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Howdy. I turn 50 soon, and in an effort to tell my family something I’d like for my birthday when I have everything and don’t need anything, I had them get me a turntable and powered speakers. So I have a Fluance 81 and some Ai61 speakers en route via UPS.
I’ve been on various guitar forums for years, so I’m prepared for a little music snobbery, gear obsession, etc. I also come from the “if it sounds good to you, it IS good” school, and realize that twice the price doesn’t get you twice the sound after a certain point.
I’m new to vinyl as an adult, although as a child of the ‘70s, I’m very familiar and comfortable with the format. I stopped by my grandmother’s house yesterday and picked up about a dozen LPs I still had in her basement, from my teenage years when I’d buy the record, make a cassette copy and use that in the car and Walkman. I also picked up my dad’s old Kenwood receiver from the early ‘70s and my brother’s ‘90s-era subwoofer, which needed to be moved out as Granny gets WAY up there in years. Don’t know what I’ll do with them. I need to unload a lot of stuff! Too much stuff, not enough me. Somebody else should enjoy it.
Most of my listening is on Apple Music over a Klipsch The One II Bluetooth desktop speaker. I’m at sucker for midrange and vintage looks. But I remember the last time I a/b’d a vinyl and CD copy of the same album, I thought the vinyl was much more open and expansive. That was 30 years ago. Looking forward to reliving the magic again.
Thanks for having me!
I’ve been on various guitar forums for years, so I’m prepared for a little music snobbery, gear obsession, etc. I also come from the “if it sounds good to you, it IS good” school, and realize that twice the price doesn’t get you twice the sound after a certain point.
I’m new to vinyl as an adult, although as a child of the ‘70s, I’m very familiar and comfortable with the format. I stopped by my grandmother’s house yesterday and picked up about a dozen LPs I still had in her basement, from my teenage years when I’d buy the record, make a cassette copy and use that in the car and Walkman. I also picked up my dad’s old Kenwood receiver from the early ‘70s and my brother’s ‘90s-era subwoofer, which needed to be moved out as Granny gets WAY up there in years. Don’t know what I’ll do with them. I need to unload a lot of stuff! Too much stuff, not enough me. Somebody else should enjoy it.
Most of my listening is on Apple Music over a Klipsch The One II Bluetooth desktop speaker. I’m at sucker for midrange and vintage looks. But I remember the last time I a/b’d a vinyl and CD copy of the same album, I thought the vinyl was much more open and expansive. That was 30 years ago. Looking forward to reliving the magic again.
Thanks for having me!
