Dancin' Fool Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 All the talk regarding cassettes in the other thread spurred me to start this one. My Father in Law is letting go of his record collection, so I went and got a turntable. Actually, I asked around at work, and my boss came back from his parents with an (early 90's) Sony linear tracker (PS-LX520). It required a new drive belt for the linear tracking arm, but otherwise, works like a charm. The first batch of records we brought home had some classics, even a Beatles boot! They've been stored in my in law's attic (not climate controlled), so they're gonna require some clean up. I forgot what it felt like to play records. Not too sure how to describe it, but there's something different about playing an LP, versus playing a CD. Perhaps it's just nostalgia clouding my perception, and the novelty will wear off, but I'm having a shit ton of fun coming home and spinning some vinyl! The first album we played was....Dead Set!! Anyone else spinning vinyl these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tea Posted November 5, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Naw. Folks actually have some old Monterey Pop bootleg vinyl, along with some old Pete Seeger and Woddy Guthrie that they gave to me when they were moving. Live Dead would be one of my first too. How bout this beauty: Check out the the way the song names were written on this one: Sugar Ree, Stager Lee? Details....details. Surely there's a few more vinyl lovers out there! I'm out if somebody starts an 8-track thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin' Fool Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I'm out if somebody starts an 8-track thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin' Fool Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I actually brought an 8-track that was in my car to my college dorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP dsostar Posted November 5, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Side: Four…Side: Five…Side: .......... SEX !!!! Fire on the Mountain & Sugar MAGNIOLA Too funny !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tea Posted November 5, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I missed side: SEX Damn! Somebody was waaayyyy deep into the cough syrup when they pressed this cover...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted November 6, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 For deadheads only lol. Side sex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted November 6, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 New Ming's Wood blues?? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksonPollockDancer Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 POOW PRODUCTIONS L.S.D. hahah I missed some of the stuff second look revealed a lot that an awesome album cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama Getaway Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Love the Vinyl, I still buy all the re- releases from Rhino records! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP John A Posted November 6, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I was out of vinyl forever, but then I dabbled in a 70s era AR via eBay, with a shitty little realistic phone pre-amp. Soon thereafter I think the cartridge got jostled and it started sounding like shit. I left it aside for a couple years then just this summer bought a Creek pre-amp and a Rega RP1 (entry level audiophile bare essentials rig) that came with a calibrated tone arm and cartridge all in the same package. It sounds incredible. Unfortunately to really get the ultimate performance you need a 180gram LP and these aren't cheap and nor are they garage sale fodder. Good analog and digital sound very different, that much is indisputable. As to which is better, that's in the ear of the listener but I think analog demolishes red book CD, assuming of course the vinyl source material is up to snuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin' Fool Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 John, is that AR the XA model? Have been looking at those on Ebay/ CL as well. Those are beautiful, simple tables, and made in Massachusetts! The great thing about the linear tracking on my Sony is there are no adjustments to make, but it uses a P-mount cartridge, which limits your choices for upgrade. I never knew anything about cartridge alignment, vertical tracking force or anti skating settings when I used my parents table 35 years ago! Not too sure I want to go there now, but the upgrade bug has set in . Right now, it's a toss up as to which sounds better (redbook cd vs LP), as the albums are pretty dirty. Awaiting the arrival of a Spin Clean cleaning system to clean them up. I'm kinda interested in A/B'ing the clean record versus the redbook cd, and particularly the clean record vs the SACD. We shall see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP John A Posted November 6, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Dancin', It was indeed the XA. There is a feeding frenzy for these puppies. I put it on eBay, disclosing that I thought the stylus was fucked, and it sold instantly for $175! I think to get a fair comparison to SACD you would need some impeccably cared for 180 gram records. SACD is the greatest sound virtually nobody has ever heard. I find that red book CD sounds very flat compared to vinyl, the latter sounding more palpably there, as if you can reach out a touch the music. One of the fancy new pressings I bought is The Wall (is this not somehow required?). I made my 15 year old daughter sit on the couch with me and turned off the lights, cueing up Mother. She said, “daddy, I’m scared. It sounds too real.” Little did she know she was dishing out the ultimate compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusnjohn Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Buying much more vinyl than CD's lately. Will buy CD's direct from artists when there's no other choice and have bought a couple from artists that don't come through here anymore. About 70% I am again able to get on vinyl. Now have all of the Dawes efforts out. When Aimee Mann played here last year, she had CD's for 12 and coloured vinyl for 20$. Easy choice. Wilco, TTB and Widespread all doable on 180gram vinyl. Last 3 purchases (2 of them direct for the artist) which I can highly recommend are: Mark Olson - Salvation Blues Nick Lowe - The Old Magic Brian Haas - Frames Only issue is space. Built one more cabinet and swear that I will not expand anymore. Capacity is about 3,000. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP found Posted November 7, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I got a lot of vinyl. Mostly jazz and classic rock but lots of goodies thrown in there from every genre more or less. Got the all of the deads material that's available on vinyl except a few albums. The dicks picks sound spectacular on vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin' Fool Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 The dicks picks sound spectacular on vinyl. They're pretty expensive, from what I've seen. Would love to get at least one, if not a few of these, on vinyl. Saw DP 3 (new) at Newbury Comics for 97.00! Amazon has it for 70.00 (35.00 used). Hard to pull that trigger (for me anyway). I never realized these have been available on vinyl all these years. Glad to see there's still some lovers of the vinyl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusnjohn Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Got enough vinyl that I have to break it up into categories: Rock/Pop, Jazz, World, Soul/Motown & Folk/Bluegrass. Of course there are always artists that defy categorization; Ginger Baker, Larry Coryell, Tony Trishka etc...... Tea, I have that For Dead Heads only; it's quite a mishmash of stuff. Dancin' Fool - noticed months later that you liked something I posted. Thanks. Not IT savvy. Not on Facebook, never took a selfie and don't even own a cell phone. Do my etree trading via email. No offense that I haven't replied..........JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin' Fool Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 No worries cusnjohn. No FB for me either. This is the only place I post (except to get help fixing a turntable over at Vinyl Engine!). Not owning a cell phone is a good thing, in my book anyways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusnjohn Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Cool! JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted November 7, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I think not having a cell phone and never taking a selfie go hand in hand. But I could be wrong since I have the phone but am incapable of applying the technology like that. As for FB, all of that is past and gone for me too. My first Dead bootleg was actually vinyl, a recording of the Owsley benefit show from 12-23-70.I got it sometime during my senior year in high school, '72-'73, I think. Of course the preserved part of that show is available, but it was a nice little record. It has since gone where most records from that era went - into some other person's collection some how, somewhere. And talk about mangled labels! It was called Quaddlebeat for Tenderfeet. I really wish I had it now. They don't make them like that anymore. Everyone has a dream or two. One of mine is this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tea Posted November 7, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 ^^^ What is that?! I'm guessing it's an amp but it looks more like a medical device engineered to keep you alive. Wait, i think I just made an important connection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted November 7, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Tubes, baby, tubes! In this instance, integrated amp and preamp. My needs are modest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama Getaway Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 SWEET!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Mike Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Shit, Chuck, that's a lot of tubes! I could only afford two, but they sure are nice. http://schiit.com/products/lyr Someday we'll have more tubes, Chuck . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted November 7, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Damn buddy, a mighty nice rig for headphones for sure! This whole audiophile thing is not cheap. My life took a new turn when I graduated from Playboy to The Absolute Sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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