Serious record collection!

21-02-2008, 10:31

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=140206309501

Ending soon...

**Maggy J** · 21-02-2008, 11:15

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Originally Posted by kryogenik

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140206309501

Ending soon...

Well I'd need new premises for that lot..so I'll pass thanks.

Uncle Peter · 21-02-2008, 11:17

So what are you doing at the weekend then?

... Oh I'm just transferring my vinyl to mp3

Callumpy · 21-02-2008, 12:08

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Originally Posted by kryogenik

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=140206309501

Ending soon...

4 Bids :o

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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter

So what are you doing at the weekend then?

... Oh I'm just transferring my vinyl to mp3

lol, it is obviously possible but itll take a awful long time!

SOSAGES · 21-02-2008, 12:46

they ever heard of mp3s? what a waste of space and money

Callumpy · 21-02-2008, 12:47

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Originally Posted by SOSAGES

they ever heard of mp3s? what a waste of space and money

Maybe they owned the collection and dont really want it anymore!
You can now get USB turntables which could be used to turn them all into MP3 anyway

**Maggy J** · 21-02-2008, 12:48

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Originally Posted by SOSAGES

they ever heard of mp3s? what a waste of space and money

I suspect that collection started pre mp3 and besides most of the pleasure from some records in the 60's,70's and 80's was the artwork that went with the hard copy.

21-02-2008, 14:11

Lot of money that. Imagine spending over 3 million on records, and being able to!

**Stuart** · 21-02-2008, 14:36

Maybe someone ought to email Capital Radio with that ebay auction? Might give them an excuse to play more than the 20 records they currently do..

21-02-2008, 14:38

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Originally Posted by Stuart C

Maybe someone ought to email Capital Radio with that ebay auction? Might give them an excuse to play more than the 20 records they currently do..

SMHarman · 21-02-2008, 16:26

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pitt.../s_547964.html

For more information.

Wicked_and_Crazy · 21-02-2008, 16:36

Not bad for a first sale item

Halcyon · 21-02-2008, 17:24

Although Mp3's are practical there is just something great about opening a vinyl or Cd and playing it and having the artwork and everything in your hand.

I wish I had that much music. I'd love to have such a big collection !

Uncle Peter · 21-02-2008, 18:11

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

Although Mp3's are practical there is just something great about opening a vinyl or Cd and playing it and having the artwork and everything in your hand.

I wish I had that much music. I'd love to have such a big collection !

Not to mention the far superior sound quality if it's a decent recording and you've invested in a good sound system.

Unfortunately it's safe to say that a lot of what's recorded today isn't decent because engineers compress and limit the living daylights out of the dynamic range in recordings to optimise the way they sound on portable music players. It's a shame really because the technology available today would enable them to make something sound truly stunning (sorry, side rant there)

21-02-2008, 18:26

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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter

Unfortunately it's safe to say that a lot of what's recorded today isn't decent because engineers compress and limit the living daylights out of the dynamic range in recordings to optimise the way they sound on portable music players.

Also sorry for going OT, but this is interesting.
The loudness war.

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This phenomenon can be observed in many areas of the music industry, particularly broadcasting and albums released on CD and DVD. In the case of CDs, the war stems from artists' and producers' desires to create CDs that sound as loud as possible or louder than CDs from competing artists or recording labels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