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From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Turntable questions (Lack of response)
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Date: Fri, 7-Sep-84 12:48:41 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  7 12:48:41 1984
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One reason for the paucity of response to questions about
relatively expensive turntables (0.5 to 1.0 x CD player$$) is
the feeling in some of us that young audiophiles maybe ought not
to saddle themselves with buggies, whips and riding clothes.
Young aspiring audiophiles ought really to consider CD from the
start. Yes, the discs are expensive. But relatively speaking, they 
are no more expensive than good LP's were when I bought my first
one while building my first hi-fi system in college. In those
days, $5.95 was as far beyond my minimal wages as todays $17 CDs.
I can see buying a cheapy (~$1xx.00), but not >$200). It will
only encourage you to buy records which are of rotten quality to
begin with (we all seem to agree), and deteriorate from there.
If you have to invest in analog sources beyond FM, try to limit
yourself to cassette. They are plentiful and cheap in the market
place, and you can record your own even cheaper.
                     Dick Grantges  hound!rfg