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sound at the record store

Went into a record store today to look around. Now I guess I AM A SOUND SNOB OR SOMETHING BUT CHECK THIS OUT....THE OWNER OF THE SHOP WHOM I KNOW PRETTY WELL JUST GOT IN A DEEP GROOVE BLUE NOTE JACKIE MCLEAN ALBUM JACKIES BAG. VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND INDEED. HE SAYS CHECK IT OUT I CAN SELL IT TO YOU FOR $300,IT IS WORTH $800 HE SAYS.I SAY PUT IT ON AND LET ME LISTEN. HE PUTS IT ON AND HIS SYSTEM SOUNDS LIKE SHIT...I MEAN TOTAL MUDDLED CRAP AND HE SAYS SOUNDS GREAT HUH?

I JUST CANT BELIEVE THAT OWNERS OF RECORD STORES WHO ARE AROUND MUSIC AND RECORDS ALL DAY WILL PUT UP WITH THAT SOUND.IS IT ME?
fromunda
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justlisten
489 posts
 
Maybe he had the LOUDNESS button stuck on, much like you have CAPSLOCK on
rrog
1,958 posts
 
"IS IT ME?"

Yes, it's you.
hevac1
812 posts
 
The record store owners I know have nice systems at home and just so so system at the store. I myself would do the same, why would I put in a good system that cannot be setup correctly. The space is for sale items not for people to come in sit and listen to a system all day then go home with maybe a couple of albums or CD's. That would be a waist of retail space. When I do listen in a record store it is to have some kind of idea the surface noise level and if it skips. Most record stores you cannot even clean the record correctly. It is nice that he even has a way to get quick listen to vinyl.
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