GreenBaron43

Picked one up yesterday for $26. My life feels a little bit more complete now.

Are there any good deals for turntables for the holiday season?

how much

Oh yeah, thats what I was referencing. Bunch of savages.

I live in Long Island. Would have loved to see them play TDAG full.

Does anyone know of any NYC deals?

Dammit, missed out on the Decline.

What's so bad about picture discs though?

I live 30 minutes away from Brookvale, I hope they have them in store.

Looking for "I Will Be My Own Hell..." , any variant but I'm specifically looking for Violet.

Hi YakNips

I'm not so sure that the blood red variant is that limited. I've seen those around quite a bit.

It does look pretty nice, though. But is that better than 180g?

Alright.

I can get a Black 180 gram 59 Sound for $12 or a Blood Red (1000 made) for $14. I know that 180g is higher quality, but the blood red color is rare. The money isn't an issue, I just want to know which one is a better option.

I saw a copy of Long Drive at FYE on Sunday.

Might get the NY edition since I live in NYC.

Alright, I'm considering this as an option for my first. Does this come with a preamp installed?

I also have a question about Speakers - if I get powered speakers, I don't need a preamp or a receiver, right?

Please read the first post of page one of this thread. Thank you.

Ohh, I didn't see that earlier, there's so much info there.

What is a pre-amp and a stereo receiver anyways?

I've done more research, and I've come across the Music Hall USB-1 and the Pro-Ject Essential. One question. Do any of those come with a pre-amp? And do they come with a stereo receiver as well?

yanquiuxo covered it very well and I'd bet all those reviews are from someone who has a vested interest in selling this sort of inferior product or someone who doesn't know any better.

 

Vinyl is now a major bandwagon for the makers of this sort of crap to jump on so you can't really blame them for jumping on with both feet.

 

The good reviews on somewhere like Amazon for these and the rest of the cheap stuff will pretty much always fall in to this category because these things are relatively cheap, if you have never heard a proper turntable and are dipping your toe in to see what all the fuss is about with this vinyl stuff why would you spend more if you are not sure you are going to stick with it and all these good reviews make you think must be ok what's the problem? The problem here as has been touched upon above is that when you do hear a proper turntable and want to get rid of your cheap plastic item suddenly everyone laughs at you and tells you to throw it in the bin or you have to find some other hapless soul to rip off with it which isn't exactly cricket.

 

A good turntable is a mechanical engineering marvel and doesn't need to be expensive but it does need to be to a certain standard and why would you insult your records with anything less?

I'm looking at the first post in this topic and the prices have all been raised since it was posted.

Of all the ~$100 turntable options it is probably the least of the evils. That being said, there is nothing about it that will contribute to decent sound quality. Plastic plinth/tonearm, no counterweight to set vertical tracking force, cheap cartridge/stylus and lack of interchangeability to name a few things. Some people argue that these factors will also contribute to and damage records over multiple playback sessions as well...

The way I look at it, think about how much money you have spent or will be spending on records relative to how much you're willing to spend on audio equipment. To me, it doesn't make sense to limit your turntable budget to the absolute cheapest options only to turn around and drop $100 on the latest few preorders from the main page. Take a little longer, save a little bit more, and buy something you aren't going to want to replace in less than a year.

Is the LP120 a better option? Does it have all the things the LP60 lack?

What's so bad about the LP60? I heard only good things about it (affordable, automatic playing, etc).

He is the reason for all of the vinyl you own from Hot Topic.

So... my limited edition of The Sufferer & The Witness.

I'm just starting my collection, I'm sure there will be lots more to come.

Does Travis work for Hot Topic?

Read this please: http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/88504-dont-buy-a-crosley-ever-beginner’s-guide-to-hi–fi/

Nice username (ties in with my GY!BE vinyl I bought, ha)

Alright, so I recently bought some records (The Sufferer & The Witness and F#A#(infinity)), and I'm looking to start a vinyl collection. The question is, which turntable should I buy? The range is anywhere around $200. Also, I'm not sure about stuff like preamps, stereo receivers, styluses, tonearms, etc and what they are. Is thr Audio Technica LP60 a good one, or not? I heard only good things about that one, and it's also $99 only.