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rec.music.vinyl

Is vinyl still worth it in 2026?

woven-thistle-58

Not looking for the perfect answer, just what you'd do.

Photos and details in the replies if people want them.

pale-beech-34

This deserves its own thread.

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slow-willow-95

Same experience here.

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amber-wren-15

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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amber-pine-7

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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wild-wren-104 more

Good question, following.

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amber-hazel-952 more

Second this.

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pale-moth-45

amber-hazel-95 wrote:

Second this.

Second this.

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late-birch-43

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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copper-clover-47

Could you share a photo?

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pale-beech-1

Second this.

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amber-fern-77

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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quiet-beech-19

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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sunlit-lichen-864 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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quiet-hazel-452 more

sunlit-lichen-86 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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tidal-clover-381 more

quiet-hazel-45 wrote:

sunlit-lichen-86 wrote:

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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silver-beech-54

tidal-clover-38 wrote:

quiet-hazel-45 wrote:

Same experience here.

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wry-sparrow-65

sunlit-lichen-86 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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amber-lichen-15

The cheap option was fine for years.

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mossy-thistle-43

Saving this for later.

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still-reed-50

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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quiet-sparrow-5

Same experience here.

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tidal-beech-648 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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still-finch-28

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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pale-yarrow-936 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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rustling-birch-751 more

pale-yarrow-93 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

The cheap option was fine for years.

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dusky-clover-81

rustling-birch-75 wrote:

pale-yarrow-93 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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tidal-beech-243 more

Good question, following.

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woven-reed-131 more

Good question, following.

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woven-reed-11

woven-reed-13 wrote:

Good question, following.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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rustling-beech-35

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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