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About Smellman
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Thrift Store 7"
Your Gear Setup
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Turntable
Gold Note Valore 425 Plus
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Speakers
Tekton Lore
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Amplifiers
Decware SE34I.5
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Phono Preamps
Decware ZP3
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Turntable Cartridge
Ortofon 2M Bronze
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Interconnects/Wires
Audio Envy Cables
- Studio Prestige Interconnects
- NV-SP7 Speaker Cables
- Ocean Elite Power Cables
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PA
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Record player cartridge too low.
Smellman replied to SCLee's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
You should be able to see a healthy stylus with your naked eye and certainly with a magnifying glass. It sounds like the tracking force had been set way too high and caused wear and/or damage to the stylus(needle) and probably to some of your records. It may be skipping because it's too worn down to properly track the groove. If that's the case you'll need a replacement. Be sure to get a stylus guage and research how to properly set the tracking force. The $10 digital scales on amazon and ebay are fine. -
shawn10ski reacted to a post in a topic: Newbie Turntable/Speaker suggestions
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best/worst customer service from a distro/label?
Smellman replied to silentgods's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
I just had a variant issue with Goner Records yesterday but they dealt with it the best way possible. They responded to my email within minutes with an apology, prepaid return label, and full refund. They even sent another follow-up email apologizing again for the mix up. Unfortunately, they were sold out of the variant I wanted. Awesome customer service for an honest mistake. I wouldn't hesitate to give them another shot in the future. -
Smellman reacted to a post in a topic: Official PEARL JAM Thread: Catch-All for all releases and related and 10C entitlement shenanigans
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Newbie Turntable/Speaker suggestions
Smellman replied to JayBritton's topic in Turntables & Other Audio Equipment
100% agree with both suggestions. Much better quality thanProJect, Rega, AT at similar prices. U-Turn has awesome customer service as well. -
Official OST and Film Score Thread
Smellman replied to jipc's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
RZA - Ghost Dog Red or White Vinyl Ghost Dog - Original Motion Picture Score - Deluxe Edition Vinyl -
The Vinyl Deals Thread (non-Amazon)
Smellman replied to itsgoodtobefree's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
25% off at Matador excludes pre-orders Code: VOTEMATADOR -
Discogs Shipping/Billing Policy Change
Smellman replied to Smellman's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
I've had my shipping prices automated for a couple years but I just got a notice that it was incomplete because of the order size setting. The order size setting has been filled in from the beginning. Nothing worked until I just deleted that shipping policy and added a new one with the exact same parameters. I'm glad I don't ship overseas. -
Opening a Record Store - I need help!
Smellman replied to iansmiler's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
I would only recommend a physical store if you're able to take over the store where you would be volunteering. You'll be able to understand how that particular store works(which you can improve upon as needed) and how much of a built-in clientele you might expect. At best you might make a little money and have a cool spot/hobby. And definitely do online sales with accurate grading and reasonable/secure shipping. Good luck. -
Looking to improve my setup
Smellman replied to Spirit Level's topic in Turntables & Other Audio Equipment
The Lounge Audio LCR MKIII is an excellent preamp and a definite step up from the Pro-Ject. -
Fowty Dollaz reacted to a post in a topic: Elliott Smith: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition
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Elliott Smith: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition
Smellman replied to bgdesign's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
There's a few copies of the blue up on Discogs for $45 https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/15840505?ev=rb -
Plarocks reacted to a post in a topic: The Vinyl Deals Thread (non-Amazon)
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The Vinyl Deals Thread (non-Amazon)
Smellman replied to itsgoodtobefree's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter $13.98 at Walfart Free shipping over $35 sucks but got free ship to store in 2 days. -
Tom Petty Wildflowers 180 Gram?
Smellman replied to Matt123's topic in Vinyl Collective Message Board
10/16 https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34686613/tom-petty-wildflowers-all-the-rest-3lp "The 3 LP edition contains the original 1994 Wildflowers album (remastered) with 15 tracks on two LPs. LP 3 contains All The Rest, the 10 songs from the Wildflowers sessions that were left off the album, 5 of which are previously unreleased." -
Smellman reacted to a post in a topic: PO: Big Rig - Expansive Heart 7”
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https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34634797/the-toadies-rubberneck
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Looking to improve my setup
Smellman replied to Spirit Level's topic in Turntables & Other Audio Equipment
Not sure what your budget is but I would replace those speakers first. Give us your budget, tastes, room for possible speaker recommendations. For a cheaper improvement you might want to consider the Ortofon Blue or something similar. An even cheaper option is getting just the Blue stylus as it can be installed on a Red cartridge. (The Bronze and Black cannot be used on the Red cartridge FYI) I had the Esprit and found it to be a solid table if overpriced. In my research and auditioning I found that you're probably looking to spend $1000+ to get to the next tier of turntable if you'r -
From Discogs staff: It won't really affect me but it looks like there are many issues and unanswered questions for many sellers. They're going apeshit on the Discogs Forum. Edit to expand title