Quote Originally Posted by oj88 View Post
To many, it's the experience involved. Pulling the record off the shelf, carefully removing it from its protective sleeve... the smell of vinyl fills your nostrils.... lifting up the turntable protective cover, setting down the record, gently wiping it off with the cleaning pad, setting the turntable RPM, lifting the tonearm and gently setting it down the needle on the first track. It's a mesmerizing ritual that is priceless.
there's this world-class virtuoso, whose hobby-cum-sideline is... sound systems! vinyl discs, traditional electronics, speakers, turntables!

aficionadoes say that the physical vibration of the stylus needle, is the nearest we can come to duplicating the original sound of the recording.

don't ask me. i'm just lip-synching them.