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red · 09-30-2003, 04:04 PM

Got a Technics SL-Q3 turntable, with an Ortofon needle, and a Stanton headshell, with extra needles, for 47 bucks plus shipping. Can't wait to get it. That is a really great deal, providing it works of course!!

I see those turntables go for over 300 bucks all the time! I am excited cause I haven't had a way to play vinyl in a while. I will be able to preserve it all on disk now too. Some of my albums are extremely rare, and are getting old. I collect Christmas vinyl, and those are the hardest to find by any artist. And, they usually don't re-release those on CD. Not enough market. Anyone else into vinyl out there?

jazznut · 10-01-2003, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by red8657

Anyone else into vinyl out there?

Have 'trimmed' my LPs over the last few years, replacing them with the newer CD releases. That said, I zealously hold on to some old albums which either haven't been re-issued digitally or which I treasure for their overall presentation. Would never give up my turntable (Sansui SR-929).

aaronb · 10-01-2003, 05:24 AM

Trying to expand my collection as we speak. I have a cheapie turntable now which my grandmother gave me with her collection of 78s. Waiting till I have some extra money to pick up a nice one for my few records, and trying to accumulate all the vinyl I can in the meantime. Will have to hold onto that cheap turntable, though. It is next to impossible to find something that plays 78s.

beevod · 10-01-2003, 05:34 AM

Bang & Olufsen for my 33s (damn needle alone is $100), Garard, about 30 years old, for my 78s.

Renaissance Man · 10-01-2003, 11:50 AM

Welcome back to the "Dark Side" of audio.

IMHO, Vinyl is vastly superior to CD.

red · 10-01-2003, 03:31 PM

Just found out the shipping is 42 bucks!

Oh well, I guess it's worth it. Still haven't found one with a good needle for less than 200 anywhere else. Will be 97.00 by the time I am done. Can't wait!!

red · 10-01-2003, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Renaissance Man

Welcome back to the "Dark Side" of audio.

IMHO, Vinyl is vastly superior to CD.

You know, I have always been a fan of the CD format. I love it, and still do. I always thought vinyl was scratchy and didn't have the range of frequency or dynamics that was available on CD. I still don't, in the scientific way, and it is true. However, I realized that I had never really heard good vinyl in a quiet setting on a state of the art system. After I did, I love it. I still won't ever give away my CD player, but I have found that vinyl can express music just as well as a CD, and sometimes better. I think that has to do with the inherent midrange boost that is given by most vinyl recordings. This makes it much more like the studio sound than most people are used to, and gives it that "warmth." I listen to most of my music on bi-amplified studio monitors, and it's amazing what you miss on even a relatively nice home stereo system. Most people set up an eq in the smiley face, and lose all the midrange and clarity. Just MHO.

B_Mac · 10-01-2003, 09:51 PM

I am currently without a working turn table for our small collection of vinyl (mostly notalgic stuff from the 70's). We do have a good working 8-track player and a crank operated victrola for our 78's. Sound quality is pretty poor, but its kind of cool to play recorded music without any electronics.

Poohdvm · 10-04-2003, 05:41 AM

I am always checking the flea markets and garage sales for vinyl. You can find some good stuff hidden away sometimes.

Renaissance Man · 10-07-2003, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by red8657

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Originally Posted by Renaissance Man

Welcome back to the "Dark Side" of audio.

IMHO, Vinyl is vastly superior to CD.

You know, I have always been a fan of the CD format. I love it, and still do. I always thought vinyl was scratchy and didn't have the range of frequency or dynamics that was available on CD. I still don't, in the scientific way, and it is true. However, I realized that I had never really heard good vinyl in a quiet setting on a state of the art system. After I did, I love it. I still won't ever give away my CD player, but I have found that vinyl can express music just as well as a CD, and sometimes better. I think that has to do with the inherent midrange boost that is given by most vinyl recordings. This makes it much more like the studio sound than most people are used to, and gives it that "warmth." I listen to most of my music on bi-amplified studio monitors, and it's amazing what you miss on even a relatively nice home stereo system. Most people set up an eq in the smiley face, and lose all the midrange and clarity. Just MHO.

