Done with digital
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Never has been for me. I am a subjectivist that recognizes some value in measurements. But at this rate of tape speed that does impact the ability of cassettes to sound truly great. I have heard many good decks with quality metal cassettes.
I would like to have the WADAX DAC though .
By the way Wadax is actually the first company who made me think a 20 K cable purchase might actually make any sense
Albeit expensive , the brand put new life in digital afaic .
Digital is certainly not done
By the way Wadax is actually the first company who made me think a 20 K cable purchase might actually make any sense
Albeit expensive , the brand put new life in digital afaic .
Digital is certainly not done
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Does this mean you would buy a 20 k cable for your Wadax but not for your loved Telefunken?
Does this mean you would buy a 20 k cable for your Wadax but not for your loved Telefunken?
100 % , for the telefunken i can luckily get good sound without spending $$$
Trust in the product .
If it takes that to make digital sound good then so be it .
Ps However if i would purchase one i would eventually try low cost cables as well .
If the connectors are available in regular cables, they might be custom i have no idea
OK I have to ask, how can you tell the difference between audiophiles and normal people?
Actually i'm glad the record store was abuzz with anyone. Heck I even love seeing LPs for sale at Walmart and Target.
I know my daughter (24) and her friends love vinyl. She actually convinced me to pull out my old collection.
A couple immediate things are noticeable:
- They look different - young and starving vs. old and rich
- They handle vinyl differently - just pull whatever music they love off the shelves without being anal about the record quality / handle a record like a record vs. baby of an emperor
I am happy that vinyl sales are increasing - it means that more people are enjoying music with rituals, something that very is positive for our hobby. However it looks like a retro movement - see the tittles of the best vinyl sales of the last five years:
2017 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 72,000
2018 Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 Various Artists 84,000
2019 Abbey Road The Beatles 246,000
2020 Fine Line
2021 Voyage ABBA
Yawn - another digital vs vinyl pissing contest on wbf.
The question from OP was did anyone else on here give up their digital in pursuit of an analogue only direction.
The question from OP was did anyone else on here give up their digital in pursuit of an analogue only direction.
Very interesting info, thanks.
Does this mainly mean older people are buying their favorite music on vinyl, or young people are discovering old music on vinyl?
I would suspect the former, which would put into question a vinyl revival among the young.
Nope - “Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking.”
Is Old Music Killing New Music?
Voyage ABBA is a new album. It was release about 8 months ago. First album with new material (all 10 new songs written over the last few years) in 40 years. The group is old, but the music and performances are new.
Larry
Larry
True, thanks for the reminder. I had listened only to three songs on YouTube, and the music is stunning. I should listen to the whole album -- on CD, yay!
In fact, I just put the CD into my Amazon shopping basket
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If that's your beat, then I've got a beautiful Tandberg 3014a cassette monster that was serviced perfectly and working when I put it in its box 20+ years ago to sell you
I have a Nakamichi CR-7, so no need for the Tandberg thanks.If that's your beat, then I've got a beautiful Tandberg 3014a cassette monster that was serviced perfectly and working when I put it in its box 20+ years ago to sell you
It means nothing of the sort. Who do you expect compiled and interpreted this data and for whom?
Vinyl pressing plants are booked years out on an around the clock schedule to satisfy off major label sales volume.
This is a more complicated question than I feel need to address in a thread someone spammed across numerous audio fora. Vinyl revival is too inexact for the reality of what is going on. I'm thinking very hard on exploring this further here publicly or in private.
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