Records (house, rock, cds, vinyl, albums)

DearJenny · 01-25-2007, 12:26 AM

Who here has a record player and who does not? I found a really sweet shop in the basement of some building in Detroit today and went a little crazy. Crazy as in I have almost no money and what I had in my pocket I spent on records. I bought Jethro Tull-Aqualung for me mum 'cause she LOVES it. For myself I bought Alice Cooper-Welcome to my Nightmare, some Chicago recording, a Blue Oyster Cult one with Don't Fear The Reaper on it, a few others that i cannot think of and two various artists(rock) albums. I bought I whole bunch of 33s but the record player I have(VERY old BTW) has adapters so I can play anything on it. I love strange record shops in basements.

sleepy jack · 01-25-2007, 12:31 AM

I really don't get the whole big deal about record players. I know a bunch of people who think they're so cool and brag about how awesome and elite they are because they own a record player.

Frances · 01-25-2007, 12:45 AM

I love my record player! I've got records I cant find on cd.
*feels awesome and elite*

Sound Devastation · 01-25-2007, 09:28 AM

i have one, well.. partly mine, its a 'house hi-fi' shared with my mates (who blew the speakers, grrrr).

I can't afford to buy much music so i buy mainly records now. The sound better than CDs, they look and feel better than CDs and theres the whole collectability thing. Also theres the fact that there are alot of vinyl only releases and special artwork, special editions etc.

Sneer · 01-25-2007, 09:30 AM

record players are all about nostalgia. My dad has a stax player which would fetch a 4 figure sum today. personally i prefer CD's.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-25-2007, 11:56 AM

I`ve got about 200 vinyl albums in a shed somewhere , i`ve not owned a record player in about 8 years and I don`t miss it.

The only thing I miss about them is the covers , and trawling through racks of vinyl in record shops.

Kevorkian Logic · 02-06-2007, 06:02 PM

i hope most people on this site have a record player.

Sparky · 02-06-2007, 08:31 PM

i read in some interview that if you have a top notch record player, and good quality records the sound would beat that of an mp3?
Something to do with the way the sound is put out on wax, how the notes carry longer or something.
Clearly i didn't understand it too well..

Kevorkian Logic · 02-06-2007, 08:50 PM

It's true. We just studied that stuff in physics, it has to do with harmonic distortion and sine waves. But records do produce a better sound also because the cds of a really high fidelity will pick up on mistakes in the production that records aren't capable of picking up.

Sparky · 02-06-2007, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

It's true. We just studied that stuff in physics, it has to do with harmonic distortion and sine waves. But records do produce a better sound also because the cds of a really high fidelity will pick up on mistakes in the production that records aren't capable of picking up.

cool
*copies and pastes in word*

ill have to keep that.

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01-25-2007, 12:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
DearJenny Raptor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 1,321	Records Who here has a record player and who does not? I found a really sweet shop in the basement of some building in Detroit today and went a little crazy. Crazy as in I have almost no money and what I had in my pocket I spent on records. I bought Jethro Tull-Aqualung for me mum 'cause she LOVES it. For myself I bought Alice Cooper-Welcome to my Nightmare, some Chicago recording, a Blue Oyster Cult one with Don't Fear The Reaper on it, a few others that i cannot think of and two various artists(rock) albums. I bought I whole bunch of 33s but the record player I have(VERY old BTW) has adapters so I can play anything on it. I love strange record shops in basements. __________________ So here's to living life miserable. And here's to all the lonely stories that I've told. Maybe drinking wine will validate my sorrow. Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle.

01-25-2007, 09:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sound Devastation Music Addict Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 728	i have one, well.. partly mine, its a 'house hi-fi' shared with my mates (who blew the speakers, grrrr). I can't afford to buy much music so i buy mainly records now. The sound better than CDs, they look and feel better than CDs and theres the whole collectability thing. Also theres the fact that there are alot of vinyl only releases and special artwork, special editions etc. __________________ Out soon... AMENRA - Mass III 2xLP [stunning vinyl release of the belgian sludgecore giants epic 06 album] FALL OF EFRAFA - Owsla & Elil CD&LP [British crust/doom/post-metal band Fall of Efrafa deliver part two (Elil) on their dark conceptual trilogy. Part one (Owsla) will also be re-released for the first time in the UK] *** visit... Sound Devastation Records website**

01-25-2007, 09:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	record players are all about nostalgia. My dad has a stax player which would fetch a 4 figure sum today. personally i prefer CD's. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

01-25-2007, 11:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I`ve got about 200 vinyl albums in a shed somewhere , i`ve not owned a record player in about 8 years and I don`t miss it. The only thing I miss about them is the covers , and trawling through racks of vinyl in record shops. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

02-06-2007, 06:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	i hope most people on this site have a record player. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

02-06-2007, 08:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	i read in some interview that if you have a top notch record player, and good quality records the sound would beat that of an mp3? Something to do with the way the sound is put out on wax, how the notes carry longer or something. Clearly i didn't understand it too well..

02-06-2007, 08:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	It's true. We just studied that stuff in physics, it has to do with harmonic distortion and sine waves. But records do produce a better sound also because the cds of a really high fidelity will pick up on mistakes in the production that records aren't capable of picking up. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"