Vinyl

[Sam]

 

Welcome to the vinyl thread.

 

This is the thread to discuss vinyl records, record players and anything else phonographic. Go mad, within reason :razz:

[stevepole]

I've always wanted to start a vinyl collection but I don't really know were I'd put a record player and speakers to go along with it.

[Sam]

Anywhere, just make sure you isolate the record player correctly so you don't get reverberation.

[Flodder450]

we still got a record player here

 

i frequently use it :thumbup:

 

Beatles FTW

[stevepole]

Do you have a brand of record player that you'd recommend? Or tips to look for in a used one?

[Flodder450]

Do you have a brand of record player that you'd recommend? Or tips to look for in a used one?

hmmm, i dont have a brand that i can reccomend, since that thing is from the mid-late 1980s and still working :blink:

 

one thing id reccomend checking from the top of my head is the 33-45 RPM motor, if the record player hasnt been playing for a while, the motor starts to kinda loose traction,and singles (the small 45 RPM records) will change tempo

i will post a vid soon explaining

 

 

:thumbup:

[Sam]

A good record player can cost anything up to around £10,000 (yes, it's crazy what people will pay), although a decent one can be bought quite cheaply. It's worth investing in a decent cartridge (and speakers, and probably a good phono stage too!) to get the best from your music.

 

A few good brands I could recommend are;

• Pro-Ject

• Rega

• Michell

• Avid

[indy500fan]

I've only bought around 10 vinyls, but I have around 200 that my dad gave to me.

[jimmy_jim]

I recently found this copy of The White Album, cost me $5 and came with all of the bits

I already had a copy but it was missing one of the two posters. The vinyl doesn't play very well on this new one :sad:

 

 

 

 

I bought most of these through school from Grade 9 - 12. I was working and didn't really know what to spend my money on..I haven't bought a record for a few years though as a lot of my money goes to textbooks/transport.

[spoiler=Records 1]

 

[spoiler=Records 2]

 

[spoiler=Records 3]

 

[spoiler="Others]

 

 

I know this isn't really Vinyl, but it's kinda related.

 

I only took out a few, there's way too many to fit into one pictures, as you can see there's three box's full of the magazines.

 

 

http://img8.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=otherrecords.jpg

 

 

Sorry about the sizes/quality, they were all taken with a mobile :unsure:

[Johannas]

I have over 200 CDs, and i have a few vinyls - but only use them for display purposes.

 

I have signed copies of 6 vinyls between my two favourite bands, and i have them framed in my room next to my Tom Delonge signed AVA poster and a limited edition print (3 of 20) of my favourite band Brigade. Anyhow, here's the list.

 

Brigade -

Magneto

Meet me at my funeral

Guillotine

 

Reuben -

Moving to Blackwater

Freddy Kreuger

Stuck in my Throat.

 

Also have a signed version of Monsters, by funeral for a friend - and a few misc ones with artwork that i liked.

 

All 7"s

[champion]

I don't quite understand the new little trend of people (usually young people) now buying vinyl. Is it to be retro or unique or something? Obviously if you're looking at it from an economic standpoint, there are a lot of better options. Older folks might have a case in buying them to feel nostalgic, but teenagers don't.

[Hawks]

We have maybe 300 of them kicking around, and 3 record players, one of which is one of those USB ones. We've also got a record cleaner kit, which I think is funny.

 

Obviously none of them are mine personally, mostly my dad's, and my mom has some too. We've got a couple of duplicates but not many.

 

One of my favorites is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band because of the art... It's got marijuana leaves on it :P

 

Also of note are You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish; epic picture on the front. It's hanging up in our basement, along with Moving Pictures (Rush), Jazz (Queen), some Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, Days of Future Passed (The Moody Blues), and a Journey album that I think is Arrival... No, it's Infinity.

 

Yeh we have too many vinyls.

[indy500fan]

I don't quite understand the new little trend of people (usually young people) now buying vinyl. Is it to be retro or unique or something? Obviously if you're looking at it from an economic standpoint, there are a lot of better options. Older folks might have a case in buying them to feel nostalgic, but teenagers don't.

 

It's mostly about the "collection" factor.

 

Also in some cases (probably less than 1%) vinyl can have better sound quality. Of course you have to have a really good needle/player, and the music had to be recorded analogue originally (which not much is anymore), and the vinyl would have to be pro quality.

 

EDIT: Also the album art can look pretty cool.

