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04-04-2008, 11:54 PM
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I just spent 65$ on 3 vinyl records
and I don't even have a record player. What the hell am I doing?! 
Joy Division- Closer
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Talking Heads- Remain in Light
and I've no way of playing them. They look damn great though and cds seem pretty flimsy in comparison.
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Looks like a Goldmund Reference II is in your future 
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thats the best way to start!
i just bought ****loads of rare records on ebay, forcing me to invest in a turntable.
there´s just something about vinyl, amplifying the pleasure of ownership
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04-05-2008, 12:22 AM
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Quote:
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Looks like a Goldmund Reference II is in your future |
Ahahahaha Oh man I had to look that up and that thing looks like it's mounted on some AKG phones. 25 ever made? Oh dear I'm afraid to ask for the price.
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thats the best way to start!
i just bought ****loads of rare records on ebay, forcing me to invest in a turntable.
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No kidding. Their massivity just demands attention. Gamers must feel the same way about neo-geo carts.
I'm already browsing craiglist for a record player. The thing is I know nothing about turntables. Haven't owned one since I was a toddler.
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Been there done that. For some unknown reason my first ever record bought was a UK original of Pink Floyd's-Animals...I didnt have a TT or a clue apparently.
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Ahahahaha Oh man I had to look that up and that thing looks like it's mounted on some AKG phones. 25 ever made? Oh dear I'm afraid to ask for the price.
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About $300K USD.
Stereophile: Goldmund's $300k Turntable
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All I can say.
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I'm already browsing craiglist for a record player. The thing is I know nothing about turntables. Haven't owned one since I was a toddler.
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same here, have been searching for a decent used TT for half a year, just bought a marantz 6300 with a denon 103 mc four hours ago
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Congrats on the vinyl!
I don't know what your budget is, but a good place to start is with the Vinyl Anachronist. I don't have the URL handy, but he should come right up in Google. I highly recommend reading the articles before buying a turntable. It's free, the writing is good and you will learn enough to make a good purchase.
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Quote:
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same here, have been searching for a decent used TT for half a year, just bought a marantz 6300 with a denon 103 mc four hours ago |
Congrats! Let us know how it sounds.
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Congrats on the vinyl!
I don't know what your budget is, but a good place to start is with the Vinyl Anachronist. I don't have the URL handy, but he should come right up in Google. I highly recommend reading the articles before buying a turntable. It's free, the writing is good and you will learn enough to make a good purchase.
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Thanks. I've already started reading and I'm hooked. I'm a college student and my budget is around 800$ for a knew source in a mostly headphone only rig. I've been considering upgrading my cdp (cambridge d500) to a Rega or a CEC cdp but now I'm contemplating going all wax. Crazy.
Here's the link btw: The Vinyl Anachronist
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Suggestion: Pick up a technics linear tracking turntable. It will blow away almost anything available with a tonearm, and it will not wear out your records when you play it. Linear tracking rocks.
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My suggestion: a Rega P1 all-in-one.
Oh, and NICE pickup on the Joy Division Closer LP. Picked that up myself, I'm listening to what used to be my favorite band all over again. The newer pressing (assuming you got that) seems a fair bit better than the original Factory pressing.
Whatever the case, enjoy your first steps!
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Quote:
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and I don't even have a record player. What the hell am I doing?!
Joy Division- Closer
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It's OK, you're doing the right thing.  I'm digging JD's Unknown Pleasures right now. The reissue vinyl sounds absolutely awesome. If you're into Mission of Burma, they just re-released their catalog on vinyl as well. I bought Signals, Calls, and Marches -- it's beautifully mastered.
Good luck on the TT hunt.
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For those prices, I hope they were sealed.
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I, personally, recommend against the Rega P1. It's very popular and much praised, which is why I bought one. I've never been happy with it. Three different preamps, two calibrations, three cartridges, and a VTA adjuster later and I'm still futzing with it. Vinyl is fun to me because of the extra care and attention it takes to enjoy it, but the P1 just isn't worth it. Neither is the P3, which I eventually upgraded to. I find myself buying cd's of my old records, because they are in every way superior.
Since you've got $800 to spend, I recommend blowing off Rega entirely. Go with a VPI. They sound much, much better (IMHO). Like, say, this one: AudiogoN ForSale: Vpi Hw19(Sale) MK. 11/1V
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