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    Frank Ocean - Blond: Pressing Query (pun intended)

    in Vinyl Collective Message Board

    Posted

    Hey y'all, I'm hoping one of you more experienced Frank collectors can help me out with the copy of Blond I just received. 

    Bought it off of eBay so it's anyone's guess how legit something is, but I didn't really care what pressing it was I just want it to listen. The press I received has one black record (A/B) and one translucent pink record (C/D). I most assuredly know it's not legit (so bootleg) after opening but I am wondering if others have received similar color combos? Or maybe someone can just help me identify if this is some BS half/half mix of pressings.

     

    Note: Seller immediately refunded me the full value without question - they definitely knew it was bogus and just headed off a deeper inquiry.

    lilsvinyls on eBay if anyone sees them around - maybe a fluke but I wanted to share.

    Just wondering a few things.

    in Turntables & Other Audio Equipment

    Posted · Edited by bluethumb

    On 11/16/2019 at 10:11 AM, Smellman said:

    I have owned both cartridges and much prefer the Nagaoka. I found the Ortofon too clinical and harsh at times. The Nagaoka was warmer and much more fun to listen to.  Both are good starter cartridges but what you choose would be dependent on your tastes.

    I personally would go for a custom Uturn turntable with acrylic platter and cue lever(other options available) over a Pro-Ject. I have owned both and preferred the Uturn. It's hand-built, sounds great for the price, and feels of overall better quality than the Pro-Ject. I would put the Nagaoka on the Uturn for a total of ~$400. Or you could go with the Ortofon preinstalled on the Uturn for $75, total ~$370.

    Uturn is also built in Massachusetts, has a 30-day return period, and a 2-year warranty.

    Good luck!

    I feel like you just sold me on buying a new U-turn... and I'm not even looking for a new table, ha!
     

    And just to play devil's advocate, you can get a Debut (even the III I have now) sounding pretty good with a few upgrades. A possible third option would be to go for the 2M Blue. This will set you back roughly $220, but I've been super happy with mine for almost five years now and although I've never owned one, a quick search seems to favor the blue greatly over the red... I'd bet it gives the U-turn a run for it's money but you'd have the Debut maxed out - purchasing a "better" cart than the Blue would be a bit wasted on that table.

    Tone Arm Balance (Sony PS-T2)

    in Turntables & Other Audio Equipment

    Posted

    If your stylus rested perfectly on the same plane as your media then you'd have an effective tracking weight of 0 (or pretty darn close). Considering that the balance point is way back by the opposite end of the tonearm, it makes sense that you'd see a bit of a dip passed the platter since you are purposefully front-loading 1.5g of force on the stylus end.

     

    Just to be sure - it was unclear to me from your description whether you set the tracking force or actual tonearm counterweight to a value  of "1.5g". You used a tracking force gauge or other type of scale on top of your platter to measure the 1.5g under the stylus, correct?

    Would you take a quick survey about record collecting?

    in Everything Else Message Board

    Posted

    20 hours ago, Tidal Wave said:

    This would be flooded with major label reissues. 

    That's true with no modifications whatsoever, but it's not too difficult to imagine a layer of comparative processing either by catalog number, artist/album title, or even something more intuitive such as a web/page scrape to find keywords like "repress" or "reissue." We're talking pie in the sky wishlist functionality so I'd still like something like this.

     

    In all honesty I live in a collection of mostly smaller labels that don't do a ton of reissues so I hadn't thought of that - your point is totally valid though.

    Would you take a quick survey about record collecting?

    in Everything Else Message Board

    Posted

    Here's a wild one for you - this would sell me in half of a heartbeat:

    Keeping up with new releases can be daunting. I subscribe to many label email lists and things like VC/Reddit help, but I still miss releases fairly often. If your app could aggregate all of the record labels I have in my existing collection and provide a feed of new/upcoming records being released (maybe something like Discogs's "New Releases" feed, but personalized to the labels I have in my collection), I would fawn over that feature .

    PO: Frances Quinlan (Hop Along) - Likewise - 1/31

    in Vinyl Collective Message Board

    Posted

    Snagged one of the Emerald LPs, I love me some FQ so I'm really looking forward to this album based on the single. I've felt like Hop Along has been getting more and more straightforward - nothing wrong with that, I still love them - so I'm hoping this gets back to some of the raw-ness of (her) HAQA album or Hop Along's S/T.

     

    Plus you just can't hate on that free shipping, Saddle Creek is so legit.

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