I had a deram once. I had to get a shot for it!
Here in the Peoples Republic of Masdsachusetts, one teacher held a sign that said, “On Strike For More Rispect.”
That is what a young black woman told me this past week that had her all worked up, the stimulus package. I wonder if she could have spelled anything correctly at that moment.
It was a pretty good copy of Days of Future Passed.
On a good sound system & turntable, with a quality needle, the "feel" and texture of the London Philharmonic backing the Moody Blues could be a thing of breathtaking beauty.
What one hears on the radio, whenever some old cut is played, isn't "it". Not even close. When people try to tell me that digital sound is as good or better than analog--- I think back, remember, and know such claims must be made in ignorance.
I miss my Deram. Oh, and just try and find phonograph needles nowadays. If what you have doesn't reside within a certain subset, then forget it. You'll have to find a different turntable. Nevermind if the ones you have cost hundreds of dollars a piece, 30-40 years ago. Needles for those, now made only of unobtanium.