Crazy French

Paul Connor

Hi madmax

LP.... I think this an old term that is short for long playing. (vs 45's etc.)

180 Gram 120 etc.... is the weight of the vinyl used. In the later heyday of record albums, companies apparently used less vinyl in their pressings. My guess is that it was a corporate decision to save money on each copy. The heavier the album, the less chance there is that it will have warp in it. I remember in the late 70's buying records that were nearly paper thin and would come out of the sleeve pre-warped. You will also see the term virgin vinyl which I believe is vinyl that has not been recycled.

D2D......I don't know what this is. Mayby rlw can help us here?

The guys at acoustic sounds are awesome. It is a company where you can call and actually talk to a person and in my experience someone who is not only knowledgable, but friendly and helpful (oh , and by the way, they don't talk down to you). I bought my last cartridge through them and they were great to work with. I have also bought albums from them and the service and delivery is fast.

Concerning your earlier post...don't worry about what the 1.2's will do for analog music. They are truly amazing. After lunch today I sat down and listened to Van Morrison's Moondance on 180 gram vinyl and my Polks have yet to dissapoint me. The album that sold me on the Polks was Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger. Between the Rega and the Polks, this album NEVER sounded so good. Every string that old man pulls on his worn out guitar sounds perfect. Given the direction you are taking you will not be dissapointed. I'm more than a little envious. Good luck!

Hope I got those terms right. rlw may have some further input. Are you out there?

Paul

hoosier21

D2D = Direct to Disc

madmax

I like Willie Nelson. I'll have to give that a try. I found quite a few albums I would like to have already but they will have to wait. I wouldn't be too envious. At least you have a tonearm and a cartridge! (and a brain) It will be awhile for me. BTW, I'm not eating lunch this year either and I have decided to use a pre-amp with phono pre-amp that I have in the magic closet for awhile as well.

Who started this damn post anyway, I was perfectly happy with my CD player! Gidrah???

madmax

rlw

Originally posted by madmax001
BTW, I'm not eating lunch this year either and I have decided to use a pre-amp with phono pre-amp that I have in the magic closet for awhile as well.

Who started this damn post anyway, I was perfectly happy with my CD player! Gidrah???

madmax

Acoustic Sounds is a great source. Here's a couple of more to whet your whistle:

The BopShop - absolute best in used jazz

Elusive Disc

Red Trumpet

Note: for the 3 above, get on their e-mail list. You'll be informed of specials like 15% off sales.

Euclid Records - mondo used records

GEMM - if you can't find it here, you won't find it

Even the SACD folks do vinyl - a bit difficult to navigate, but new releases are here


More Used Records

The above does not grade covers, but are accurate in record grading.


B-Bop Records - Small, but good for a couple rarities


Armed with these links, and a platinum card, you can really do your part to help the economy.

madmax

Thanks for the sites!!! I'll bookmark each. I was a little afraid of availability of stuff I like but I'm seeing some of it. Besides, I'm fairly flexable when it comes to music. I have about a hundred LP's but it remains to be seen if they are still of good quality. I'm a little worried that never cleaning them and not being careful enough with them may have had it's toll.

Speaking of cleaning: Which cleaning machine would you pick? I looked at a nitty gritty 1.5 and one from VPI. Is there kind of a standard amounst LP enthusiasts?

madmax

One more thing about cleaning. Do you clean each time? Before or after or both? What is the standard procedure for handling LP's?
madmax