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Alcohol + Vinyl = Disaster...

I aways try to stay away from 'home' so to speak, when I have consumed some alcohol.

The reason: I know I will try to play some LP's and I know I will smash the cartridge into the record. Period. (I do not trust myself when I get 'phylosophical'.)

Luckely it has not happened to me yet. I have heard some dreadful stories of vinyl lovers busting a +/-$2000 pick-up when 'intoxicated'. Shame!

I guess there is some very 'interesting' stories regarding this subject... please do share.

Kind regards,
Dewald Visser
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honest1
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Cw, you've started a story, now you must finish it. Inquiring minds want to know.
flemke
596 posts
 
Quit drinking a long time ago. Not a problem.
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outlier
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I've found the best defense is to drink large quantities of vino every day - helps build up a resistance to the stuff. I'm not sure what my vinyl rig sounds like when sober...;-)
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chadnliz
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I have a basement rig with just a CD player direct into a Parasound amp with Volume into JBL speakers, I smoke in the basement only so generally when I drink I hang down there, good rig for jamming with no real worry of damage.
My problem has never been messing with equipment, even vinyl when Intoxed......its the damn Volume that gets dangerous... hard on the speakers and anyone unfortunate enough to be around when I get the urge to crank it.
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