I'm finally gonna do it

EndersShadow
EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
edited November 2012 in The Clubhouse
Stopping by half price books on my way home to see if they have em some vinyl and if so is it good and how expensive is it.... this could be the start of a potentially horrible relationship between my wallet my wife and vinyl lol...

P.S. I still need to get a TT and then figure out how to use it lol :eek:
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited November 2012
    They have decent stuff at decent prices here in Madison. Remember to pull 'em out to check the condition. Have fun!!!!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited November 2012
    hochpt21 wrote: »
    They have decent stuff at decent prices here in Madison. Remember to pull 'em out to check the condition. Have fun!!!!

    Yup, plan on doing that. I noticed as well you can buy their stuff online, but not sure I like that as it means all the good stuff get gobbled up quick....

    Our Goodwills do the same thing here in Indy, it goes to a Goodwill site you can bid on it, so finding good stuff at really low prices just cant happen.

    Hate this online thing sometimes :biggrin:
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited November 2012
    Do you have any indy record stores near by? (pun definitely intended)
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited November 2012
    hochpt21 wrote: »
    Do you have any indy record stores near by? (pun definitely intended)

    LOL, honestly not sure, never looked. We have a store called Karma Records I went into years ago, but they only sold new stuff at that point which is counter productive.

    For me I dont want to spend much on vinyl because unlike digital that I can play on multiple systems, rip once and never have to do a thing to it, ect, vinyl can only be played on one system at a time, requires constant upkeep before and after playing, ect, so I am not looking to have to buy a copy on vinly for 30 bucks and then a CD for my other system for 15.

    So we will see how this goes. I am just testing the waters with a toe right now and we will see what happens.

    **Edit** This place looks promising.......http://www.indycdandvinyl.com/about
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited November 2012
    Ok, Ok... I'll stop pressuring :wink:

    Just have fun and see where it goes. Let us know how you like it and if you find anything.
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  • 72RR
    72RR Posts: 159
    edited November 2012
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    so I am not looking to have to buy a copy on vinly for 30 bucks and then a CD for my other system for 15.

    If you find music you like on vinyl, why not rip it then?
    You'll probably end up with a digital copy at least as good as what you would have gotten with buying the CD too.
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited November 2012
    Its fun, from the covers to the sound to the titles that will prob. never be available digitally, to me its just fun.

    Hope it works out that way for you.
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited November 2012
    72RR wrote: »
    If you find music you like on vinyl, why not rip it then?
    You'll probably end up with a digital copy at least as good as what you would have gotten with buying the CD too.

    Most of the vinyl rips are inundated with crackles, that's what I don't like about them.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited November 2012
    72RR wrote: »
    If you find music you like on vinyl, why not rip it then?
    You'll probably end up with a digital copy at least as good as what you would have gotten with buying the CD too.

    Because I dont have the setup to do that.
    scottyboy76 wrote: »
    Its fun, from the covers to the sound to the titles that will prob. never be available digitally, to me its just fun.

    Hope it works out that way for you.

    Yup I think it could be fun.
    DMara wrote: »
    Most of the vinyl rips are inundated with crackles, that's what I don't like about them.

    Agreed....


    So my journey started and ended pretty quick lol. Do they have Vinyl, yes. It is decent quality, No idea. Are they priced right, no idea they ranged from 29 cents to 40 bucks and the new in plastic it made sense, but the others no idea why the costs were so high...

    Why do I have no idea on quality........ Because I dont know what constitutes a playable LP and a non playable LP. I dont know what condition factors I should be looking for lol.... is dusty bad, or can it be cleaned away, should I stay away from thinner recordings, ect

    So help me out here.

    I also figured I would take my wife with me to go hunting so its a "us" thing and hopefully we can enjoy it together. I think I will enjoy it more than CD's because there is no display or remote to get in the way of playback. Maybe we start listening to more music together.
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  • jon1redleg
    jon1redleg Posts: 242
    edited November 2012
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Stopping by half price books on my way home to see if they have em some vinyl and if so is it good and how expensive is it.... this could be the start of a potentially horrible relationship between my wallet my wife and vinyl lol...

    P.S. I still need to get a TT and then figure out how to use it lol :eek:

    TOO FUNNY!!!! I was just looking at TT's on the net and my wife came home and said "What ya doing"
    I said I was looking at buying a turntable.
    She Laughed and said A TURNTABLE!!! I haven't heard that word in years, what you going through a mid life
    crisis or somthing?

    My brother in Law has 100's of vinyl records and well as my brother so I thaught I'd buy a TT and borrow their
    vinyl.
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