Anyone Collect or Still Listen to Vinyl?

[fvgazi]

Mine + roommates collections.

[fastbilly1]

I need a new table, but I have about fifty records. Mostly old soundtracks, hiphop, oddball electronica, and a large selection of both the Chieftains and Henio's discography.

I am super tempted to buy Daft Punks new album on vinyl, but the price is just out of my range right now. That and I have not listened to the album yet.

[BRIK]

My set-up in my bedroom:



Long story short, I basically got it for free (although it involved me raking a firebreak for my neighbour, totally worth it though).
I've only really been collecting for less than 6 months though, my collection sits at around 10. My old man has hundreds though, and I have complete access to it (which includes some original Pink Floyd pressings).

[donthatetheplayer]

Somebody directed me to this thread.

It was me!

I used to rock out to older turntables, like the pioneers and Lafayettes

I have an old pair of Lafayette headphones that I stole from my mother. They just don't make stuff like they used to, and these headphones are a great example of that.

but lately I've been using some of the modern DJ equipment. I love my Oracle, and the numarks are an easy close second!

Yeah, I think I said some where back in this thread, my current table is a Numark. Probably not the best table ever, but it seems like a god of turntables compared to my last one.

Haha, its rather funny how well my numark actually plays. When I first bought one, I expected it to be some modern China junk. She ended up being so good, I bought a second for a DJ Setup. Last fall, I ended up swapping one out and running 1 Technique and one numark. Really sweet setup IMHO, some guys don't like to scratch two different brands or model tables, but it seems to suit me fine. So basically I ended up just putting the other numark in the box, and now she sits in my basement collecting dust while I use the other -dooooh-

[AppleQueso]

I've never owned vinyl before, but a trip to a local shop had me leaving with an LP of Judas Priest - Sin After Sin.

...so now I guess I've got my foot in the door a little. I think I'm gonna go back through some of the posts in this thread about good entry-level turntables.

[SamuraiMegas]

Me! I'm collecting Daft Punks albums on everything!

[skate323k137]

I've never owned vinyl before, but a trip to a local shop had me leaving with an LP of Judas Priest - Sin After Sin.

...so now I guess I've got my foot in the door a little. I think I'm gonna go back through some of the posts in this thread about good entry-level turntables.

As far as "budget" turntables (i.e. not technics), I've had the best luck with stantons. Just my 2c. At this point I have my technics 1200's and I'll probably stick with those forever.

I finally got Refused - "The Shape of Punk to Come" on vinyl for a fair price.

[eskil]

I love vinyl, but don't buy a lot of new releases tbh. I'd love to support contemporary artists releasing their albums on vinyl, but I just don't have the money they want for it. I do buy classic records here and there. I like Jazz, Reggae, Hip-Hop and a number of other genres that traditionally came out on vinyl, so there's a lot of cheap stuff out there.

Then again, my hifi is sat on the wrong side of the Channel, so there's really no point in buying records at the moment.

[fvgazi]

I finally got Refused - "The Shape of Punk to Come" on vinyl for a fair price.

An original pressing!? I love that record.

[Nemoide]

For anyone looking to build up a collection of 45s Norton Records is having a special on discs damaged by Sandy - 10 for $20 (or $27 with special sleeves). While the sleeves/labels were damaged, the records themselves should play fine.

Norton Records is an awesome company that puts out some top-notch rockabilly/psychobilly/surf/CRAZY ROCK & ROLL. It's a grab bag, but it's way safer than picking through bins at garage sales or thrift shops.