I disagree that vinyl recordings exhibit an "inherent midrange boost". I've compared some very high-end turntables and CD playback systems and find that vinyl (IMHO of course) is far more involving. It conveys the emotion of the music and puts me that much closer to the performers.

As opposed to bi-amped monitors, I currently favor a minimalist approach and run Quicksilver Audio 300B single-ended tube amps into full-range, horn-loaded Lowther PM2A drivers.

But that's the nice thing about audio - whatever floats your boat is the right system for you.

09-30-2003, 04:04 PM	#1
red Herf Meister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New Castle, IN Posts: 7,207	"new" turntable Got a Technics SL-Q3 turntable, with an Ortofon needle, and a Stanton headshell, with extra needles, for 47 bucks plus shipping. Can't wait to get it. That is a really great deal, providing it works of course!! I see those turntables go for over 300 bucks all the time! I am excited cause I haven't had a way to play vinyl in a while. I will be able to preserve it all on disk now too. Some of my albums are extremely rare, and are getting old. I collect Christmas vinyl, and those are the hardest to find by any artist. And, they usually don't re-release those on CD. Not enough market. Anyone else into vinyl out there? __________________ I dropped a bone on the wife last night. She did not enjoy it...Briandg Of course there's no substitute for a Cuban woman. They just have that twang...Elkie Yeah, but whodababydaddy?...TommyBB You guys must be tonguing the hole or something...Smokerch

10-01-2003, 05:34 AM	#4
beevod Herf God Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 20,927	Bang & Olufsen for my 33s (damn needle alone is $100), Garard, about 30 years old, for my 78s. __________________ "Moderation in all things. Excess in everything else."

10-01-2003, 11:50 AM	#5
Renaissance Man Owner Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Reno, NV Vatican City Posts: 16,692	Welcome back to the "Dark Side" of audio. IMHO, Vinyl is vastly superior to CD. __________________ *My current rotation: Bolivars (RC, PC, BBF, CE and Corona JR), Punch Punch, El Original Claro Corona and Lancero, Davidoff Grand Cru #1, VR Famoso, Upmann #2, and R&J Churchill.*

10-01-2003, 03:31 PM	#6
red Herf Meister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New Castle, IN Posts: 7,207	Just found out the shipping is 42 bucks! Oh well, I guess it's worth it. Still haven't found one with a good needle for less than 200 anywhere else. Will be 97.00 by the time I am done. Can't wait!! __________________ I dropped a bone on the wife last night. She did not enjoy it...Briandg Of course there's no substitute for a Cuban woman. They just have that twang...Elkie Yeah, but whodababydaddy?...TommyBB You guys must be tonguing the hole or something...Smokerch

10-04-2003, 05:41 AM	#9
Poohdvm Club Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Benton, AR Posts: 3,385	I am always checking the flea markets and garage sales for vinyl. You can find some good stuff hidden away sometimes. __________________ We are the people our parents warned us about! F F F (nuff said)

10-01-2003, 05:24 AM	#3
aaronb Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 784	Trying to expand my collection as we speak. I have a cheapie turntable now which my grandmother gave me with her collection of 78s. Waiting till I have some extra money to pick up a nice one for my few records, and trying to accumulate all the vinyl I can in the meantime. Will have to hold onto that cheap turntable, though. It is next to impossible to find something that plays 78s.

10-01-2003, 09:51 PM	#8
B_Mac Club Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Posts: 1,139	I am currently without a working turn table for our small collection of vinyl (mostly notalgic stuff from the 70's). We do have a good working 8-track player and a crank operated victrola for our 78's. Sound quality is pretty poor, but its kind of cool to play recorded music without any electronics.