@Voltan That’s pretty much my thoughts too. What you get on a CD is almost identical to what’s on Spotify. Whereas vinyl and even cassettes are a different type of sound and I’m more likely to listen to them.
@Voltan I reckon I will go digital as well, let's do it together! (running out of space for vinyl too).
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
I'm not ready to give up the vinyl rush yet! @TheBrandedSwordsman@nessisonett What are your vinyl setups? Record player, stylus, amp?
Mine's a Dual 704 (late 70's model, older than myself) but equipped with a modern Shure M97xE cartridge. I replaced the original stylus with "vivid line" hyper-eliptic one by LP Gear - I've been using it for a while now and should probably replace it soon but the problem is they doubled in price since I got that one and now the price bothers me a bit But I also don't want to replace it with in an inferior one
Got that hooked up to a mid-90's Marantz PM-66SE amp, the Ken Ishiwata signature version (got it pre-owned but it came with the signed certificate and all). That one needs some maintenance but I probably just need to clean some connectors in the source selection knob so maybe I can do it myself. I'll need to look into it.
@Voltan Standard vinyl setup, just got a cheap one with a plastic needle off Amazon a few years ago, but it's served me well. I'm ready to go digital now, though, man. Digital me up!
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Voltan My turntable’s an Audio Technica AT-120LPX and honestly, the cartridge and stylus it came with are so good that I probably won’t upgrade for a while. Pre-amp included but I don’t quite have enough space to fit anything more than a subwoofer and a couple of bookcase speakers. Definitely going to get a proper speaker setup next!
@TheBrandedSwordsman That kind of record player doesn't do your records any favors unfortunately. The pressure that needs to be applied to the groove is much higher than with a magnetic cartridge, which means it will wear the records much quicker. Just saying (it's still a good way to start)
@nessisonett I'm familiar with that one, it's a decent player. I prefer a 2.0 setup myself - no sub but full range speaker columns instead. They do need some room though (mine are pretty much the reason I couldn't get a bigger and better TV for gaming)
@TraCuz- that was nice and chill - could use some more variety maybe
@Voltan Yeah, the turntable itself is quality. I could see myself keeping it for a long long time, just replacing the cartridge and stylus over the years. I do want a nice slipmat though!
I have this exact problem with my amp (except it doesn't happen all the time and even when it does, the music is never this bad ) - looks like I just need some contact cleaning spray and I'll be golden.
edit: I guess I'll just go out and get some now
edit2: Or I would if the supply stores weren't on lockdown...
@TraCuz- Great stuff, do you consider yourself a jazz guitarist then? I consider myself a jazz guitarist. Do you like jazz in general? Who are your influences and who do you listen to on guitar?
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@TheBrandedSwordsman Appreciate it man, and I would say definitely so. Jazz/R&B, it's funny because 10 years ago it didn't start that way. I was initially introduced to guitar through classic rock, loads of Zeppelin,Beatles,Pink Floyd, etc. So a lot of inspirations lie there, but in recent years since about 2016(holy crap not so recent anymore) I took huge inspirations from my hero, FKJ. I'll link a few of my favorites.
@TraCuz- I started out that way, and was a in a few rock bands in college when I was doing my A levels, moved into jazz guitar when a metalhead guitarist who gave me some lessons a few years ago moved into jazz himself, that opened up my ears to a whole world of new sounds.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@TraCuz- FKJ has a real Jeff Buckley vibe to him. Is that one of his influences?
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
I listened to Max & Match by Loona Odd Eye Circle tonight, a 2017 K-pop album. Now, I’m not familiar with K-pop in the slightest, mostly due to finding the whole inflated suicide rates and extreme fakeness a bit distasteful. I do listen to other music from that part of the world but it’s usually the more alt stuff like Mid Air Thief. After seeing how much buzz this album has though, bizarrely 4 years after release, I thought I’d give it a go. It’s honestly a really good album, catchy with some great hooks. I can see why it’s built up a following. I’d definitely recommend it if anyone enjoyed the pop wave last year from people like Charli XCX, Jessie Ware and the like.
Interesting talk on music consumption. I don’t buy CDs very often anymore; it’s the occasional bit of vinyl but mostly digital (majority via bandcamp).
Bandcamp is good as more money seems to go to the artist. The one thing with only buying that way is that I like to support good independent music shops like Banquet and Drift Records so buy from them when I can.
I do feel a little bad reading their new release emails and then buying it digitally though..
As others have said, CDs feel silly now as I only open them once to burn onto iTunes and then they just go on the shelf. My planet saving self is also aware that it’s quite a lot of plastic and other stuff which is pretty unnecessary if it’s only going to end up on a shelf to gather dust.
@nessisonett Oh man, I don't know the first thing about K-pop except this:
There's a venue in my city that's the main place for larger and medium-sized metal shows (2k capacity) and they've been also doing occasional K-pop shows in the last few years (except 2020-21, understandably).
They always sell out instantly even if some have Rolling Stones level ticket prices. Then a big chunk of the audience (which is mostly teenage girls) show up at the venue 12 hours early and practice choreography in the parking lot all day.
The shows itself are lip-synced dance routines with a pretty light show (I know the crew at the venue so I can 100% confirm it's lip-synced). It's like an alternate reality and it's wild
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