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My son has gone vinyl

He got a turntable a bit over a year ago. His uncle who grew up in the 60s and 70s gave him an absolute treasure trove of classic rock albums from the 60s and 70s. I also got him a few must-haves that were missing. Then we discovered about 300 albums my wife's mother inherited from her sister......mostly singers from the 50s like Sinatra, all kinds of Reader's Digest themed collections (50s Cocktail Party, Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas, Country Hits....... .). What's hilarious is he's using my "antique" receivers and speakers I got right after graduating college. But damn if I don't get home and he's cranking out "Dear Mr Fantasy" and it sounds just incredible.
Posted: 03/10/2023 at 12:39 PM ET
(In response to this post by Stork)

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Vinyl albums outsold CDs for first time since 1987.**
Stork • 03/10/23 10:46 AM ET
Are record stores returning?**
MEHOKIE • 03/10/23 10:39 PM ET
they make great wall art
Vienna_Hokie • 03/10/23 02:37 PM ET
Party hearty, Rock and Roll, Drink a Fifth, Smoke a Bowl. The Booze is
soldcokesatLane • 03/10/23 12:51 PM ET
My son has gone vinyl ◄
Happy Dog • 03/10/23 12:39 PM ET
What, no Yacht Rock album?
YardBird • 03/10/23 06:59 PM ET
There were a few in there
Happy Dog • 03/11/23 06:48 AM ET
Same here, except finding vinyl Japanese Jazz is a bit tricky...
Burruss Writer • 03/10/23 03:07 PM ET
that's awesome....I wish I had my old tube receiver ...Kenwood 80 watts
MrBayAreaHokie • 03/10/23 01:40 PM ET
We have my FIL's old Grundig tube receiver console
Happy Dog • 03/11/23 06:50 AM ET
What I remember about 1987...
Chris ColemanAdmin • 03/10/23 12:15 PM ET
Was the year I started co-oping while at VT
statmanfromHCyrs • 03/10/23 04:13 PM ET
What I remember...I was born.**
hoosnowahokie • 03/10/23 12:56 PM ET
Wow. TWO obsolete things!**
No_Limit_Hokie • 03/10/23 12:44 PM ET
can you still buy 8 tracks ?**
bigbadbird • 03/10/23 11:30 AM ET
I have a prized K-Tel 8 track from the mid 70s**
Baltimore Hokie • 03/10/23 04:03 PM ET
Soundtrack of my youth
Happy Dog • 03/11/23 06:51 AM ET
I see them occasionally at Goodwill...
Burruss Writer • 03/10/23 03:09 PM ET
I have about 3,000 albums--I still listen to my favs...
vthhhi • 03/10/23 11:26 AM ET
How do you clean them?
Baltimore Hokie • 03/10/23 04:04 PM ET
how far can you turn it up?**
bigbadbird • 03/10/23 12:16 PM ET
Loud enough for me at 61!**
vthhhi • 03/10/23 05:24 PM ET
I'm guessing at least 11... **
Burruss Writer • 03/10/23 03:10 PM ET
Noticed earlier this week at Target they have a pretty big aisle dedicated
Tafkam Hokie • 03/10/23 11:11 AM ET
Heck, Walmart has a huge vinyl section**
The_Phew • 03/10/23 12:51 PM ET
I believe the back story is...
banishedtothelounge • 03/10/23 11:07 AM ET
Not as a collectible. New vinyl on Bluetooth connected turntables
MAHokie69 • 03/10/23 12:02 PM ET
Cool! Who is buying CDs?**
HokieJay • 03/10/23 10:56 AM ET
Luddites mostly
Beerman • 03/10/23 05:38 PM ET
People over 50**
HokieJamie • 03/10/23 02:53 PM ET
Oh, contrare**
HokieHi71 • 03/10/23 03:58 PM ET