[Saru Inc]

How much is the "average" cost of a vinyl? I.e the average cost of a cd is like $12

[i_love_burritos]

How much is the "average" cost of a vinyl? I.e the average cost of a cd is like $12

 

Depends really. But here it's usually around $25.

 

I don't quite understand the new little trend of people (usually young people) now buying vinyl. Is it to be retro or unique or something?

 

Haha maybe. But some bands [artists pfft, whatever] release Vinyls alongside normal CD and single LP releases. Especially with rock/metal and classical. I don't know why, I think some people just enjoy the warmer sound.

 

Obviously if you're looking at it from an economic standpoint, there are a lot of better options.

 

From an economic standpoint you don't even need to buy CDs, books, DVDS, or anything. You could just "borrow" it from the internet.

 

Older folks might have a case in buying them to feel nostalgic, but teenagers don't.

 

Teenagers might do it aswell. Often Vinyls and covers have really nice artwork or different album covers to the CD. Oh and some people say vinyls have better sound. Either way it's something different, more "physical" feel to vinyls. Lifting the hood of the player, then setting the spacer, then setting the speed, lifting the vinyl onto the plate, dropping the arm [thought it's mostly automatic these days], etc...

 

Eh' to each their own I guess.

[Skeptical]

I have about ~50 records.

 

I really don't have any interest in them, and have no sentimental value attached to them. Is it possible that they're worth anything?

[Sam]

Vinyl sounds physically better - digital formats like MP3 & AAC use the digital signal which can't fully represent what's been recorded. If you listen to both CD and vinyl you'll notice the difference. Bass will seem to play a bigger role, and drums will seem to be more pronounced.

 

@Adrenal: Any decent record player will still be manually operated these days. Automatic cueing is just for convenience, and if it's not configured properly can even damage your records.

@Cooldog08: It really depends on what records they are, how clean they are and if the sleeve is in decent condition. A good condition older pressing of a Beatles record can fetch £40-£50.

@istolethepie: I just find older music just better than the vast majority of the modern crap you find today. Nothing like sitting down and listening to a bit of Mark Knopfler or Jimi Hendrix! :P

@Saruman44: It all depends on what you are buying. 180/200g vinyls will more expensive, but if you want quality I'm sure you'd be willing to pay the extra money.

 

Has anyone got a good record cleaning method? My friend and I use de-ionized water mixed with a bit of ethanol, but I was just curious if there was any better way.

[Flodder450]

Vinyl sounds physically better - digital formats like MP3 & AAC use the digital signal which can't fully represent what's been recorded. If you listen to both CD and vinyl you'll notice the difference. Bass will seem to play a bigger role, and drums will seem to be more pronounced.

 

Has anyone got a good record cleaning method? My friend and I use de-ionized water mixed with a bit of ethanol, but I was just curious if there was any better way.

We got this, like, really soft piece of cloth, more like a very small pillow, when the record is spinning, we just hold the clotch slightly pressed onto the vinyl,cleaning it effectivly

 

also, i just fished out all the beatles records i could fin in the pretty huge stack of records

 

we have:

The white album

abbey road "color record" (the album cover is printed onto the record :unsure: )

the red album

the blue album

[Sam]

So, the 1962-65 and the 1965-1969 singles albums? Or do you mean red/blue vinyls?

[Flodder450]

So, the 1962-65 and the 1965-1969 singles albums? Or do you mean red/blue vinyls?

1962-1966 and 1967-1970

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962%E2%80%931966

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967%E2%80%931970

 

these two :thumbup:

[Sam]

Oh, awesome :thumbup:

 

 

DO WANT

[Flodder450]

Oh, awesome :thumbup:

 

 

DO WANT

my father learned to speak and read english by listening to them back when he was younger ;)

 

and i too,to an extent

 

i remember triyng to put the needle upon the record when i was like 3 years old

 

the sound is still hanging in my brain today

 

i will take some pics tomorrow to show them

[Hawks]

We have a D4+ Discwasher record cleaning kit pretty much like this one and it works great, I dunno what the fluid is actually made of though... But, upon reading reviews, these new cleaners are not like the ones of old (which is definitely the one we have) so maybe don't get this, although I'd definitely look for a similar product.

[Sam]

I imagine it'll have some sort of alcohol in the fluid (ethanol?) which eats away the dirt in the grooves.

[JacobCampbell]

Ohhh, I like vinyl. I like it better than Gold Remastered CD or DVD with 5.1 surrounds. Maybe vinyl sound worse than that, but it's more atmospherically and nostalgic.