Turntables worth it?

[richteer]

Originally Posted by zoon_ii

vinyl is better than cassette, but it is NOT better than CD.

vinyl still can't capture the entire frequency range of what a cd can, a cd just sounds cleaner is all.

Bull. A decent LP system will beat a decent CD system any day of the week.

what the "warmth" feeling comes from on a vinyl record playing session is the actual friction generated by the needle pressing against the groove, and the grooves themselves are not perfect either. the needle doesn't set perfect in the groove so there's always going to be some friction. however, it's because of this flaw that vinyl has a more organic sound to it, even with the nicks and pops.

WIth all respect, please get a clue about this stuff! For starters, it's a stylus, not a needle. Yes, there will always be some friction, but that has got nothing to do organic sound (whatever that is). And nicks and pops are symptoms of records that have been abused, not a fault with the technology per se.

however, vinyl is so much more than just audio quality:

1: there the cover art, which is much easier to appreciate due to it's large inherent nature.

2: the vinyl art. some record companies do some really unique pressings.

3: the actual feel of handling the music before you set it on the platter.

4: the visual of actually being able to see the needle progress to the next song and know where the music is, perhaps even where the trebles cut out.

etc.

listening to vinyl is definitely different than just popping in a cd, because people who listen to vinyl are (i'm betting) the type of people who will actually sit in a chair with a nice quaulity pair of headphones or in front of some good speakers, and actually listen to the music, rather than having the record on as background noise while one surfs the net or does house chores.

and yes. i do own 2 turntables, and have over 1000 LP's

I disagree about the sound quality statements, but apart from that, the above is pretty spot on. What turntables/arms/cartridges do you have? That might explain your sound quality opinion.