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post #1546 of 3420
2/10/11 at 9:11am

There has to be used record stores in Philly, and don't forget garage sales!

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post #1547 of 3420
2/10/11 at 9:42am
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Originally Posted by leesure View Post

I keep thinking of setting up a vinyl station, but then I realize I have no source material.  

 

 

 


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post #1548 of 3420
2/10/11 at 9:46am
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Originally Posted by grokit View Post

There has to be used record stores in Philly, and don't forget garage sales!


I pick up a lot of mine at Antiques stores for anywhere from $2-$5, as well. I find most used record stores a bit steep.
post #1549 of 3420
2/10/11 at 10:05am

Yeah, but in my limited experience, unless you get really lucky, you're getting badly kept copies.  The warmth gets lost in the pops and clicks. ;) 

 

I just don't have the time and/or will to do the hunting I'd need to do to put together a meaningful collection.

post #1550 of 3420
2/10/11 at 10:14am
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Originally Posted by leesure View Post

Yeah, but in my limited experience, unless you get really lucky, you're getting badly kept copies.  The warmth gets lost in the pops and clicks. ;) 


Buy a record cleaner! Ticks and pops solved...

 

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post #1551 of 3420
2/10/11 at 10:51am

LOL...yeah, So I gotta get a decent table, decent cartrige, hunt down the vintage vinyl AND drop another $600 on a cleaner (which does nothing for scratches).

 

Lemme run that one past the boss. ;)

post #1552 of 3420
2/10/11 at 10:55am

If you want to play you gotta pay...

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There are different ways to clean vinyl BTW.

Too many to list here though.

A little searching and you can do it without breaking the bank.

Good luck.

post #1553 of 3420
2/10/11 at 1:03pm
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FYI- As an owner of the pictured record cleaner I can testify to how good it is, and unfortunately that it does not "Solve" the tick & pop issue, help sure, but not solve.

I'll tell you what did, CD's tongue.gif
post #1554 of 3420
2/10/11 at 1:05pm

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post #1555 of 3420
2/10/11 at 7:23pm

Yea it's a great record cleaner for sure, X3

post #1556 of 3420
2/10/11 at 9:23pm

A cheaper alternative is the Record Doctor II at $200. At least when I got mine years ago. Does the same as the VPI, but you have to spin it manually. Vacuum works like  charm. 

post #1557 of 3420
2/11/11 at 12:41pm

Great cleaner but it's one ugly sucker. It's this big black ugly thig-a-ma-jig that has absolutely no SAF. Let alone, music lover AF. Sort of, like some members here evil_smiley.gif

post #1558 of 3420
2/11/11 at 12:49pm
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Originally Posted by grokit View Post

There has to be used record stores in Philly, and don't forget garage sales!



There are many used record stores in the philly are and The Princeton Record exchange is about 1 hr drive but I sold all my vinyl rig and never have looked back

post #1559 of 3420
2/11/11 at 12:51pm
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Originally Posted by immtbiker View Post

Great cleaner but it's one ugly sucker.  evil_smiley.gif


You could get a Keith Monks RCM. It is a little prettier.

 

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post #1560 of 3420
2/11/11 at 1:06pm

 

Or a Opera-Consonance Vinyl Record Cleaning Machine, a lot prettier!!

 

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