FloppyDelux
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Yes you do, get their Boxer and alligator albums when you can.
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Stuck in the Past - a 33 RPM thread for vinyl listeners and collectors
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Yes you do, get their Boxer and alligator albums when you can.
I made this a while ago (quote for link)
If you want to remove the graphics that's fine. It's not 100% complete but is better than the current OT
btw it's set so anyone can edit it, so go ahead and add to it if you like
Thanks for introducing me to the u-Turn Orbit when I can't even buy it yet
Thanks for introducing me to the u-Turn Orbit when I can't even buy it yet
there's another decent sub-$200 record player coming, can't remember what it's called but i'll find the link later
Ken Masters
Banned
Lauryn Hill - Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
there's another decent sub-$200 record player coming, can't remember what it's called but i'll find the link later
Here it is, Pro-ject Elemental. It's not released yet though.
It's a real Technics sl1200 mkii. Bought it as a parts unit for $40. The plinth was trashed, so sanded it down to bare metal and spray painted it with sparkly blue car paint. It looks ok, but going to do it again and lacquer it next time after the top coat. May get the transfer graphics off eBay to put under the lacquer which would finish it off lovely.
Fitted new main bearing spindle and rewired the tone arm and its completely awesome. The black heat shrink on the tone arm is party to help with sound,partly to hide the corrosion on the tube.
Edit: instant crush is soooooo good.
Some more used record pic ups
Ken Masters
Banned
So I've 100% settled on the Marantz PM5004 and pro-ject debut (black or white), will use some old speakers I have now for a month or so until I can save up for a proper pair. Will make the purchases in 2 weeks
really excited to actually be able to hear these vinyls I started collecting pretty recently, thanks to vinyl-GAF for the advice given up to this point
really excited to actually be able to hear these vinyls I started collecting pretty recently, thanks to vinyl-GAF for the advice given up to this point
butzopower
proud of his butz
What's a good pair of speakers to get? I currently have two Sony APM-615s from the 80s that I got from a whole set when I moved to San Francisco. I'm in a pretty tiny room, maybe 12 feet by 12 feet. Not really looking to spend more than $500, but probably could.
Also, I just upgraded my receiver to a Onkyo TX-8255. I don't have a pre-amp, should I?
Also, I just upgraded my receiver to a Onkyo TX-8255. I don't have a pre-amp, should I?
It has a phono input, you don't need a preamp.
I'd ask the other question at stevehoffman forums or audiokarma, somewhere like that to get the best result.
Giant Robot
Member
B&W 685's can be had for about that price used if you look around.
If your Onkyo receiver has an Phono-input, then you don't need a separate pre-amp. However, it's usually best to go with a separate pre-amp in the long run.
So I was just in the store and came across a couple of copies of nostalgia,ULTRA. on vinyl. I found it kind of strange considering that it's never been released officially as far as I know. Needless to say, I had to buy it. I was also pleasantly surprised that it's on clear vinyl.
The Interrobanger
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It's a bootleg. Most likely pressed from low quality audio files.
Yeah looks like you're right. http://modern-vinyl.com/2013/03/30/nostalgia-ultra-being-pressed-for-rsd/ Oh well. The highest quality files available are going to be from the mixtape he released, and those weren't that great to begin with. Still cool to have as it will never officially be released it seems.
Giant Robot
Member
why is there an E30 M3 on the cover to that nostalgia, Ultra album, hahah
Ken Masters
Banned
Seeing a lot of RAM and MVOTC pickups, both great albums
Drive OST
Drive OST
Shredding.Bullets
Member
You're actually lucky; that's going to be worth a ton if it isn't already. The Channel Orange bootleg release is highly sought after, and I know the Nostalgia Ultra pressing is super limited. Not sure why there's no official pressing of his albums, if the demand is so clearly there.
The Interrobanger
Member
Bootlegs are never worth anything. You can buy Channel Orange on discogs for 20 bucks.
Ken Masters
Banned
Ken Masters
Banned
Local store owner can get me the marantz pm5004 for $400, so I'll definitely pick it up next week, hopefully he can save me a few bucks on the pro-ject carbon
PetriP-TNT
Member
Being a bootleg doesn't always mean that it's shitty and/or worth anything.
Shredding.Bullets
Member
I was under the impression both were limited, and would go up a ton in value once the market dried up. Guess I was wrong about that, my bad.
Did a check on eBay and the ridiculous prices sellers are asking for it threw me off guard.
Considering it's source is a digital audio file pack of either 256kbp AAC format or a v0 transcode Frank did himself, I can't imagine it being all that great.
But I'd still like to own it.
Ken Masters
Banned
eBay isn't always the best judge for market price because of the flippers out there
forknknife
Banned
Edit: ik heb gederpt
Edit 2: Eeeerrr What's this?
