How well does the vinyl hold up?

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Originally Posted by John72953

I suppose the only way to truly tell (everything being equal) is to buy 2 copies of an LP and leave one sealed for posterity (LOL). After 10 years play it and see what the difference is. Like you said Steve, mechanically speaking you'd think there is at least some level of deteriorization that takes place and I would personally concur with that.

However, like dobyblue (Steve) said, with a well-taken care of setup and a personal commitment to keeping your records safe, a vinyl record will give you years of perfectly superior(LOL) sound.

Take the plunge Steve...you know ya waaaaaaaaannna!

John

I don't think I will ever break down and spend thousands on a turntable and its required setup. I have a cheap one, and if I can find a good way to copy the music to an HTPC and then play it from there it would be fine with me. You guys really work hard at getting your turntables setup correctly, it is an art at the level you guys execute it, way beyond my patience. However I think even a cheap turntable can sound better than a CD on the vinyl's initial usage I just need to learn more about how to copy the music. Dobyblue has mentioned FLAC files and Casualkiller as well I believe, so I know there must be a good way to do that. I have no qualms about paying some reasonable cost for the vinyl, would prefer the same album on SACD but since SACD is not making any comeback, vinyl seems to be the way to go until Blu-ray audio gets going - if ever. Listening to music shouldn't be so much work.

I still think it is possible that Dobyblue has copied an older album and can recopy it to compare how it has held up for him with his analysis program he uses. I don't think there is any issue within forum guidelines, I certainly am not asking if Dobyblue has done something considered improper or unethical. He is probably digging through old files right now looking for a good test case.