New user, laser trntable and Music sale

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Yeah09

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Hi all,

I am new here, so be nice:rolleyes::rolleyes:
A couple of questions
First: Is a laser turntable worth it, They are very expensive but I like the idea of not wearing ot an LP when I play it.

Second: i was thinking of buying a record collection on ebay, item 150390785826 Album Record Collection -Full Inventory + Custom SW - eBay
Is this worth it? or shold I just keep at it with the garage sales (no more this year till spring) there are a couple of titles I really want but am not sure what the reserve is and don't want to waste my money paying more than something is worth...

thanks all,
Nice forum btw...
 
Firstly - Yes and no. If you listen to LPs CONSTANTLY and have the money to burn, then yes. They certainly sound very good, being audiophile equipment, and obviously if you're playing a LOT of recorRAB, its a good way to safeguard the investment. You'll have to make this decision on your own I'm afraid. If your system isn't already audiophile quality throughout, I wouldn't reccomend it.

Second - The great thing about Ebay is that you can bid without worrying what the reserve is. If it turns out you haven't bid high enough, then you're not exactly out of pocket are you? If anyone is, the seller is. Bid to the level YOU deem the record to be worth, and not a PENNY more. You don't want to get involved in a bidding war, you want a fair price, Ebay makes that easy.
 
I seel the laser trntables for 10,000 +. dang, that is alot of money for a trntable, But minimal wow and flutter, static and wear and tear makes this a real nice thing...Why are they so expensive??? the technology shold be to the point where they are nder a grand. I assume there are patent isses preventing others from selling these?

As far as the action goes, I will bid under 1000, no more. I think it would be worth it to me but don't have the time (or patience) to look up all the recorRAB on his listing (her listing?) and see if they are really worth it as far as collectibles...

No offense to yor post but I disagree with the only being worth it if all my equipment is audiophile grade, we all have to start somewhere and this would help prevent more wear of the LPs.

Thanks,

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Firstly - Yes and no. If you listen to LPs CONSTANTLY and have the money to burn, then yes. They certainly sound very good, being audiophile equipment, and obviously if you're playing a LOT of recorRAB, its a good way to safeguard the investment. You'll have to make this decision on your own I'm afraid. If your system isn't already audiophile quality throughout, I wouldn't reccomend it.

Second - The great thing about Ebay is that you can bid without worrying what the reserve is. If it turns out you haven't bid high enough, then you're not exactly out of pocket are you? If anyone is, the seller is. Bid to the level YOU deem the record to be worth, and not a PENNY more. You don't want to get involved in a bidding war, you want a fair price, Ebay makes that easy.
 
What I mean is there are no laser turntables of less than super audiophile grade. The reason for this is simple - There are three main 'markets' for companies, of people who buy LPs and turntables and whatnot.

1 - People who have old vinyl they want to keep and dont want to retire to an attic somewhere. These people aren't buying high end equipment unless they've got fantastical amounts of money just lying around. I work for a hi-fi company, and these are the people buying cheap turntables, around the
 
Great post Guitarbizarre, Very informative,

I still think the technology can be made cheaper, the one I saw online was the ELPJ turntable, it looks kind of cheap, like the old technics linear tracking units from the 80s.
I decided that I don't have the time to check each of the LPs that are for sale on Ebay (item 150390785826)from that guy (he posted a list) and have decided that it really is only worth a certain amount (based on what I am willing to invest right now) and could care less what they are worth (according to the book) after all, I intend to never sell my LP collection and eventually give it to my children. The latest pricing guide I have was from 5 years or so ago and I assume it wouldn't be accrate to try to price items with such an old guide. Besides, it wold probably depress me anyways.
As far as a laser turntable, I would be willing to go $2000 or so but not $10,000. I think thetechnology should be more reasonably priced...
Thanks again for the info, you make a great point about the weakest link in the chain of yor equipment so to speak.
 
It can. But there'd be no market for it whatsoever, since mechanical technology would outperform it in the pricerange, and above about
 
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