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Finally got rid of my vinyl

HalSF said:
Getting some seriously mixed messages in these responses!

Was this a kindly inter-generational wealth transfer of beneficent cultural riches?

Or was it cynically off-loading the dead weight of poorly measuring LPs and an obsolete turntable as a passive-aggressive way to screw over and burden a vulnerable at-risk young person unaware of how contemptible vinyl is among Swedish Death Cleaning ASR-ites?

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What a nasty post. Honestly no words, just the vomit emoji (that is not available).
 
HalSF said:
Was this a kindly inter-generational wealth transfer of beneficent cultural riches?

Or was it cynically off-loading the dead weight of poorly measuring LPs and an obsolete turntable as a passive-aggressive way to screw over and burden a vulnerable at-risk young person unaware of how contemptible vinyl is among Swedish Death Cleaning ASR-ites?
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A bit of both probably. I get some much needed shelf space and a smug self-satisfied grin. She gets a somewhat interesting starter collection that will be the envy of her friends. Twenty-something young person proudly claims to have a 'listening age' on Spotify af 74. I'm doing her a favour reducing it to only 60 ... :oops:
 
bluefuzz said:
I just donated 600 odd vinyls to a young person in the family along with my 50+ year old deck. She seemed happy :cool:. And so am I to regain the shelf space. They've been gathering dust for a couple of decades. It was time ...
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Good choice, milk all the money out of it you can. ;)
 
I sold my 500 or so records back many years ago now when I was out of full time work for about 18 months. I regret it now. Would be nice to have a separate vinyl system.
 
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Is that one of the threads to get the ASR approval along the lines?

If that so, someone has taken ASR, very, very wrong.

(as a side note, Sundays are not Sundays without vinyl :p )
 
HalSF said:
Or was it cynically off-loading the dead weight of poorly measuring LPs and an obsolete turntable as a passive-aggressive way to screw over and burden a vulnerable at-risk young person unaware of how contemptible vinyl is among Swedish Death Cleaning ASR-ites?

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Not sure what "Swedish Death Cleaning ASR-ites" is but fully agree with the other statements.

Young people are mobile (moving flats/moving cities/moving overseas/busy lives) and now this person is lumbered with a literal millstone.

The potentially better way would be have them rummage through your collection and pick say 10 albums and see where it goes.

All I can see happening is the albums get tossed as the literal weight of them overwhelms this young person.

Both my step daughters turned to this old fossil because they wanted to be hip and trendy so I got them each a bluetooth enable Project turntable and a small bluetooth enabled mini system (i.e. something small, light and portable).

We then went out and brought a small number of second hand albums of interest (one was very much into Sade, the other disco) and I Ieft them to it. Just enough albums to be proudly displayed in a small single "cube" book stand and impress their friends.

Record collections haven't grown and both have moved accommodation several times.

Why bluetooth I hear you ask... surely one cannot hear the glories of vinyl reproduction via bluetooth?. Reasons are obvious:

1- the mini system will never be optimally placed
2- they never sit in the sweet spot
3- they can stream spotify to it which is really 100% of what they do

So downvote me but I feel 600 albums for a young person isn't practical.

Peter
 
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Sokel said:
If that so, someone has taken ASR, very, very wrong.
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What is the correct take on ASR, pray tell?

I have nothing against vinyl as such. But at the current time the value of the shelf space is greater than the value to me of the vinyl. And if it can bring a little happiness elsewhere then it's a win win ...
 
Oddball said:
What a nasty post. Honestly no words, just the vomit emoji (that is not available).
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Take a look at this:

:p

That is the emoji I appended to my post, to indicate a jocular or humorous intent as I ventured to describe the contrast between posts commending the OP's kind generosity and posts saying stuff like "Good riddance to that horrible retrograde vinyl, dump it on a clueless young!" To me, that contrast is classic ASR comedy.

It what universe was that post "nasty?" I'm glad the OP got the intent and took it in stride.

Maybe chillax a little there fella.
 
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HalSF said:
Take a look at this:

:p

That is the emoji I appended to my post, to indicate a jocular or humorous intent as I ventured to describe the contrast between posts commending the OP's kind generosity and posts saying stuff like "Good riddance to that horrible retrograde vinyl, dump it on a clueless young!" To me, that contrast is classic ASR comedy.

It what universe was that post "nasty?" I'm glad the OP got it.

Maybe chillax a little there fella.
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Well OP is a bit on a tolerant side. Pushing your luck around here, aren't you?
 
fatoldgit said:
As they say "user name checks out"

:‑) <--- I made this as big as possible
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True - Dog is grumpy and penguin is beyond reason when not chilled to -20C.
 
fatoldgit said:
I feel 600 albums for a young person isn't practical.
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I think that's up to her to manage that 'burden'. I understand that the records will become part of a collective library shared and swapped amongst friends where they will no doubt find a home where they are most appreciated. Contrary to popular wisdom there are young people who can still think for themselves. And if they do get binned I'm sure it will be responsibly as said young person is very ecologically aware ...
 
Oddball said:
True - Dog is grumpy and penguin is beyond reason when not chilled to -20C.
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Ah yes, two unresolvable contraindications (but I had to squint to see the penguin)

As a LInux devotee I love Penguins!!!
 
I think my vinyl album box is still somewhere in storage. I stopped listening to vinyl in the late 80s but kept albums and the inevitable Technics SL1210 in my system until the late 90s. And I also gifted my turntable to a young person with a genuine interest in it. I haven't had a single. pinge of regret, ever.
 
bluefuzz said:
I think that's up to her to manage that 'burden'. I understand that the records will become part of a collective library shared and swapped amongst friends where they will no doubt find a home where they are most appreciated. Contrary to popular wisdom there are young people who can still think for themselves. And if they do get binned I'm sure it will be responsibly as said young person is very ecologically aware ...
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So do you think your music tastes would align with her and her friends taste?

My collection (which I still have but don't spin and haven't got off my arse to sell) is Blues and Jazz which certainly (in my case) wouldn't appeal to my step daughters (i.e. a growling John Lee Hooker won't do it)

Peter
 
bluefuzz said:
What is the correct take on ASR, pray tell?
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To me, right?

To get things done as nicely as possible.
Mainly to improve our understanding about how stuff link to each other and less about how they do on their own.

End result is what matters, right?
 
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