My Daughter Said She Wants a Turntable for Christmas...

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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,754
    I still have a package coming. Work, life and holidays has made it tough to get it off. Really wanted to get it to you before Christmas. Maybe a new years gift...sorry
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    No guilt trips bein' laid here :) This is a happy season!
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    Ken - No worries and no hurry at all. I'm extremely grateful for all the help and advice. This time of year is crazy hectic - I completely understand. No apologies necessary!! She's going to have quite a few from Mark and Darryl. It'll take her weeks to give them all a listen.

    BTW, there are two wrapped goodie boxes (from Polkies) under the tree for her to open after she gets her other gifts...

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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    scubalab wrote: »
    Ken - No worries and no hurry at all. I'm extremely grateful for all the help and advice. This time of year is crazy hectic - I completely understand. No apologies necessary!! She's going to have quite a few from Mark and Darryl. It'll take her weeks to give them all a listen.

    BTW, there are two wrapped goodie boxes (from Polkies) under the tree for her to open after she gets her other gifts...

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    That's the good stuff right there.

    Happy Holidays to you all :smile:
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited December 2016
    I had a lot of fun picking some vinyl for Her and it puts a big smile of my face being able to add to her music experience!

    When I was at LSAF in Dallas, Jim Harrell (hope I spelled it right) was next door to me and I asked if he like to join us for dinner? he was like no because he had a young couple in his room and he was playing some vinyl for them and he was having a blast, he was on cloud 9 introducing them to Vinyl and his speakers and it created a lasting memory for me seeing the Smile on Jim's face B)
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    This whole endeavor has been great. I really hope Katie gets into it as it'll be something we can share. She's growing up fast and I'm loving that she wants to do something together. You all have been great help through this. Hopefully I can return the favor someday!
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    Well, so far Katie's loving the TT. She has spun Journey, Fleetwood Mac, Twenty-One Pilots, the Eagles, and Billy Joel. When a side ends, she asks if there are 'any requests'. It's been spinning non-stop for nearly two hours now.

    Huge, HUGE thanks to Darryl (@voltz) and Mr. Hardy (@mhardy6647) for HOOKING HER UP! Thanks to them she has over 2 dozen LPs and a few nice goodies including a couple classic "Polk" buttons to start her off. I can't begin to thank everyone for the tips, advice, and generosity.

    Pardon the mess, but here's a temporary setup with her listening to Hotel California:

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    I plan to set her up in her bedroom with a nice Bell'O rack, my old Carver HR-752, my Polk RT25i's, and some old speaker stands. She's very excited.

    Oh, and daughter #2 got a ukulele and a hoverboard. Not so sure about that darn hoverboard...

    Merry Christmas everyone.

    -Al
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    Very merry Christmas indeed! A really great outcome overall and a wonderful story too!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,551
    Fantastic
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    Now that's what I call a very Merry Christmas!
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,005
    What a great little Christmas scene there, Al!
    As Joey said, fantastic! is the word that comes to mind for me as well.

    So cool of @voltz and @mhardy6647 to contribute media - there is nothing worse than having a new turntable and only one or two records. (well, there's lots worse, but you know what I mean B) )
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    edited December 2016
    scubalab wrote: »
    ...
    Oh, and daughter #2 got a ukulele and a hoverboard. Not so sure about that darn hoverboard...

    Merry Christmas everyone.

    -Al

    umm-- ukuleles and hoverboards do not mix. Just sayin'.

    ;)


    Merry Christmas to all y'all, too!


    PS Great tt vibration isolation strategy, too! :)

    PPS In all (well -- some --) seriouness, glad she's (y'all're) having fun! That's a beautiful, bright room .
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    We've got a new holiday licorice pizza to spin here some time today, too.



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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    msg wrote: »
    there is nothing worse than having a new turntable and only one or two records. (well, there's lots worse, but you know what I mean B) )
    lol. That's the situation I'm in right now. Got a tt for xmas and it came with one record. First tt I've had in many many years. My parents cleaned out their basement and my vinyl collection was sent to goodwill. The Irony.

