Comments on Profile Post by Merrick

When I play vinyl, I can effortlessly listen and feel I'm getting a supremely musical experience, even if it's not critical or even active listening. With digital, I have to concentrate to keep my focus.

Convenience and ritual play a big part. How much do you savor Starbucks vs. a pour over coffee you made yourself, or a traditionally served tea? And digital makes it easy to flit from one thing to another, to spend your whole time while the album is playing digging through the digital crates. Ease of use is a double-edged sword.

Vinyl I think is about not flitting, but feeling pleasure. Worth the work.

I barely have an entry-level table (Uturn orbit), but the rest of my chain is fairly solid, and I already find vinyl more engaging than digital.

You know whats fatiguing? Cleaning records, I love doing it but it is such a time sink, and fatiguing physically, lol.

@Wfojas I give all my records a run down with the In The Groove cleaner before I play them. If I see or hear anything fishy the record comes off and I set it aside for a wash and vacuum. I also clean my stylus before every record.

Oh, i picked that up on your recommendation. Great suggestion, I have to say.

@Merrick @Wfojas I hadn't heard of the In the Groove. Just read the Analog Planet review (he likes it as well, just not for heavy cleaning). Very good! I'll be ordering one. I keep it simple with really dirty stuff: two big microfiber cloths, one wet and one dry. ITG will be perfect for the pre-spin touchup. And Onzow Zerodust between records is what's up.