Who has a record player?

[sonic1974]

Hi guys,

As I said in another post, I'm recording some stuff and thinking of putting it out on vinyl. Vinyl is getting pretty big in my neck of the woods.

I was curious about how many HFCers have working record players? Do you listen/buy vinyl very often?

thanks!

rob

[Punkavenger]

yes! sounds killer ... no filler. I listen to records at least once a day. I just found "Benefit" in storage. Man! Talk about tone

[Steve Haynie]

Working record player: yes.

Regular use: no.

[gregc]

Sure do!

[DavidE]

Working record player: yes.

Regular use: no.

Same here. My son does buy old jazz records. I thought about getting a USB turntable so he could copy them into a digital format.

[LostArt]

I have a few B & O

a couple of phase linears and

an HK with a rapco arm that I use all the time

[Feynman]

Linn Sondek here. I've had a few better and many worse, but this one sounds good and won't die.

Edit: Oh yeah, and old Dual CS721 (I believe) in the closet somewhere.

[ac15]

yes! sounds killer ... no filler. I listen to records at least once a day. I just found "Benefit" in storage. Man! Talk about tone

I've got a record player.....and I love Benefit! Sadly I no longert have that one on vinyl though. Not a bad song on it.

[cornjulio]

I have a nice Thorens and I do buy vinyl even though I can't play it on my ipod

[Rhys]

I've got a Rega Planar 3 that I still use regularly. I think it sounds FAR superior to CD, the sound is so much more three-dimensional and "involving" to my ears, as well as being less fatiguing to listen to.

I still buy vinyl if I find something interesting at a record fair or secondhand shop.

[sonic1974]

Ok, I'm writing down all the names of guys with record players.

That way, when I put my record out, all you guys will have to buy it!

lol

[Jack C]

I have my grandfather's giant console unit, which is a big freestanding piece of furniture. My wife would love to get rid of it, but I'll hang onto it for sentimental reasons.

When I got it, the first thing I did was open it up and look for tubes to scavenge. Unfortunately, it was cutting edge technology, made at the dawn of the solid state age. I did bust open my home intercom system and find a nice Telefunken 12ax7, though...

[frank_c]

i have an old Philips 212 Electronic.

[David B]

I've always wanted to release vinyl too.

[bruce919]

I bought one last year. First time I have had one since the early 90's. I still have a big pile of Vinyl. I grew up with a used record shop about two blocks away. So most of my collestion was bought for about a buck each. I wish that shop was still around, but I am one who does not get the whole "it sounds better on vinyl" thing. CD's sound a hell of a lot bettter.

Just my 2 cents.

[MCChris]

I am one who does not get the whole "it sounds better on vinyl" thing. CD's sound a hell of a lot better.

JohnnyB's gonna have a conniption when he reads that.

[belgian]

Love my Technics 1200.

Good pressed LP's are superior to CD's.

The hard thing is to find them, there's a lot of inferior vinyl in the secondhand shops.

[Willie G. Moseley]

Still have my Sony direct drive turntable w/ strobe speed adjustment from 1979; still works like a charm but I rarely use it. While I still think vinyl sounds 'warmer' and 'fatter' than CDs, I've dubbed a lot of stuff that has never been (to my knowledge) available on CD from LP to CD-R. Examples include the 'PROPAGANDA' sampler, CALIFORNIA JAM 2, etc.

IMO, original CDs sound fine, and usually have a lot of gain, but an album that was originally analog usually sounds sterile and less punchy unless it's remastered to work better with digital.

And CDs are my final format; I'm sticking with those---not interested in an iPod, downloading, MP3, whatever.

To show you what a visionary I was, when my demo album came out in '84, I only had it pressed on LP (no cassettes, and CDs were barely out of the gate at the time).

[Stokesdead]

ok so my question is what can i get to play vinyl on that is not expensive and I can hook up to my Sony surround sound receiver?

~Chris

[tomteriffic]

Technics 1200, Pioneer somethingorother, and I'm looking at a Thorens. I still have something like 800 LP's, and that's after thinning the herd a couple of years ago. A lot of my favorite stuff never came out on CD, and even if it did, I wouldn't buy it.

[JohnnyB]

Same here. My son does buy old jazz records. I thought about getting a USB turntable so he could copy them into a digital format.

Digitize LPs? That misses the whole point!

Though if you want to do that, instead of getting a real cheap USB turntable, you could get a phono preamp/USB DAC to use with your (presumably) better turntable and you'd get much better results.

Or if you get an all-in-one solution, avoid those awful Ion USB TTs and at least get this instead.

[JohnnyB]

ok so my question is what can i get to play vinyl on that is not expensive and I can hook up to my Sony surround sound receiver?

~Chris

The Audio-Technica AT-PL120 3-Speed Direct Drive Turntable.

At LP Gear's price of $202, it's a no-brainer unless you want to pay more to get better. These are $300-400 elsewhere. They even play 78s, and have a built-in phono stage in case your receiver doesn't have one (which is probably true of your Sony). They are also heavily and reliably built.

Although it includes a cartridge, it's a heavy-tracking DJ cartridge. You'll get better sound and kinder record handling with either an Audio Technica AT95E for $50 or Grado Black for $60.

[Guest pirateflynn]

I love spinning records.

[alantigold]

Two turntables AND an 8-track player, baby!

Alan

[marcnorth]

I've got a Numark Pro TT2 new in the box, a birthday present I got 3 or 4 years ago. As soon as I get my basement set up it's coming out of the box to go with the big pile of vinyl I still have.