Vinyl records are not an investment. They will not significantly increase in value in your lifetime. There is actually a good chance that in the future 10-20+ years they will be lower in resale value when adjusted for inflation. Just because there is a hot market for something right now does not mean there will be in the future.
I don't buy my vinyl or other hobby items with the goal of reselling them. I try to take good care of them, but not for the purpose of selling it again later. If you think you'll sell it sometime later, then maybe you don't really enjoy it. Just open them, and enjoy your stuff.
It is a tricky one to answer, regardless of the equipment. So many variables involved. For speakers, placement is often the most important part. Cheaper speakers properly placed can sound better than very expensive speakers poorly placed. It is an entire science on its own.
Enjoy the equipment you have. Listen to records, both new and second hand and then decide where to upgrade most. A mid range cartridge can help an entry level deck. Your system should sound good on any source.
Vinyl can also be hit and miss. I have some really terrible pressings in my collection that will never sound good and some that simply blows me away.
In my casse i dont have much as im starting out so this will be my first build. Its gonna be for a small room but i would like the speakers to be good enough for a medium sized room as well
As of now i have rt82 + sony str dh190 and all i need are some good speakers to go with the receiver.
That is a beast of an amp for a medium room. 90W rms is a lot. I have not heard the amp in question, but be aware that sony can be a little clinical in sound. I would pare with a set of warm bookshelves. And add a small active sub later. Bose 301 comes to mind. You should be able to find them at a reasonable price second hand. Just make sure the units are undamaged. Cosmetics can be fixed with patience.
It is harder to find good second hand components now that what it was when I started. People were just buying AV receivers and selling lovely equipment from the 70 and 80s for next to nothing.
My favourite mid budget range speakers.have been Missions for years. Boston acoustics and Bowers and Wilkins also makes excellent bookshelves.
The Bose 301 speakers have a special place though. They can be wall mounted or placed on stands and can deliver a warm sound on just about anything.My father's pair has been in daily use since 1983. The suspension was replaced once in 40 years.
Found some of my dads old records at my grandparents house and I haven’t looked back and that was probably 15+ years ago. Now he’s back into collecting too, it’s great
my dad had vinyl since I was a kid, just kind of always been around… old friend gave me a turntable and mixer after I gave him a laptop, I had some records around and then whenever I go to a show I buy the album.
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