The Vinyl Thread: Still Listen On Wax, Don't Use The CD

[washing machine]

I think I've balanced my tonearm and anti-skating correctly. If all sounds well, then all probably is well...right?

[Simple Torture]

The one thing that I don't like about it is how the upgraded precision has introduced me to some glaring flaws inherent in the condition of some of my favorites from the used bins. I may never play this copy of Nashville Skyline again.

We'll call that 'character.'

[southp]

Excellent! Thanks for the advice. I've spent all day and night using this thing, and I can't find anything wrong with it.

The one thing that I don't like about it is how the upgraded precision has introduced me to some glaring flaws inherent in the condition of some of my favorites from the used bins. I may never play this copy of Nashville Skyline again.

Haha...yeah that happens as you upgrade your system. Soon after I got my first Rega I went out an bought one of these:

VPI 16.5

http://www.vpiindustries.com/clean_hw165.htm

[washing machine]

That looks dangerous.

[southp]

That looks dangerous.

You could have a $2000 setup, but it's going to sound like shit if your records aren't clean!

[washing machine]

Does that thing get your records any cleaner than investing in a good brush kit? How much did it set you back?

[southp]

Does that thing get your records any cleaner than investing in a good brush kit? How much did it set you back?

Significantly better results than just a brush. It's basically a wet-vacuum for your records that sucks the dirt out of the grooves with the help of a the cleaning fluid.
On some 2nd hand LPs it's literally like you just took a blanket off your speakers. At the very least the removes any pops/clicks that you may hear inbetween tracks or during quiet passages.

I bought mine second hand for around $300.

[washing machine]

Oh man.

Strat, buy this for me.

[Strat]

Oh man.

Strat, buy this for me.

Wanna go in on one together?! We can go halfsies and ship it back and forth. or find a middle state rest area to keep it and we could do record cleaning meetups!

[Norah]

eventually I'll drop the cash on one of those

[Strat]

I cant wait till im all grown up. Maybe have a wife and a kid. have a nice basement for the kids to play with. maybe the wife has a little room off there somewhere to do some reading or writing, or sewing, or masturbating. Whatever women like to do these days.

And then for me : I have a nice room. Filled with awesome posters and music artwork. A massive wall to wall record collection. Maybe need a rolling ladder so as to access all I want. And one of those record washers. And maybe a Spaniard behind the bar serving me beverages and lighting my cigars.

[Simple Torture]

I, too, have a masturbatory fantasy involving an entire room of wall-to-wall records. Mine is probably a basenent room and also includes a pool table

[washing machine]

My collection fantasies involve a listening room adjacent to a state of the art kitchen, equipped with mounted speakers.

[liebzz]

Funny how when I think of the ultimate "man cave", I think of a big leather sofa in the middle of a room with records and an awesome stereo. Basically, when I grow up (I'm in my mid-30's), I want to be the guy on the Maxell blank tape wrapper.

[Norah]

http://jealousbutcher.com/JB070.html

Transfiguration Of Vincent repressed on limited green vinyl.

[Simple Torture]

Not even that into M. Ward, but this sounds cool. Looks like I've got another discography to try and collect!

[Norah]

I'm hot and cold on M Ward but that might be his best album.

[Simple Torture]

Also, that site was petty bare-bones. Hope it's legit!

[Simple Torture]

I'm more of a Post-War guy.

[Strat]

done and done!

Thanks chud.