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3312345&postcount=12
Edit 2: Eeeerrr What's this?
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3312345&postcount=12
Once you get into the realms of SP-15 TT's or other TT's that don't come with a dedicated tonearm, it's easy to site multiple arms around. Perhaps one for Stereo, one with a dedicated mono cart, and one for 78 rpm?
Or just to A-B different carts/styluses to see which you like more. I sometimes switch carts and headshells on my TT's depending if I've not heard a cart for a while.
Say a Shure M97XE can have quite muted treble, so something like an M91ED makes a nice change if you find that it's a bit dull, but M97 tracks warped records better with the stylus brush down.
Sick morning garage sailing. I found a record player and asked after it, and then proceeded to ask if he had any records for sale. The guy was really reluctant and was saying how they were all worth a lot of money, but let me look anyway. He had lots of junk, but a lot of great stuff too. Figuring he was going to charge me a lot, I put a few records back before presenting what I had grabbed.
He started looking through them, Leonard Cohen $1, etc... I was soooooo excited. He charged me $20 the lot, I couldn't believe it I was expecting to be paying that each. So I promptly paid and asked if I could go back and look again but he wouldn't let me, doh! So while i've got a few regrets putting back records (let it be among them), I'm in no position to complain:
Also, 50c each elsewhere:
Also got an amazing game grab for $9. I've never had such a great morning!!
He started looking through them, Leonard Cohen $1, etc... I was soooooo excited. He charged me $20 the lot, I couldn't believe it I was expecting to be paying that each. So I promptly paid and asked if I could go back and look again but he wouldn't let me, doh! So while i've got a few regrets putting back records (let it be among them), I'm in no position to complain:
Also, 50c each elsewhere:
Also got an amazing game grab for $9. I've never had such a great morning!!
Continuing from my previous post, after I posted I started thinking more and more about the records I missed out on, so I jumped in the car and drove back over to the garage sale (it was after 11am, I didn't have high hopes it'd still be on). he was still there, so I asked again if I could go back and look again... and reluctantly again, he let me!
The guy wasn't silly, he knew they were worth a lot more than what he was selling for, but for whatever reason he priced them cheap anyway. I paid $65 for everything that follows. Pure madness, so happy.
The guy wasn't silly, he knew they were worth a lot more than what he was selling for, but for whatever reason he priced them cheap anyway. I paid $65 for everything that follows. Pure madness, so happy.
I'm doing a comparison of the new Queens of the Stone Age record of the Vinyl and CD versions.
It's like night and day, the Vinyl is perfectly separated for each instrument and levels are perfectly balanced. The CD is racked up so loud and everything is so flat.
Sometimes I can't believe people can't hear this difference, it's such a shame because it's so amazing.
It's like night and day, the Vinyl is perfectly separated for each instrument and levels are perfectly balanced. The CD is racked up so loud and everything is so flat.
Sometimes I can't believe people can't hear this difference, it's such a shame because it's so amazing.
Try it with any recent red hot chilli peppers release - I know the CD mastering is deliberate, but it's awful!
Ken Masters
Banned
really wish Def Jam would announce Yeezus vinyl already
captainwhat
Member
I really hope the album art isn't a blown up picture of the cd.
Ken Masters
Banned
Hopefully will pick up pro-ject tomorrow
I don't there there is any cover art, just a clear case, so if there was a vinyl it would be some minimal design I assume
I don't there there is any cover art, just a clear case, so if there was a vinyl it would be some minimal design I assume
Ken Masters
Banned
It finally happened vinyl-GAF
my first ever record player
my first ever record player
Awesome! You went with the black. Looks slick. I remember you stating you were looking into this one when I had posted pictures of the red one I was interested in. (I ended up getting it.)
What other stuff do you have it hooked up to?
Ken Masters
Banned
Thanks, right now it's hooked up to my computer Harmon Kardon speakers as a temporary speaker. I'm getting the Marantz PM5004 for the amp and I'm still unsure about speakers. I will probably roll with this setup for a month or two before I decide which speakers I want for sure
Bioshocked
Member
What's the best way to revitalize old album covers?
PetriP-TNT
Member
If they smell like mold, put them outside for like a day. Otherwise? None.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Why would you want to? Wear and tear on an LP sleeve is beautiful. That's personality, it has a story and its own history.
Ken Masters
Banned
Record covers are made out of cardboard so I have no idea how you could revitalize it, just put them in a plastic sleeve to prevent further damage I suppose
Emperor Bohe
Member
One of my pet peeves of listening to vinyl was that I wasn't able to scrobble my plays onto Last.fm (I know..). I've started using CogScrobbler to manually scrobble my plays and it's been working like a charm. You can save albums to your own personal library to make re-scrobbling the tracks easy for the future. dope stuff.
Material541
Member
Incredible, thank you so much for this! Didn't even know such a thing existed.
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