Way to go Matt, and welcome indeed!
I had a similar experience to yours not too long ago. I borrowed a friends vintage Thorens rig a while back and was amazed to find that certain thing that flows from those black grooves. That "rightness" about the way analog sounds ... and I can't get enough of it.
I bought and sold three tables in rapid succession (I was too anxious that way) and although I've hardly "arrived" at my "final" system (and it's a modest system by absolute standards) I get a thrill every time a spin an ellpee. I totally agree with the record cleaner thing too -- I just bought one and now understand all the hooplah folks were making over a good vacuum machine.
The folks around here have helped me a lot, just diggin' though the posts and learning all about this side of the audio addiction.
...now I spend my lunch breaks down at the local ellpee fishing grounds buying 4/1$ tunes (I'm not telling) and loving life!
I had a similar experience to yours not too long ago. I borrowed a friends vintage Thorens rig a while back and was amazed to find that certain thing that flows from those black grooves. That "rightness" about the way analog sounds ... and I can't get enough of it.
I bought and sold three tables in rapid succession (I was too anxious that way) and although I've hardly "arrived" at my "final" system (and it's a modest system by absolute standards) I get a thrill every time a spin an ellpee. I totally agree with the record cleaner thing too -- I just bought one and now understand all the hooplah folks were making over a good vacuum machine.
The folks around here have helped me a lot, just diggin' though the posts and learning all about this side of the audio addiction.
...now I spend my lunch breaks down at the local ellpee fishing grounds buying 4/1$ tunes (I'm not telling) and loving life!