Anyone Collect or Still Listen to Vinyl?

[SpoonyBard]

I keep my spare player at work and it does not have anti-skate. Waiting for a better one to pop up for cheap so I can replace it. I have no idea why I keep that one there, as I do most of my listening at work.

[skate323k137]

My old records always played fine on my thrift store record players, but with a lot of newer albums, i've run into skating. Which is no fun at all.

Does your player have a replaceable stylus? You need to know how much weight is recommended to be on the stylus, then balance your tonearm and set the counterweight appropriately. It's not really hard to do if you understand the concept. Having too little weight on the needle will make it skate if the record has a lot of bass. Too much weight and the needle can jump unpredictably too. Also, dirty/old needles won't sit as deeply in the groove and in addition to causing groove wear they're more likely to skip/skate as well.

[GSZX1337]

From the department of thats just bloody cool, I give you 3d printed records:
http://www.amandaghassaei.com/3D_printed_record.html

So yes, the quality is not there yet, but this is really exciting.

Holy shit! I want a 3D printer now more than ever!

Have any of you had the opportunity to use any of those pricey laser turntables out there? They use a laser instead of a needle to read the groove, and they are analog, not digital, in the way they read the groove. Very gentle on records, though the record has to be clean for a quality read.

I never knew about these laser turn tables. Sounds like something out of Star Trek.

I need to take notes for the metalheads here that would love some of his compositions. Beethoven can make Metallica sound like a boy band

To be fair, Metallica makes Metallica look like a Boy Band.

[Luke]

To be fair, Metallica makes Metallica look like a Boy Band.

You are my new best e-friend.

[Ziggy]

Call me Dude. I hate the eagles.

I don't know what that means.

[skate323k137]

Call me Dude. I hate the eagles.

I don't know what that means.

[Luke]

Call me Dude. I hate the eagles.

I don't know what that means.

Yes Sir!

[Ziggy]

I still don't fully understand.

[Luke]

I still don't fully understand.

Then I guess you never will.

[Ziggy]

I couldn't find the clip I wanted on YouTube to supplement that post.