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Finally bought a car. 2012 VW GTI 4-Door. Not sure I like it, but it's a car for now!

17 hours ago, GHOSTDRONES said:

See, I really prefer the cold weather. This winter has been awesome for me so far. I got to play hockey outside for the first time in over 10 years.

Nice. My friends play hockey every winter, but I never play just watch. I just hate the huge drop in temps because it fucks my sinuses up bad. I like cold too.

9 hours ago, GHOSTDRONES said:

Yeah it's low 60s here... It can stay here for a while, just warm enough

Same, but dropping to 35 tomorrow :(.

4 hours ago, Sunshine said:

I totally wanna hear more opinions about how the rejected pressings sound better than the one approved by the creator who is also a perfectionist and spent many years to get to the version that was released. To even entertain those opinions before hearing it yourself is a waste of brain use.

I might be able to record a song from both this weekend. 

On 2/14/2018 at 8:35 PM, jhulud said:

Late to this party. Were the TP's and alternate IA advertised or just randomly inserted in orders type of deal? 

Random. I got one, but it was not advertised anywhere when I bought the bundle.

I don't think they are test presses, just another press that was rejected or never sold. Has normal labels.

Still no word on when these ship?

Looked at a car yesterday, thought about it overnight, went to buy it this morning and some kid was there buying it already :(. Back to looking. Need one asap, it's been hell without one.

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They wanted $100 for it. It's not going to get that much at auction.

Edit: I'm not going to buy it, since bitter at the whole situation. I can't find another RSX that is not automatic, riced out, or has a ton of miles.

https://www.copart.com/lot/25016068

Someone buy my car back for me!

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Car shopping sucks. I just want another car like mine, but they are impossible to find.

5 hours ago, timsimmons said:

Man, mine didn't ship until 2/1. Bummer.

 

Same :(.

Looks like a downgrade to me. Upgrade the Orbit, better platter and cartridge.

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Record has some scratches on it (whoever owned it before did not take care of it). With a conical stylus the record sounds great, other carts it can be a bit noisy.

$50ppd with priority shipping in the US. OBO

9 hours ago, mrewest said:

Yeah some place called Blank Slate in Elyria.  Never heard of it before today lol.

Never heard of it either. Hopefully I'll have a car again by then so I can go.

4 hours ago, mrewest said:

Apparently that Yndi Halda show is only $10????  On the wife’s birthday though so I’ have to try & convince her to go haha.  But this honestly sounds more like the kind of post-rock she enjoys (mellow jams w/strings).

Where?!

1 hour ago, Bladewillisisdead said:

I was looking at this one. Very tempting, but a bit more than I was hoping to spend. Of course, it's a very good long term investment for my records.

 

Anyone have any experience with a Spin Clean?

It's worth the money for the EV-1. I had a spin clean for a few months, but it always seemed to leave cleaning residue on my records with made weird surface noise. Never figured out why.

28 minutes ago, Bladewillisisdead said:

In the market for some record cleaning stuff. Anyone have recommendations? Looking for a brush and a cheap (but effective) way to deep clean. I really don't know where to start and couldn't find a good thread. I wish I had a grand for a fancy vacuum machine thing, but bruh...i just wanna clean my records without having to stop buying new ones.

The cheapest way could be buying a MoFi or similar brush and some microfiber clothes. Makes you own solution, then clean and dry.

https://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Fidelity-Record-Cleaning-Brush/dp/B000M9H03E

Also heard ok things about these. Comparable to the old RCA Diskwasher system, which apparently the newest version is terrible.

https://www.groovewasher.com/

Always regret selling this, so glad there is a repress.

1 hour ago, GHOSTDRONES said:

Oof... That sucks dude.

Yeah, I’m pretty pissed. Going to have to fight the insurance tomorrow, since they were dicks to me today. The blue book vs replace value is huge. The replace cost is more than the bill. 

Both are here, but I’ve never used them. Made the walk and fuck am I out of shape. I’m sure being sick the last few days didn’t help. 

Yeah, it sucks. It's cold and windy so I can't walk to get food or cigarettes unless I want to really freeze. Supposed to warm up this afternoon, so hopefully I can make it before work. Sucks getting rides and finding rides home too.