BEST Buy becomes VINYL City!!!

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InvisibleBiker

Apr 29, 2009 - CDT 6:17 AM

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I heard a report on the radio the other day, where BEST Buy is going to start to reduce their stock of CD's only to replace them with Vinyl records. The report said that they will stock up to 200 records per store. So much for technology.

Henning

Apr 29, 2009 - CDT 7:44 AM

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Well, I recently yelled at my elder brother because I found out he had thrown out his old LP collection.

StevePro

Apr 29, 2009 - CDT 8:55 AM

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I still collect records. Go to http://www.needledoctor.com/ to see what a good turntable costs these days!

[Post edited by StevePro on Apr 29, 2009 - CDT 8:56 AM]

Henning

Apr 29, 2009 - CDT 8:59 AM

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$10.000 for this needle. Better sound good

Then again it has the coolest name

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Mike37

Apr 29, 2009 - CDT 2:49 PM

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I honestly love the idea of a Vinyl revival. I have a prince album I'd like to listen to. Found Paisley Park at Goodwill for 99 cents.

John J. Puccio

Apr 29, 2009 - CDT 4:06 PM

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What you have to understand is that the latest audiophile vinyls are 180 g remastered recordings costing upwards of $30 and $40 a pop. A friend of mine a few years ago paid around $20,000 for his turntable, arm, and cartridge combo. He's probably gone through a few more cartridges by now.

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Apr 30, 2009 - CDT 2:32 AM

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And there are the older "Hot Stampers" reference quality lp's. Check out the prices on these:

http://www.dccblowout.com/dept.asp?dept_id=14-011-012

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Apr 30, 2009 - CDT 12:32 PM

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Actually, at my local HMV anyway, 180g releases seem to be dropping quite a bit in price and falling into the price range of 'regular releases'.

Also, a lot of vinyl releases are doing a similar thing to DVD/Blu-ray with a 'digital copy'. The record comes with an access code to download the entire album in MP3 format. For example I recently bought a brand new album at HMV for $11.99. Not only did I get the vinyl, but 320kbps DRM-free MP3s. I would have paid $9.99 to get 160kbps MP3s alone from iTunes. Sounds like a deal to me.

Also some offer higher quality formats than MP3 as an option for the digital copy.

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May 1, 2009 - CDT 2:12 AM

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Well, I guess I have to weigh in on this since I was an advent album collector in the early 80's. I will say, vinyl LP's do have a unique sound that is unlike CD or digital. It's actually more pure and authentic compared to new audio technologies. I really have no problem with LP's making a come back and I think it might actually be a good thing for the music industry.

You see, in the old days, it was all about the "album" experience. On LP's it's not so easy to skip over to another song you want to hear, or you have to flip the record over to the second side. If we get back to the LP experience, musicians will feel the need to make a better, more well rounded LP. For example, you really can't appreciate Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon without playing the LP from start to finish. I think the return of vinyl records might actually make musician's realize they have to come up with an "album" rather than a good record with 5 or 6 songs that stand out. Instead, they'll have to get creative and make records that can be appreciated from start to finish.

Well, that's my take on it and I dare any of you to challenge me on this!