re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

I know I already said this but I highly recommend listening to the new Jack Album "Lazaretto" on vinyl. Sounds amazing and it has some neat tricks to it. Very thick vinyl, hidden tracks, it plays from the inside to the outside (the only one of my albums that does this), has a never ending groove on the end of side 1 and I think there is even a track hidden in the labeling. Also there is a hologram hidden in the vinyl that shows up when you play it.

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Found this at a garage sale years ago.


I like posters too-picked up the one on the right at the concert in SF in 2000.


I collected these when I was a kid and can't imagine how they made it through the 20+ moves in my life.

Magical Mystery Tour and Sgt Peppers sound amazing in mono.

It's one of the best records I own and it was the best selling in the record shop by my house for a good while.

$1,000 is more than I paid for it. I got it through AAFES for around $800. It is the most xpensive component in my system. Mine could use a little maintenance. Some of the rubber and plastic parts weren't really designed to last 30 years without losing elasticity or deforming. I just don't use the thing much anymore to be honest, but I'm reluctant to get rid of it for sentimental reasons.

First non-black vinyl? I've got all kinds of colors in my collection.

One of my favorite's is Dax Riggs' - We Dream of Only Blood or Love. Clear red vinyl...looks like blood.

Do I have to buy the deluxe Lazaretto to get all those cool features?

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Magical Mystery Tour and Sgt Peppers sound amazing in mono.

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Shark, read up on mono vs. stereo vinyl. Since you seem to be into this now, you may find the groove technologies interesting.

To really do mono vinyl correct, you must have a mono cartridge. A true mono LP only has "undulations" or "information" on the horizontal, or "Y" axis of the record groove wall (the sides of the groove). A stereo LP has undulations and information on the sides and also "mountainous" peaks and valleys at the bottom of the groove as well--thus giving a "second" channel of audio.

There are some neat photos taken with a microscope of the grooves of both mono and stereo LPs and you can easily see what is going on--search google.

A mono cartridge, playing a true mono LP, through a Pre-amp that has a mono switch (plays one mono signal through both L&R), can sound fantastic.

That is why you will sometimes see very high end turntables that have 2 tonearms (or even 3)...one tonearm has a mono cartridge and the other has a stereo cartridge. This is more popular amongst the hard core jazz guys that seek out original Blue Note recordings that were all done in mono when they were originally released in the '50's. there was also a good bit of classical done in mono as well in the '50's and early '60's.

I think every LP of Lazaretto comes with those features.

Thanks for asking, I highly recommend it. It's simple, has a minimalist design, and easily upgradable. Best value for the money in budget focused turntable IMO. Made right here in the USA. I have lived it so far. I first heard about it from a poster on this site who recommended it. The reviews on it have all been outstanding as well.

Edit: and yes the only downside was it took a little while to ship, about 3 weeks. Well worth the wait though.

I'm not sure if you're into having other people pick out your vinyl for you but I recently joined "Vinyl Me, Please"; it's $27 a month (shipping included) and they send a record each month with an original piece of art alongside a drink recipe to listen to the record with.

Last month's was Madvillainy by Madvillian and this month is "Too Bad Jim" by R.L. Burnside. They also send an e-mail before compiling the new month's album with some other vinyl you can purchase to be sent with your regular record.