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Ballz: Dec 16, 2003; it's mario time

revmoo posted:

No way that thing will ever put out decent sound

Don't know about this one in particular, but these school players can typically put out decent enough sound, so the kids in the back of the classroom could hear it easily. And when in doubt, you can use the headphone jack to hook it up to some external speakers. :v:

This isn't going to be my main turntable, for sure. Just been wanted something to handle 78s, and the portability (well, 20 pounds of portability) is an added bonus. They're notorious for heavy tracking, so I probably won't be using it on my main collection with any regularity.

Califone apparently still makes these, but now they look just like overpriced Crosleys.

Schremp Howard posted:

Did McGraw-Hill ever press any vinyl? That's the only company I can remember making audio we used in school. It was basically the Old Testament but used for vocabulary.

There are a few listings on discogs, but I'm sure there's a lot more out there.

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# ? May 31, 2024 19:54

minivanmegafun: Jul 27, 2004

"Decent sound" is subjective? I mean yeah they get loud as hell but they aren't exactly good reproducers.

My partner teaches preschool, I got him an old Califone for Christmas one year, he uses the hell out of it with thrift store records and old children's stuff. His kids love it because they've never seen one before.

# ? May 31, 2017 02:23

Mrenda: Mar 14, 2012

I ended up buying a turntable yesterday, a Rega Planar 1. A hefty enough purchase, but I'd just bought three records (to go with the two I already had) and didn't have anything to listen to them on. I'd been thinking about this for quite a while, so while it was impulse in actually handing over the cash, the record player has been on the cards for a while.

Now I need to figure out buying habits. There's a few record stores in town, mostly second hand places. One I've been through seems to deal in a lot of popular second hand stuff with trade-ins from people clearing out their old 80s and 70s records. It's not exactly the most pleasant place to shop. Another guy, who had some second hand players seems to deal in whatever can be picked up cheaply and turned around. There's very little I recognise there, and what I do recognise is less acclaimed albums from bigger names. There's also places selling new records, one chain store and another independent, but then you're looking at �28 for rereleases of staples and discographies of huge bands.

The final place I went to is run by a guy I have a lot of respect for. He's selling stuff from anywhere between �10 and �25 for second and new. I picked up three albums there yesterday (which prompted me to buy the record player.) If you go purely on Discogs prices these albums are easily available, and don't go for much. Like an album I picked up for �13 going for $3 online. When you take into account shipping, and all that there's still a mark up in the store, but because the shop is run by a guy who's doing a lot I have to feel whatever savings I'm losing from not being thrifty is being made up by a store that has a pretty decent collection of both new stuff for lower prices than the chain stores, old stuff that's somewhat knowledgeably selected for the the store, and the ability to listen to anything open, and spend a couple of hours browsing through there. Plus it's a newly opened place, by a guy running from a flea market previously who gave me a fair bit of time when I was noodling around wanting to buy but not buying.

What I picked up yesterday;

Della Reese - Della at Basin St. East (�13) - (Probably the best sounding recording I listened to while browsing.)
Joan Baez - Come From the Shadows (�15 Brazilian recording) - (Shamefully I'd never heard of her, but I liked the cover, and her pained singing suited my hangover.)
Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs (�20 new) - (He had all of the Syd Barrett's main recordings, unlike everywhere else, and they were all cheaper than anywhere else locally I had happened to see them.)

All that came to �48 in total, but he knocked it down to �40. And given what I've said about it being a nice place, run by a decent guy who seemed happy for me to take my time at 11am on a Tuesday morning it's worth supporting the place.

# ? May 31, 2017 15:04

Hot Diggity!: Apr 3, 2010; SKELITON_BRINGING_U_ON.GIF

Luna just announced a new covers LP and an instrumental EP hell yeah

# ? May 31, 2017 18:03

MNSNTZR: Oct 13, 2012

New poo poo:

I'm real loving excited to aggravate my neighbors with this Diamanda album.

Dissapointed Owl posted:

Carpenter Brut's triple LP album TRILOGY is up on Amazon UK and FR for pre-order. They usually sell out in a heartbeat, depending on quantity so if you want it, better place your order quick.

Only two decent songs (and one excellent music video) and I'm still debating. Between this and preordering the Cigarettes After Sex album, I've made some choices lately.

# ? May 31, 2017 22:32

Boinks: Nov 24, 2003

Mrenda posted:

If you go purely on Discogs prices these albums are easily available, and don't go for much. Like an album I picked up for €13 going for $3 online.

Also take into account condition and country location. Lots of times it may look like a record is $3 on discogs but it's for a g copy or in another country. Try to look for the price people are charging for vg+/vg+ or better.

# ? Jun 1, 2017 00:15

Phearson: Aug 15, 2006; Have you seen my pants?

So my half brother passed away a few years ago, and his mother asked me if I wanted his vinyl collection. I was only recently able to pick it up, and now have the daunting task of cataloging the whole thing (my guess is I've got 2-3k albums). I plan on keeping a small collection of stuff that interests me, and selling off the rest.

