Reply With QuoteWhere do I draw the line? Well, if it's cheap, I usually don'tBut I won't spend good money on something that's clearly destroyed unless it's very rare.
Gold Record [Level 7]
A question for all you vinyl maniacs. When you go into a vinyl spree, probably you find stuff in less than excellent condition, for example:
-vinyl heavily scratched, or even dirty! (I saw shoe marks on some)
-one side in good condition, the other played to death;
-very thin vinyl, or with "waves";
-covers with previous owners names written on them, or giant stamps with "$ 1" on the front;
-without jackets for the record and/or its cover;
-partly destroyed covers;
-also, records in good condition... but with prices not so far from CDs.
Where do you draw the line?
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Where do I draw the line? Well, if it's cheap, I usually don't
Underground Hit [Level 5]
..yeah..I generally check the record in deep and I buy only if it is in a quite good condition.
There's nothing worst that coming back at home excited for your hunting and you have a stylus jump! I had that one month ago...
And don't forget that the most of the records you find in the shop are normally available through the Internet, so if you really need a record you can buy it through different sites.
I have my own list of sites that I check one after the other 'till I find the vinyl.
Mostly I get successful....
The only problem is that you must pay the post, but what joy to put the hands on it as it gets by you! :grin:
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Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Some vinyl I've bought in recent months sounds like someone used them as frisbies! I couldnt get records this scratched if i tried. What do people do with them?
...ya gotta beat the street......
Gold Record [Level 7]
And BTW, don't you fear a record that makes your needle (i.e. stylus) jump can damage it someway? Or is this just myth?
It don't mean a thing (if ain't got that swing)
No Longer Charting
Remind me. What are records? :grin:
I bought my first record in 17 years the other day. It happened to be a very good quality copy (thank goodness), so in that respect I wasn't disappointed. I'm amazed just how good some of my old 45s and 12" records do sound. Very few actually jump, most aren't too crackly but the one thing I can't abide is the bloody distortion.
I know you love your records and I can understand all the reasons why, but for sound quality give me CD anytime.
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Distortion can be eliminated, or at least greatly minimized, by using a decent cartridge/stylus (i.e. not a DJ one) and setting it up properly. I was amazed at the difference when I first started experimenting. What I had assumed to be the shortcomings of vinyl were in fact, the shortcomings of my system. Now I'm hooked on tweaking, and I am forever ordering new cartridges, adjusting the tonearm settings, etc. So, don't knock vinyl because of distortion. Surface noise, on the other hand...
Underground Hit [Level 5]
Remind me, what are CDs? :grin:On 2002-10-02 19:05, QUINNY wrote:
Remind me. What are records? :grin:
I bought my first record in 17 years the other day. It happened to be a very good quality copy (thank goodness), so in that respect I wasn't disappointed. I'm amazed just how good some of my old 45s and 12" records do sound. Very few actually jump, most aren't too crackly but the one thing I can't abide is the bloody distortion.
I know you love your records and I can understand all the reasons why, but for sound quality give me CD anytime.
Sorry but if you could have read some specialist articles you would have noticed the vinyl is preferred by audiophiles than CDs. Graham, isn't it?
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No Longer Charting
Graham: We've been down this road before. I'm talking analogue distortion, which even with the best equipment is still noticeable compared to digital. Hell, I can hear much more distortion on the old studio analogue Reel to Reel tapes I transfer over these days for people.
I HATED DAT for at least the first 6 months I used it, because it sounded too clean, but now after about 13 years of digital recording my ears are tuned the other way.
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