Red Mosquito

bune wrote:speaking of receivers: I notice that I have to turn it up a fair amount to get volume out of it, is that part of the process or no?

I'm not sure what you mean. Like, you have to crank it to 10? That wouldn't seem right. I used to have a Marantz but sold it for a streamlined setup. Simple is all I can understand.

Is your receiver plugged in, bune?

lol, fairly sure it is.

I just feel like I have to turn it up to ~55 to get what feels like a good sound from the speakers and even then there's a lack of punch. I'm going to try with some headphones and see if it's still quiet.

Is it a new phenomenon or has it always been an issue? Is it a vintage or modern receiver?

I miss having a real stereo.

I would say it's new if only because it's the first time I've tried playing a record through it. I think what it might be is that I'm way more used to using it for movies and television and not music. like, I don't have a CD player attached to it and we don't listen to the radio. so maybe it just seems like a lot because I haven't used it for this purpose before.

I'm going to just assume it's lack of use on my part.

Are all audio components plugged into the correct ports ?

Does your input have the pre amp for phonograph built in?

Brothers of a Feather arrived. Very clean pressing and loving it. Not sure how my neighbours feel about it. Before The Freeze should arrive next week.

The guitar in Horsehead is pure magic.

surfndestroy wrote:Brothers of a Feather arrived. Very clean pressing and loving it. Not sure how my neighbours feel about it. Before The Freeze should arrive next week.

The guitar in Horsehead is pure magic.

Where did you order BOAF from? Also, where the hell did you score before the freeze for a reasonable price?

BOAF on amazon.ca for $35 CDN. Same for Before The Freeze for $34 CDN. Have been on watchlist for a long time for Before The Freeze. Ran across BOAF by accident. BOAF is still on amazon.ca but for $50 CDN.

surfndestroy wrote:BOAF on amazon.ca for $35 CDN. Same for Before The Freeze for $34 CDN. Have been on watchlist for a long time for Before The Freeze. Ran across BOAF by accident. BOAF is still on amazon.ca but for $50 CDN.

Sweet. I ordered BOAF from amazon but delivery isn't for up to three weeks or some shit.

Didn't even look for before the freeze but im on it now....

surfndestroy wrote:Does your input have the pre amp for phonograph built in?

Yeah this was my thought.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

surfndestroy wrote:Does your input have the pre amp for phonograph built in?

Yeah this was my thought.

Definitely possible. Bune you may just need to get an external pre-amp linked between your turntable and receiver

https://usa.denon.com/us/product/hometh ... ers/avr990

the instructions are literally "connect the RCA cables to the phono input". it does talk about the cartridge though...I need to see what kind of cartridge is on the player I guess.

it's a moving magnet cartridge so it's good. I guess.

Heard a large vinyl factory burned down in the US.

Anders wrote:Heard a large vinyl factory burned down in the US.

yep. well, not a vinyl factory, but one of the only two factories in the world that produces the lacquer used to make vinyl masters. so, it's going to put a strain on the entire global vinyl production chain.

Simple Torture wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:According to the spreadsheet on my computer that I consider gospel, I have 994 items in my record collection. I have 4 things on order currently. There's an outside chance Gigaton will be my 1000th piece (but I should get my tax return and my company stock options before the end of March, so probably not).

#995 - Jeff Tweedy - "Together At Last"
#996 - Bonnie Prince Billy - "This Is Far From Over" 7''
#997 - The Donkeys & Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - "Daytrotter #26"

#998 ‐ The Decemberists - "I'll Be Your Girl"
#999 - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Bryce Dessner, Eighth Blackbird ‎– "When We Are Inhuman"
#1000 - Nine Inch Nails - "With Teeth"

bune wrote:https://usa.denon.com/us/product/hometheater/receivers/avr990

the instructions are literally "connect the RCA cables to the phono input". it does talk about the cartridge though...I need to see what kind of cartridge is on the player I guess.

it's a moving magnet cartridge so it's good. I guess.

If the input is labeled "phono" then it should be amplified. When you described it here I assumed you were plugging it into an aux input.