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[hedges]

Does anyone still have their old records? Do you still listen to these records and buy new ones/or used ones? I still have my collection and have updated some it on cd, (I need a new turntable), but I still love that analog sound. I still search through used record bins and buy stuff up--it's so cheap. Once I get that turntable, I'll be in business.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I have so many vinyl albums I want to listen to. I have a Technics turntable but I need to get a new needle. I'm kind of stumped on where I can a new needle.

[PapaBear]

I have so many vinyl albums I want to listen to. I have a Technics turntable but I need to get a new needle. I'm kind of stumped on where I can a new needle.

Try Radio Shack, for a start. (http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=technics%20turntable%20needle&origkw=technics%20turntable%20needle&sr=1)

I don't have my old ones. I've lost them all in various bad moves in my past. I've picked up a few here and there since. I have a turntable that I picked up from Circuit City a few years ago. It's hooked up to my computer (the only good speakers I have are my computer speakers). I think the one I listen to the most is Laurie Anderson's "Mister Heartbreak". I really wish I had all my old vinyl.:glurps:

[thepaulo]

I have nearly 20,000 vinyl...I also have digital crap.

[PapaBear]

I have nearly 20,000 vinyl...I also have digital crap.
Elton John really put out that many albums? Who knew?:tongue:

[thepaulo]

I need duplicates.

[hedges]

I have a Technics turntable

That's exactly what I plan on getting.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

That's exactly what I plan on getting.

Then tell me what needle cartridge I need.

[hedges]

try gradolabs.com A serious audiophile told me about grado years ago as making the best cartridges around. They are expensive but I was told they are well worth it.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

try gradolabs.com

The word "expensive" turns me off, as does the guy in the sports coat with his hand in his pocket.

I just want a middle of the road, reliable needle cartridge so I can listen to my records on the hi fi. :-)

[hedges]

You can find one on the net, universal mount, for like thirty bucks. Should be fine.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! I haven't bought a needle cartridge in 15 years. I wanted a new needle but I felt lost.

[hedges]

Or check out audionexus.com Their store is in New Jersey and they listed some Grados starting at $40.

[jauble]

I have so many vinyl albums I want to listen to. I have a Technics turntable but I need to get a new needle. I'm kind of stumped on where I can a new needle.

Any music store that sells dj equipment can help you with this. I got my mom one because her old needle was screwing up. Just call the store and tell them the model and they will tell you exactly what you need. You can get a reliable cartridge for under 30 easily.

[Stankfoot]

I have nearly 20,000 vinyl...I also have digital crap.



http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/stankfoot/HighFidelity.jpg


BTW - Vinyl rules! I'm always amazed how much better the Ramones first album sounds on vinyl .....

[MellySmelly]

I have a couple thousand albums, about half of them are 78's. I have a couple of turntables that I still use. I love to listen to that old scratchy music. :smile:

[scottinnj]

I used to have a ton of vinyl, then in my 20s I replaced it all with CDs. Then I got married and started having kids, and the CDs got destroyed by my kids. Now it's all digital on my computer, and I hate that I can't find certain albums on iTunes or Napster.

I had left my albums at home when I left for the Army, and my parents, the ever-loving evangelicals threw them away. Along with my Star Wars comic book collection.


If I ever get the money, I'd buy a turntable and a decent receiver and some speakers. Right now all I have is my XM in the car and my iPod. I suck.

[deepinthewoods]

20,000+ and counting. I still buy records over any other media. I have 4 turntable so if I should ever fall and not be able to get up, at least I can crawl my ass to a deck and lauch my swan song, which I will make sure ends in a locked groove so that when I'm found with my face eaten off by my cats, there will be some annoying loop playing in the background and friends, family and scholars can forever argue about why THAT was the last album (much like everyone musing over the Human League being the record on Lester Bangs' death deck).

[A.J.]

I still have all my vinyl. A good number of them are bootlegs and rare/foreign stuff that isn't available on CD.

[danner1515]

I'm a big vinyl geek. These days, I'll only buy an album on CD if it isn't available on vinyl or if the vinyl is too expensive. Even then, I'm usually willing to shell out a decent amount of change to have my favorite albums on vinyl. I think I paid around $80 for a copy of Teenager of the Year.

As for cartridges, the Shure M97XE (http://www.amazon.com/Shure-M97xE-High-Performance-Magnetic-Cartridge/dp/B00006I5SB/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1198435899&sr=8-1) is the way to go. It's generally considered among vinyl folks to be the best sounding needle for the under-$100 price range. Don't let people kid you into thinking you need to pay half a grand for a great sounding needle. You won't notice the difference unless you spend another $5,000 on super-audiophile quality speakers, preamps, and whatnot.

