Are there many on here? I used to have a generic Sony one, but it has been a few years since it broke. I've still kept my stack of wax and have been slowly adding to it when I find ones I like in Charity shops for 10p and the like. I've got a decent hi-fi separates set up (entry level audiophile stuff) and want to get a new player. I'm not much clued up on it tbh, only thing I really know is that I'll need a separate pre-amp or a player with it integrated as my amp lacks it. Anyone have any suggestions? Things to look out for? I'll be buying second hand - I guess most new players tend to be specialist and thus expensive?
i love the sound of vinyl. shame i only have a crap sony dec, gonna save and get a lovly techics deck for my system
For the most part, I love vinyl although right now I don't really have much use for one. I only have a single turntable, and no space for a 2nd one, to DJ on it. For housey stuff, vinyl is not affoardable to me. 1500 yen for a single? No thanks. Every now and again there are some electronica releases on vinyl. Very limited, so I try to jump in. Latest gettings are Dive, by Tycho, and something else.
The only things I want on Vinyl are old school hip hop, Classic Rock, Punk and metal. Electronic Music on Vinyl would be fun but I see no point to it since the genre is known for long ass songs. Probably when all is said and done if I get a vinyl collection going it'll probably be only 50-60 albums
I've got a Rotel RP-830 myself. Did some research earlier this year, seems that generally a good entry level audiophile level vinyl player is something like a Rega Planar 2 or 3, or a Rotel RP-830/Rotel RP-850 as they've basically a Rega Planar 2. Project are another vinyl player I've seen recommended.. My RP-830 cost me £100 from eBay, but it's in perfect condition and came with extras - works great hooked up to my Rotel RA-921 amp through my B&W DM560. More of a curio item for me than a practical one, the girlfriend has a buttload of vinyl though and I couldn't stand her dedicated player any longer. Also, if you have a phono input on player, that'll be the pre-amp bit.
I have a technics pickup here. With a pair of B&W 683, that is most used for my home theater. I can say that the quality here is great. Unfortunately I don't have much time to sit down and listen to my vinyl collection. Most of the music I heard is while I'm working on the computer or driving my car. And here is the home theater:
I have a GLi Pro BD-1600. It's good, but not amazing. It came with a small preamp. In any case, it's way better than the shitty cheapo Sony deck I had before. That deck had a problem where the pitch would bend back and forth while playing a disc. The BD-1600 doesn't have that problem, though it does seem to have an issue where certain high-pitched sounds appear to be distorted. The cool thing about that turntable is that it's fully manual. You position the tonearm manually, raise and lower the tonearm manually, and start and stop the motor manually. It's kinda like a manual transmission in a car: you have more control. I have a bunch of singles and some albums my parents gave me. A while ago I bought an EP by Flake Music (the precursor to the Shins). It cost $60, but it was totally worth it. Amazing album. It also sounds way better than the shitty MP3 files you'll find on the internet (which are played at the wrong speed). There's a cool record store near where I live. I usually buy CD's there because their records (the good ones) are usually too expensive. I did get the Close Encounters soundtrack on vinyl for $1 there once, so that was cool. I've been thinking about getting an entry level audiophile system. I've been looking at a Marantz integrated amp and another Marantz CD player, as well as the PSB Alpha B1 bookshelf speakers. I think I'll stick with my current turntable for the time being.
I've got a Technics SL-1210mk2 in nice condition, but no stereo anymore. I need speakers, a good amp, a cd player and maybe some other gadget to make it look fancy. Later... when I move into my own appartment someday (still living on campus right now). I like vinyl though, but it's an expensive hobby if you want stuff in good condition (i.e. the spines still readable...). 180g releases are even worse, they start at 35$ in this town. I'll probably need to get rich before I can start collecting vinyl. I've got 100+ vinyls so far, but I always took care not to buy any crap and of course I realize that it's not that much, even though it's quality over quantity. Got some nice things in there though, like a huge collection of German Tangerine Dream & Kraftwerk LP's, many Australian AC/DC releases and a small bunch classic including some nice boxsets of Beethoven & Wagner.
I got about 30 or so albums. Ranging from Neil Diamond to Led Zepplin to Anamanaguchi to The Pixies. I don't really have a theme for my collection. I just try to get cool albums that I think I'll enjoy listening to on my stereo. I think Dark Side of the Moon is the most fun to listen to. It's just so well produced and really takes advantage of the stereo sounds and all that cool little stuff.
Guess I'll post a few pics too eh. My turntable playing Rage Against the Machine's self titled album. Reprint on clear smoked vinyl - quite nice really. And my really poor setup, not much room here. Amp is underneath my PS3, headphones are AKG K701. Generally I've only ever bought vinyl in Soho, London. Prices seem alright for most of the stuff there..
still got an (old) technics direct drive player, used to be a DJ at New Wave parties in a different life. still got 500 or so records here at home
I have a record player and a pretty big collection. I collect almost solely 1960s and 1970s psychedelic rock, folk rock, and hard rock
If you're a vinyl fan, how do you deal with the clicks/pops on some albums? I grew up with vinyl but I would never go back to them. I do miss studying the cover and the liner notes. I loved how some bands were creative with their covers especially my favorite, Led Zeppelin.
I mean some of the songs are so long that they'd need to be 1 disc per track You don't it's part of the experence
