Vinyl Thread - Post your setup (Turntable, Amp, Speakers) -Post what you're listening to -Critique other's setups and music taste -Post recommendations
I very recently got into vinyl, been meaning to buy a setup for over a year now, but didn't have the money to do so, finally saved up enough to get myself (what I assume is) a good mid-level rig.
Purchased / got given the following LPs, loved them all so far Adele: 21, 25 Badlands Halsey Daft Punk: Random Access Memories David Bowie: Best of Album Michael Jackson: Thriller Muse: Black Holes and Revelations Pink Floyd: The Wall Loved it all, listening to an LP is such a different music experience to headphones and (shamefully) youtube quality mp3s
Adrian Johnson
OP here, forgot to mention, please recommend me some "Must-buy" albums, at the moment I'm just getting whatever catches my eye in a record store, there's too much to choose from when I'm ordering online
Lincoln Williams
just buy your favorite albums, not really any "must-buy" albums. do you use discogs?
Alexander Evans
I don't but I feel like I should get it ASAP my problem is, I like a ton of singles, and have never really listened to whole albums, just particular songs. Comes with growing up in the digital age I guess
Mason Watson
it's really great but can get addicting and make you go broke easily if you have trouble resisting yourself. it's a good way to catalog your collection, determine which pressing you have, and you can add stuff to your wantlist. you could download/stream albums before you buy them or just get other albums from the artists already in your collection. most of the ones you listed should be easy to get cheap in used condition at a record store.
Kevin Reed
Yeah I'm going through and cataloguing my collection right now, this is really handy
The sales history on the only record I desperately want to add to my collection is making me sad, though. $279AU was the cheapest that one got sold.
Liam Wood
My amp just died, just after I got some new records :(
Levi Baker
that's shyte mate, what setup did you have?
Joshua Perry
yeah, and it also gives you a value range of your collection to see how much it's all worth
that sucks, still worth adding to your wantlist though in case it pops up for cheaper. the prices are usually fair except for stuff being flipped like RSD limited releases. on some rare items i usually find better deals on ebay
Bentley Walker
It was a very limited release (less than 1000 were pressed), fairly famous band too, not super mainstream, but their facebook page has over 500k likes if that's a meaningful metric.
Added to my wantlist, and unfortunately I've seen them go for 500 on Ebay
Blake Rogers
LP120, AKAI UM-310 amp, and some Acculab speakers that I haven't been able to find literally any information on, it says the model is DSX 1010.
Both the amp and speakers were from my dad's old setup, so I have no idea what they're worth or if they're any good, but no problems for me, until it just died this week.
Kevin Bailey
Did everyone here just start out? who 5+ years??
Sebastian Murphy
real odd that no info comes up on the speakers, are you going to buy yourself some new ones / a new amp any time soon?
OP, just started, been tentatively interested for several years. not sure about anyone else in the thread
Kayden Stewart
I've been using the Pro-Ject Audio Essential II for a few years now, however I just have a reciever and some speakers I bought from best buy. I would like to get an amp/preamp set up but I know nothing about those
Joseph Stewart
Since 2013, but being a poor uni student meant that I haven't really been buying much other than things I really want to own a physical copy of.
Cheapest amp I can find is about $300, dunno if I'm looking in the wrong places or if they're just that expensive. Also dunno if these speakers will work with them, so I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do right now.
Jason Turner
been collecting for maybe 4 years now, small collection of maybe 85 albums
Jack Powell
Ugh. No offense, but are you sure vinyl is for you?
Christopher Thomas
been collecting for a good while but the past 2 years i've been collecting more often after upgrading my turntable
Jayden Myers
Must-buy albums are albums you love and will listen to, or albums that cost $0.25 at a garage sale that look interesting. Don't fall for the meme of buying RSD limited green glow-in-the-dark picture disks shaped like a kiwi for $200 online. My entire collection here was acquired in-person (ie. none online). The thrill of the hunt makes it exciting to me. There is nothing exciting about buying online and waiting for it to ship to you, or buying new presses of old albums.
Cool, any collection highlights?
Jackson Perez
respond yu faggots I didn't post this for nothing
Isaac Nguyen
No, because I don't agree with you.
Wyatt Adams
i first thought you stacked records on top of each other and my inner autist got upset
Joseph Hill
look for used amps, used speakers, used everything
Zachary Reyes
>There is nothing exciting about buying online and waiting for it to ship to you, or buying new presses of old albums. It's the opposite with me. Nothing's more frustrating than spending two hours driving to a record store only to find jack shit once you're there. Getting the exact record you wanted through the mail saves a lot of the guesswork involved with physical storefronts, and it's especially nice when it's coming from another continent.
And when it comes to new presses of old albums, there's nothing wrong with buying an album that would have cost you hundreds of dollars otherwise. Granted, I wouldn't pay $20 for a brand new pressing of a Phil Collins album either.
Ian Mitchell
>this thread helllooo reddit
Jonathan Bailey
Hows your third week in Sup Forums going user? Feeling superior to all the plebs yet?
Luis Moore
Is there a way to ensure the image doesn't get flipped? I even made sure to save it in the correct orientation
Jack Ramirez
crop the image slightly
Dylan Peterson
just bought this bad boi
Daniel Kelly
o shit
Angel Richardson
>$28 Totally not worth that price.
Ryan James
Is that the picture from the new $20 bill?
Luke Morales
bump
James Howard
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Ethan Edwards
I ordered Lift Your Skinny Fists, Yanqui U.X.O, F#A#, and Asunder sweet on LP, already got Slow Riot.
Thomas Carter
nice
Aiden Powell
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Angel Williams
So I have an LP60 that I've had for about four months now and I want to take my turntable a little more seriously. I'm eyeing up an LP120 because that's pretty much right in my price range, but are there any other TTs in the same range which are better value for money or should I just go for the straight upgrade to 120?
Colton Thomas
45's my dude
Robert Ortiz
>The Exchange I was just at one of those in Pittsburgh, the selection was not great but I got a solid deal on an original press of Song in the Key of Life
Samuel Wood
Bump
Logan Edwards
Yes, I decided to get into vinyl because I wanted to change the way I listen to music, rather than be stuck in my plebeian ways
Brandon Wilson
the 120 is pretty great for the price, UTurn i hear makes some good TTs too
Blake Garcia
Current setup:
Music Hall mmf-5 turntable Dual 1019 turntable NAD PP2 phono preamp Adcom GTP-600 preamp Adcom GFA-545ii amp Audio Source EQ-100 Athena AS-F2 speakers Infinity BU-2 powered subwoofer Harmon/Kardon FL8300 CD changer
Built the system over the last 10 years (spent around $2000 or so) and have collected vinyl on an off over the same time.
Angel Williams
Those are big CDs
Nathaniel Mitchell
>thrill of the hunt Nothing like finding a hidden gem in a sea of shitty Firestone Christmas albums.
Jaxon Walker
First haul.
Didn't really see much of interest but they was dirt cheap.
Don't forget the plethora of Jewish records.
Sebastian Rivera
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Asher Parker
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Jack Robinson
damn I need that Strapping Young Lad vinyl in my life
Ethan Ward
You can't go wrong with late 80s or early 90s gear from Rotel, NAD, Adcom and it can be found for reasonable prices. I paid about $400 for my Adcom gtp-600 preamp, like new in the box and my mint condition Adcom gfa-545ii amp.
John Martin
If you are looking for an integrated amp/tuner check out goodwill. I found a nice Denon for $25, with phono input.