[Stankfoot]

20,000+ and counting. I still buy records over any other media. I have 4 turntable so if I should ever fall and not be able to get up, at least I can crawl my ass to a deck and lauch my swan song, which I will make sure ends in a locked groove ..so that when I'm found with my face eaten off by my cats, there will be some annoying loop.....

might I recommend "Death Disco" (aka "Swan Lake") by PIL?


...........playing in the background and friends, family and scholars can forever argue about why THAT was the last album (much like everyone musing over the Human League being the record on Lester Bangs' death deck).

did not know that one about Lester... must .... ponder ... significance ..........

[deepinthewoods]

[QUOTE=Stankfoot;1561361]might I recommend "Death Disco" (aka "Swan Lake") by PIL?


I happen to have a 12" of that on hand, so I could fall today and secure my dying anthem at no additional expense. The added bonus to that pick is that it would lacquer my passing with the pretentious veneer of being soundtracked by an EP-only track. Frankie say: "live life like a diamond ring." I say: live life like a rare B-side. In other words, live life like a subaverage thing that's desirable only to geeks.

[hedges]

Yes, it's true, Lester was listening to Dare by the Human League, a fact I'd forgotten. (I had to flip through Let It Blurt to remind myself after Deepinthewoods point). Now I will ponder the significance of that.......ok... 20,000 records! Jeez. I have like five moving boxes full and a stack of 45s. I would love to find a copy of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music.

[Stankfoot]

Yes, it's true, Lester was listening to Dare by the Human League, a fact I'd forgotten. (I had to flip through Let It Blurt to remind myself after Deepinthewoods point). Now I will ponder the significance of that.......ok... 20,000 records! Jeez. I have like five moving boxes full and a stack of 45s. I would love to find a copy of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music.


Yes, MMM loses something on CD. One of the greatest things about it is HE MADE IT A DOUBLE ALBUM! Genius! And while we're discussing Lester and Lou Reed, I miss those interviews. No one got in an artist's face like Lester. If he liked your work and felt you were slacking off he would let you have it! These days the journalists are afraid to piss an artist off because the record label will cut off their access.

[hedges]

Yes, MMM loses something on CD. One of the greatest things about it is HE MADE IT A DOUBLE ALBUM! Genius! And while we're discussing Lester and Lou Reed, I miss those interviews.

Lester: "There is a rising line of aggression running through "European Son," "I Heard Her Call My Name," "Sister Ray" and the Stooges' Fun House album which finally achieves psychosis in Metal Machine Music, and Lou plays amplifier as well as he plays guitar." Only Lester could right that about someone he idolized.
Those interviews between the two were priceless. Slinging insults at each other, etc...

[EddieMoscone]

Got a turntable a few years ago just so I could listen to my Pearl Jam Ten Club Christmas Singles...and it was worth it.

There is an article in this month's Rolling Stone about how music has changed for the worse since the advent of cds and now mp3's. I can't find that article online, but below is a link to an article that tests out the theory that Vinyl Rules Over All...

The MP3 Challenge (http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/12/17/alternate-takes-the-mp3-challenge/)

[mendyweiss]

Was looking through my collection, and I actually did find a few seeds inside Van Morrison's Tupalo Honey, THey have been there since 1974, I think

[goreds2]

Does anyone still have their old records? Do you still listen to these records and buy new ones/or used ones? I still have my collection and have updated some it on cd, (I need a new turntable), but I still love that analog sound. I still search through used record bins and buy stuff up--it's so cheap. Once I get that turntable, I'll be in business.

I still have and play my old records. I still buy them at flea markets etc.

I also have a working 8-Track player that my friends always get a kick out of when visiting.

[LastThenFirst]

Nothing like the sound of my old vinyl records. I would never get rid of them.

I use to love the sound of Columbia Records 1/2 masters that came out in the late 1970's to early 1980's.

[realmenhatelife]

Record collecting has really taken root in the punk and especially hardcore music scene. Alot of bands do limited pressings/art and colored vinyl. It's kindof the epitome of arbitrary collecting because even among people who collect records (and all collecting is dependant on placing exaggerated value on something) these records aren't worth anything. To compound it the whole reasons bands put out 7 inchs in the first place was because they were cheaper and didn't require new technology.

[Jujubees2]

I still have lots of vinyl though I don't get to listen to them much.

Elvin Costello's new album will be on vinyl only along with a free download.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003728188