]

Half of People Who Buy Vinyl Records Don't Own a Record Player - Core77

An explanation of why people buy things they'll never use

www.core77.com

50% of vinyl buyers in the US don’t own a record player, data shows - Music Business Worldwide

Luminate survey reveals surprising stat about what happens to format after it’s purchased in world’s biggest music market…

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Actually, I bought an old Beatles single just to look at it, it's fun to have. I don't own a record player (as everyone knows by now).

 

[Rexp]

I don't get why some folks knock the young for buying vinyl, it really is quite pathetic, particularly as it was Boomers who robbed humanity of analogue playback and replaced with, in the main, digital garbage.

 

[morricab]

yes, I certainly understand this. But my point was that I’m surprised the kids who listen to Taylor Swift would buy her records and listen to the vinyl. Are you suggesting that they buy the vinyl but don’t actually own a record player to play it? I’ve read that some kids just put albums up on the wall and never actually listen to them. Kind of like buying a poster of Farrah Fawcett, or the cover of “whipped cream and other delights“.

My daughter asked for three specific Taylor Swift LPs for Christmas. Two were colored vinyl (light blue and purple). We have yet to play them…she likes the album covers and listens to the music via ITunes and her headphones…

 

[Al M.]

My daughter asked for three specific Taylor Swift LPs for Christmas. Two were colored vinyl (light blue and purple). We have yet to play them…she likes the album covers and listens to the music via ITunes and her headphones…

Right on! That's the way to go.

 

[Republicoftexas69]

The horror! That play lis that is.