I Never Should Have Bought a Turntable

Nightfall
Nightfall Posts: 10,086
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I am spending way too much money on vinyl now. $200 just since I got this turntable. You have to understand that my spending money every month is only around $500.

Just got back from the record store with three albums. I got my first 180g album, Sex Pistols. What a huge difference! Old records feel like flimsy wax paper now. Anyhow, I'm enjoying this even if I'm spending all my money.

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afterburnt wrote: »
They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
    I spent 100$ on new and used records in what seemed like a blink of an eye last weekend. It's big trouble.
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,160
    I bought a new table to go back to my investments of 30years ago.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    Nice looking Yamaha gear there! Can't help you with the vinyl problem, though.
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Goodwill weaR YOUR GLASSES
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    afterburnt wrote: »
    Goodwill weaR YOUR GLASSES

    Yeah, it's just hard to find used vinyl that has been taken care of. My copy of Rush "2112" sounds bad. I don't even like listening to it.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    I really don't care what xcapri said, please don't quote him if you respond to his, I'm sure, trolling attempt.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    How was the packing job on it?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited July 2015
    Keiko wrote: »
    amazons packing has improved for LPs, and importcds is top notch. I've bought from them several times and never had an issue. They ship fast also.

    This is what I was worried about. You have never had something come from them messed up from poor shipping packaging?

    I think I will grab it in 2 weeks when I get paid and Karma my current copy to another one of the new people getting into vinyl here.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    I would get annoyed by the lights on that U-Turn turntable.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    Work more overtime. :)
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    edited July 2015
    I feel your pain. Spent 8 dollars out of the dollar vinyl section last night.
    Death of a thousand cuts.
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    You'll know you have a problem, when storage becomes and issue... and it will become an issue LOL.
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,884
    Welcome to viynlitis a disease know to aflick audiophiles. I've had it for 45 years LOL. I at one point was spending $100 a week. Now I've backed quite a bit.

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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,018
    Its cheaper than a lot of other stuff
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    And it is certainly worth it to check out and hunt down any used records stores or thrift shops in your area.

    I have found some 99cent used records that cleaned up surprisingly well and brought a smile to my face - both for the music and just how good it sounds!

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    You're going to spend a lot in the beginning but that will taper off as you find what you really want. Hat to say it but it sounds like you may need a good RCM like a VPI, more money to spend but it will make those dollar records sound much better.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Most of the vinyl I buy is used, but I still purchase one ore two new pressings a month. The last two I bought fathers day weekend cost me nearly $70. It's "hip" right now so the costs have gone way up. I do think that the quality of new pressings have gone up in the last year or so though. I remember complaining of all of the noise in new pressings when I got my Pro-Ject table, that problem seems to have diminished for the most part.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    Bought Queen 'News of the World' vinyl new and was put off.
    Bought Jazz DMM vinyl new @ half price books and was knocked out.
    Heck, it is just fun for me. The wife says go shopping to get rid
    of me and I say OK! :D
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    One of the albums I bought sounds like absolute ****! Very distorted. I would have read reviews first because all the reviews say to avoid it, but I didn't know what I was getting. The store just said they'd order it and it would be there in 7-10 days, not which specific pressing they were getting. Oh well.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,593
    You are right. You never should have bought one.

    To help you out, I'm willing to take it off your hands free of charge along with all your LP's.

    That way you wont be tempted to buy more.

    Your welcome :grin:
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    Nightfall wrote: »
    One of the albums I bought sounds like absolute ****! Very distorted. I would have read reviews first because all the reviews say to avoid it, but I didn't know what I was getting. The store just said they'd order it and it would be there in 7-10 days, not which specific pressing they were getting. Oh well.

    Don't be coy - what was the album so we all know to avoid it?

    All media have some titles that sound like s**t, live and learn.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited July 2015
    Nothing anybody here is likely to be interested in. The thing is I have the same album in FLAC and it sounds fantastic.

    http://www.discogs.com/Acid-Bath-Paegan-Terrorism-Tactics/release/6061130

    I left my review at the bottom. Representing vintage Polks on Discogs :p
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    I have an Acid Bath around here somewhere...
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    Nightfall wrote: »
    One of the albums I bought sounds like absolute ****! Very distorted. I would have read reviews first because all the reviews say to avoid it, but I didn't know what I was getting.

    That's the thing, you gotta find the reviews on reissued albums before you buy. How they were remastered, who did it, blah,blah,blah. I bought in the beginning without finding reviews and got bit in the a$$ a few times!

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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Wait till you buy a few 45 Rpm vinyl $$$ BTW Dave Brubecks "Time Out" is a must have in 45rpm vinyl as is SRV box set >:)
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    I collect mainly used records, I love to dig and sometimes it's rewarding finding something unusual and still in the shrink. I look for CD's too and good used electronics so for me it's some thing to do and you never know although the records have really dried up in the last 6 months.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    voltz wrote: »
    Wait till you buy a few 45 Rpm vinyl $$$ BTW Dave Brubecks "Time Out" is a must have in 45rpm vinyl as is SRV box set >:)
    http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/72286/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan-Texas_Hurricane-Vinyl_Box_Sets

    One of the albums I bought is a double LP 45 RPM set, was $29.99
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    gce wrote: »
    Nightfall wrote: »
    One of the albums I bought sounds like absolute ****! Very distorted. I would have read reviews first because all the reviews say to avoid it, but I didn't know what I was getting.

    That's the thing, you gotta find the reviews on reissued albums before you buy. How they were remastered, who did it, blah,blah,blah. I bought in the beginning without finding reviews and got bit in the a$$ a few times!

    Lesson learned for sure. I should have asked them exactly what pressing they were going to order for me, went home and looked it up, then called them with a yes/no. I can say for certain that I will never listen to this album again, it will just be a part of my collection.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    I guess I have lost something even though I am enjoying my old vinyl but I don't think I will be going more into it from now on.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    doin back to backs, spoiled on digital
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