What should every Vinyl collector have on hand?

What should every Vinyl collector have on hand?

A record brush, a needle brush and an anti-static cloth. That's it, really.

Records that you enjoy.

a noose

Alcohol-free fluid is good to have too, but it's not as necessary as a brush.
No fluid > alcoholic fluid, though.

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My dad just gave me a copy of this he got for a dollar at some garage sale, is there a meme behind it?

A record worth more than 50$ on Discogs

I haven't heard anything about any fluid. I just put water in my record brush and I'm good to go. A record cleaning machine is good too, if you have the money and the space for it.

I have a $20 attachment for my vacuum cleaner that I like well enough

ebin

a turntable

Anything you recommend?

at-lp120, pro-ject debut carbon, or rega rp1

Yeah, find something used.

i have a copy of this from my grandpa. probably everyone has it because it was so popular and widely distributed.

always a part of the
"user, I found my old collection in the basement if you wanted to look through them"

Don't buy a USB meme turntable
Get something used
Make sure it has a proper tonearm

>enjoying music
shiggy diggy

browse craigslist/close 5/ any other local site like that and look for old technics from the 80s. Old people sometimes sell them for dirt cheap and are usually in pretty nice condition.

This is how I got my SL-B2 (paid 20 dollars, it was in storage for decades) in similar condition to pic related

A proper turntable, pre amp, amplifier, and speaker setup.

Bonus points for a room set up specifically for acoustics and proper bass distribution.