I've started cataloging with discogs, and I've looked at their grading guide, but since I have no experience with vinyl I'm not very confident in the quality levels I'm assigning. How do I figure out if what I think is "very good+" is what someone interested in buying thinks is?

# ? Jun 1, 2017 03:37

King Vidiot: Feb 17, 2007; You think you can take me at Satan's Hollow? Go 'head on!

I'm not even close to a profession grader, but I look at the difference between, say, VG+ and NM- as if there is any visible blemish on the record surface at all. If there's even so much as a fine inaudible scratch it can't be more than VG+, NM is for records that are unsealed but could pass for totally unplayed. Between VG and VG+, VG has a few more scratches or imperfections than VG+, still inaudible but maybe you hear a pop or two if you have a really sensitive turntable.

Basically the varying degrees of "VG" are for if the record has visible imperfections but still sounds great, then it drops down to G if you start hearing poo poo that affects the music or see really obvious deep scratches, dimples, groove wear (not-shiny surface), etc. In other words just don't worry about it, most people aren't going to gripe over you thinking something is VG+ when it's closer to VG, as long as you don't try to pass off a G as a VG.

# ? Jun 1, 2017 16:13

sporklift: Aug 3, 2008; Feelin' it so hard.

Phearson posted:

So my half brother passed away a few years ago, and his mother asked me if I wanted his vinyl collection. I was only recently able to pick it up, and now have the daunting task of cataloging the whole thing (my guess is I've got 2-3k albums). I plan on keeping a small collection of stuff that interests me, and selling off the rest.

I've started cataloging with discogs, and I've looked at their grading guide, but since I have no experience with vinyl I'm not very confident in the quality levels I'm assigning. How do I figure out if what I think is "very good+" is what someone interested in buying thinks is?

It might be worth it to get a professional to help you. That is a lot of records to go through and grade.

# ? Jun 1, 2017 18:52

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Who wants their own personalized picture disc? You do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVZwPLzjqeI

# ? Jun 1, 2017 23:34

Baron Von Ghoulosh: Dec 16, 2005; There was a time when I fed from golden chalices,
but now...

Now, I feed as
an old man pees.

Vinyl thread help!!! What was the album the came out with a black man rising out of the water?

# ? Jun 2, 2017 02:13

CPL593H: Oct 28, 2009; I know what you did last summer, and frankly I am displeased.

Mister Kingdom posted:

Who wants their own personalized picture disc? You do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVZwPLzjqeI

I want to get a picture disc that's a recording of me reading posts from this thread for the length of an LP. The image on it will be Anthony Fantano drinking Drano.

# ? Jun 2, 2017 02:19

LooksLikeABabyRat: Jun 26, 2008; Oh dang, I'd nibble that cheese

Baron Von Ghoulosh posted:

Vinyl thread help!!! What was the album the came out with a black man rising out of the water?

Holy diver?

He's not black, but the cover is dark...

# ? Jun 2, 2017 02:25

JehovahsWetness: Dec 9, 2005; bang that shit retarded

Thundercat - Drunk

e: a 4x10" vinyl release is the dumbest loving thing, too

# ? Jun 2, 2017 02:27

LooksLikeABabyRat: Jun 26, 2008; Oh dang, I'd nibble that cheese

JehovahsWetness posted:

Thundercat - Drunk

e: a 4x10" vinyl release is the dumbest loving thing, too

Oh poo poo yeah.

# ? Jun 2, 2017 03:14

Phearson: Aug 15, 2006; Have you seen my pants?

King Vidiot posted:

I'm not even close to a profession grader, but I look at the difference between, say, VG+ and NM- as if there is any visible blemish on the record surface at all. If there's even so much as a fine inaudible scratch it can't be more than VG+, NM is for records that are unsealed but could pass for totally unplayed. Between VG and VG+, VG has a few more scratches or imperfections than VG+, still inaudible but maybe you hear a pop or two if you have a really sensitive turntable.

Basically the varying degrees of "VG" are for if the record has visible imperfections but still sounds great, then it drops down to G if you start hearing poo poo that affects the music or see really obvious deep scratches, dimples, groove wear (not-shiny surface), etc. In other words just don't worry about it, most people aren't going to gripe over you thinking something is VG+ when it's closer to VG, as long as you don't try to pass off a G as a VG.

Thanks, that actually helps a lot!

sporklift posted:

It might be worth it to get a professional to help you. That is a lot of records to go through and grade.

I know it's a lot of work, but I'm interested in going through the whole collection anyways to pick out what interests me. I figure I'll give it a shot and find someone else to do it if it ends up being too much.

# ? Jun 2, 2017 03:18

SeXReX: Jan 9, 2009; I drink, mostly.
And get mad at people on the internet

JehovahsWetness posted:

Thundercat - Drunk

e: a 4x10" vinyl release is the dumbest loving thing, too

Counter point, more sleeve art

# ? Jun 2, 2017 03:26

dorium: Nov 5, 2009; If it gets in your eyes
Just look into mine
Just look into dreams
and you'll be alright
I'll be alright