So now my 4 thousand dollar analog budget has come to the purchase of 2 turntables for 4500 bucks, 1 cartridge for 1200 a record cleaning machine for 3 thousand. I own 100 records now.
Should I buy a VPI SCOUTMASTER. I OWN 25 RECORDS.
Should I pursue analog? Invest maybe 3 or 4 grand in a table and start buying records? Some stuff sounds really good on Vinyl but it's an expensive endeavor and NEW records aren't cheap. Plus thos pops and noise and a lot of setup required. Love the vintage aspect of it. Some records sound truly amazing on a really good table and cartridge. Take the plunge? Or buy a better DAC and dont look back!!! Lol.
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You can double your collection for $20 at the Record Parlour store in Hollywood, CA.
The Record Parlour@RecordParlour #FREE #VINYLRECORDS! Take up to 100 #Records w/ any $20 purchase. 40,000+ overstock #LPs #Cassettes and #DJ #Vinyl liquidated at The @RecordParlour Jan 19-21, 2019. The last time I was there in 2019, I got 155 excellent classical and some pop records for $28 in the store purchase. The store purchases were four very good condition Ramsey Lewis Jazz ARGO LPs and I forgot what else. Spend $100 and get 500 free records. |
No record cleaning machine in the world can compensate for what you call “beat up” records. Beat up records are records that have been damaged by worn out styli or incorrect tone arm geometry or too much or too little tracking force. Once LPs are damaged in that way, cleaning them makes no difference. However, a good RCM is useful for cleaning dirty records that you may have purchased second hand. As to the condition of used LPs, if you select carefully and purchase from responsible vendors, you should easily be able to buy very high-quality used LPs that play as if new. |
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