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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,289
    Very cool! My dad turned me into a little hi-fi nut a lot younger than she is! Hope for her sake that she doesn't get too hooked, it only gets more expensive from here ;)
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,277
    Looks like fun times ahead.
    Getting the young'uns exposed to a better resolution of music is a plus.

    Enjoy
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  • cvc
    cvc Posts: 65
    So what does she think of the sound quality?.. Can she tell a difference, better or worse?..

    Very cool that she was instantly playing records and enjoying the whole new way of listening to tunes.. Happy New Year!
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    nbrowser wrote: »
    Al, awesome stuff! I see a very familiar turntable on the loveseat. She's gonna love it, bet it took no time to get up and running too. Wish my LP collection was that big but nope...but that's sure to grow. Congrats and hopefully this turns into a Dad/daughter activity for a long time to come. Kids need to exposed to the finer things. :)

    Thanks for the recommendation on the AT Ken! I agree... I'm hoping this isn't just a passing phase. She really likes it so far, and hoping once I get her set up in her bedroom with a little rig, that it continues to be something she enjoys and remains a shared interest between us. As much as I swore I'd never get back into vinyl, I'm enjoying rediscovering the ritual of playing LPs. Brings back great memories of my childhood. Even brought some albums back from my parents' attic today. The smell of the old jackets and the vinyl triggered fond memories as well.
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    umm-- ukuleles and hoverboards do not mix. Just sayin'.

    ;)


    Merry Christmas to all y'all, too!


    PS Great tt vibration isolation strategy, too! :)

    PPS In all (well -- some --) seriouness, glad she's (y'all're) having fun! That's a beautiful, bright room .

    Funny you mention the Ukulele and Hoberboard not mixing. Here's a pic from minutes after she opened her gifts! And thanks for the compliments on the living room. It's still a work in progress. Still have a lot of trim to finish!
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    cvc wrote: »
    So what does she think of the sound quality?.. Can she tell a difference, better or worse?..

    Very cool that she was instantly playing records and enjoying the whole new way of listening to tunes.. Happy New Year!

    We haven't really done much 'critical listening'... it was more put an album on and have background music Christmas morning. I'll have to ask her what she thinks once we have her set up more permanently. I'm excited to see what her impressions are. The little listening she's done, I've asked her if she likes the sound, and she of course said yes!

    Happy New Year to you as well!
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    Glad to hear you made her Xmas a special one along with the contributing Polkies great lot of people around here Happy Holidays.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    You know -- I never thought to send along a coupla Christmas albums!

    derp.
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    You know -- I never thought to send along a coupla Christmas albums!

    derp.

    D'Oh!

    No worries... we were 'Christmas music-ed' out by Christmas morning!!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,551
    Watch that hoverboard, that's a dangerous machine. Seen many a broken bone
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  • nooshinjohn
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    halo wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    there is nothing worse than having a new turntable and only one or two records. (well, there's lots worse, but you know what I mean B) )
    lol. That's the situation I'm in right now. Got a tt for xmas and it came with one record. First tt I've had in many many years. My parents cleaned out their basement and my vinyl collection was sent to goodwill. The Irony.
    I feel your pain. More than 1000 records went the very same way. Worse than the loss of those pieces of wax were the memories that went with them.

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    My turntable and records went to my girlfriend I was living with when I went to college. I sometimes miss her, but never the vinyl. LOL.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    BlueFox: reminds me of that Sam Kinison routine: "I want my f'ing records back!" Lol.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Watch that hoverboard, that's a dangerous machine. Seen many a broken bone

    And put it someplace that if it decides to catch fire it won't burn down your house!
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Watch that hoverboard, that's a dangerous machine. Seen many a broken bone

    And put it someplace that if it decides to catch fire it won't burn down your house!

    Where might that be? The bathtub? :p
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    She actually mastered the hoverboard in about a half hour! She gets around pretty good on it now. It's a newer model... supposedly UL certified new battery that shouldn't catch fire. I guess only time will tell... But just to be safe, when she's not using it, or when it's charging, we keep it stored in the closet with all the paint, alcohol, and fireworks.

    She got the hoverboard and a mountain bike. I think she's better on the hoverboard! I was honestly very reluctant about letting her get one, but we never belittle the importance of safety.
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