MarkPoppen

I'm going to watch the bejeezus out of this..

@funkymooserecords

Forest fires make things smokey, stinky and the sun disappear..

From what I understand is that you're just wearing your needle for an extra 12 hours. The advantage of the run out groove is that there are no "notches" in that groove, so the wear should be less than a groove that has music pressed in it.

Unless that groove is heavily damaged and snaps, crackles and pops like crazy, I wouldn't worry about it.

I do not understand how 99% of people are against licorice. More for me, I guess.

Licorice is amazing.. I'm chomping down on some extra salted Dutch licorice as we speak..

No but garage sale and classic rock purchases do not really appeal to many people on this board

I just hate reading long-ass posts about "what a great score" someone got when it turns out to be a pretty meh "score" in the end. Black Sabbath is rad, but yeah...most of that stuff is the same "goodwill bin" stuff he was so excited about it not being.

Agreed. I'm a native Redditor, but I use VC for stuff related to records, and mostly ignore the subreddits that focus on it.

Noted.

Tycho - Awake (Standard black with free download code thing)

 

I know I said I would get the new Libertines album as my first 'new' vinyl purchase, but I saw this and I've seen this almost everywhere on youtube vinyl lover channels and thought this might be a good first purchase, since I already know I like the music (that I've heard so far, I haven't listened to it on youtube because I wanted to save the whole album for when I purchased it for myself.)

 

 

Almost forgot to add the price. $18.99 Canadian, still in shrink wrap.

Yep. That's the street price for that album here in Canada

Happy Canada day!

The link takes you to the finished item link. It's a JVC AL-A151, a typical 90's BPC with a P mount cart so probably not

  I should probably scroll a little more next time.

In that case, $25 is probably an average price for it.

Looks like a good starter table. It's quite a bit better than a Crosley in my opinion, but I still wouldn't want to play brand new records on there. Second hand records to get into the hobby and upgrade when you can. It's part of the journey, I think.

Booooo.

Uhm.. I'm new here.. Is reddit frowned upon?

Again, thank you so much for your help. I have this website bookmarked to help me figure things out. http://turntablelab.com/pages/beginners-guide-to-turntables

 

I know I said I was going to get the Oribit turntable, but my finances were not as good as I thought they would be this month, and I'd still need to buy the pre-amp and everything else, so the really nice turntable will have to come later, I'll slowly just upgrade things as I'm able to I guess. I'm just so new to all this and I know I'll probably make mistakes, probably have already made mistakes, I'm glad you guys are still willing to help a newbie out.

 

So correct me if I'm wrong, the supply list: speakers, pre-amp and amplifier? I'll handle the speakers next, the computer speakers I have are fine for computer stuff but not for music. Luckily we have a thriving community of audio junkies here so there's plenty used speakers to be found. I think I'll just go see if I can get better ones at the local thrift store.

If you get speakers first, you'll have a turntable, records and speakers and you still won't be able to listen to it, but as long as you realize that, you'll be ok.

Do you have an exact model number of that JVC turntable? The listing ended, so we can't see it. $100 including shipping seems too cheap to me.

Your supply list is correct, or alternatively, you can go for pre-amp and powered speakers (they have the amp built in). Great for tight spaces. These come recommended: AudioEngine A2+ or Emotiva Airmotiv 5s.

The trick to speakers is to audition them before you buy them. Don't buy because they're cheap. Speakers are the final stage in the chain and the last step between your record and your ear. If you don't like how your speakers sound, your whole setup is useless. Do NOT impulse-buy speakers!

This last page reads like a reddit vinyl thread

My post is also posted on Reddit.. Sorry..

Big difference between what I want to do with it and what I should do with it.

Want: Pay for a trip back to my motherland.

Should: Pay off my credit card

I've been an Rdio subscriber for years. Even when Spotify entered the market in Canada, I didn't switch. I don't have any reason to. The same with Apple Music. Unless they do something significantly different and awesome, I don't have a reason to switch.

Someone mentioned The Beatles. Since The Beatles are under Apple's label, they're probably streaming them on Apple Music, but that's not a reason for me to switch.

I'm not a vintage expert, but after doing a lot of research, I was on Kijiji about 24/7 to find a turntable and a vintage integrated amp. I bought my setup for a total of $255.

Yamaha Turntable: $110

HK amp (same seller): $110

Paradigm speakers: $35, because both tweeters are shot and the foam need refurbishing. The seller couldn't find tweeters for them, so he gave up and just wanted them gone. I've found replacement tweeters, new for $85, but I haven't made the purchase yet. Re-foaming the woofers is $20 if you do it yourself.

For now, I'm using a set of Sony speakers that came with a mini "hifi" set, until I'm done with the Paradigms.

So, for $350-ish, I will have a complete vintage set that will probably last me years.

I would go that route again. Getting the same setup out of all new gear would costs about 3 or 4 times as much.

Just my 2ct.

Nobody mentioned the new Muse album, Drones. Am I the only one who is really enjoying that one?

Chrome is starting to be a terrible resource hog. Not sure if Firefox would be any better, but it beats Safari and IE..

Have you ever looked up the lyrics to that song? It always makes my brain hurt, because I'm trying to rap along..

Well, he took that like a champ..

We have 26 right now (that's about 80 in fahrenheit), toasty, but I wouldn't worry about heat.

Now, to hijack the thread a little. What happens to vinyl if I ship it in -40 weather? Would the vinyl become extra fragile?

I wouldn't even know how to buy (or sell) on Instagram.

Ah, ok. That's kindof what I thought, but I thought there was a global set of rules, you know, the ones that outline things like "don't be a dick", like every forums seem to have.

I'll do my best to stick to the rules

Real name: 
Mark (yeah, I signed up with my real name!

Favorite Bands: 
Queen, Muse, Heart, Rush, Foo Fighters, Eagles (just kidding)...

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Twitter (Personal)

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Hobbies (outside of record collecting): 
TV, sports, tech stuff...

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
I'm about to learn how to play the guitar, no record label (yet)..

Random things you want us to know about you: 

I'm Dutch, moved to Canada in 2007, living the dream. Adorable wife and daughter, motorsports fan.. Ask me anything

At the risk of sounding stupid: I just registered for this awesome community, and I see a red bar across the site saying that I need to take a moment to read the rules of the board, which is fine, and I want to.. but.. where can I read the rules? 

I don't listen to something if I've ordered it.  Otherwise this would happen to me all the time.

And then, when the mailman finally delivers it: 

You know what grinds my gears?

 

When you order an album...LP, no less...and it gets pushed back for whatever reason(s)...and yet the release date for CD & digital roll in when original planned for and you're still left with nothing to listen to because you pre-ordered the damn record and won't have it for another month or so. 

 

The point? Records are dumb. 

And when it finally comes in, you're done with the album before you started playing it... ?