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re: Anybody still buy vinyls, cassettes, or CDs?
Posted on 10/10/13 at 1:26 pm to MountainTiger
Posted on 10/10/13 at 1:26 pm to MountainTiger
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I still buy CDs. If I'm paying for it, I want it to be uncompressed. I've downloaded a lot of mp3's for free but the quality of the mp3 encoding is often poor and so I'd rather do it myself.
Exactly. I also like having a hard copy backup for all the things on my iPod.
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Posted on 10/10/13 at 1:42 pm to heehaw
CD's, yep ......
Posted on 10/10/13 at 1:53 pm to weinrib
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wish I still had my vinyl collection (~220 albums). But lost them along with my B&O marble based turntable in a divorce from my first wife.
Man, that just ain't right. I can see her getting the house, the kids, the car, even the dog, but the records
Posted on 10/10/13 at 5:03 pm to heehaw
I am thinking about starting to collect vinyls.
I always criticized people my age for buying current artists' vinyl because "they sound better." But in this digital world we live in, I feel that the joy of possessing a physical object is being forgotten. I miss the smell of the paper in CD's. It was always perfumey. I miss the careful bending of cheap plastic to access the CD booklet, hoping it had the lyrics. I miss the care that was needed to protect it from scratches and my confidence in the flimsy plastic to keep it safe as it sat under my car seat in 95 degree weather in southern Louisiana. All my CDs are converted into MP3's and stashed in an attic so I can take them down every 10 years and go through them like a scrapbook from my childhood.
I don't even physically have possession of my MP3s. They are locked in a server room thousands of miles away along with everybody else's musical past. Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Aaron Neville, Dr. John...Tupac reside next to Ke$ha and Britney Spears. There is no discernible categorization between the legends and the soon to be long forgotten. The cloud doesn't have a "top-shelf" for me to egotistically display my favorite artists to my guests. I have to have internet connection to listen to my music!
So, I was thinking I would begin to look for the vinyls that have really impacted my life. It could be the ones i have continuously listened to for over a decade to the ones that have helped me get over a lost love or family member passing. I just want the ability to have my past, my experiences sitting neatly on a shelf. In the distant future, I want to be able to take them out of there sleeves to show my family and friends who and what molded me. For simpler reasons, I just want to smell the perfumey paper. I think I am going to start my collection soon.
Oh yeah, TL;DR
I always criticized people my age for buying current artists' vinyl because "they sound better." But in this digital world we live in, I feel that the joy of possessing a physical object is being forgotten. I miss the smell of the paper in CD's. It was always perfumey. I miss the careful bending of cheap plastic to access the CD booklet, hoping it had the lyrics. I miss the care that was needed to protect it from scratches and my confidence in the flimsy plastic to keep it safe as it sat under my car seat in 95 degree weather in southern Louisiana. All my CDs are converted into MP3's and stashed in an attic so I can take them down every 10 years and go through them like a scrapbook from my childhood.
I don't even physically have possession of my MP3s. They are locked in a server room thousands of miles away along with everybody else's musical past. Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Aaron Neville, Dr. John...Tupac reside next to Ke$ha and Britney Spears. There is no discernible categorization between the legends and the soon to be long forgotten. The cloud doesn't have a "top-shelf" for me to egotistically display my favorite artists to my guests. I have to have internet connection to listen to my music!
So, I was thinking I would begin to look for the vinyls that have really impacted my life. It could be the ones i have continuously listened to for over a decade to the ones that have helped me get over a lost love or family member passing. I just want the ability to have my past, my experiences sitting neatly on a shelf. In the distant future, I want to be able to take them out of there sleeves to show my family and friends who and what molded me. For simpler reasons, I just want to smell the perfumey paper. I think I am going to start my collection soon.
Oh yeah, TL;DR
This post was edited on 10/10/13 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 10/10/13 at 7:22 pm to StripedSaint
There was an old record store near my house in The Heights that had unreal finds. I picked up classic Beatles, James Taylor, Eric Croce, Cat Stevens, etc albums there for like $5-10. A couple of times I couldn't hide the shock on my face when I found certain albums, and the owner was like "trust me dude I already have it or there's no chance it'd be out here".
Certain songs just sound truer on vinyl. It also gets the ladies wet setting the mood with a nice record.
Certain songs just sound truer on vinyl. It also gets the ladies wet setting the mood with a nice record.
Posted on 10/10/13 at 7:28 pm to FootballNostradamus
quote:thats what my Al Green and Fats Domino record are mainly used for
It also gets the ladies wet setting the mood with a nice record.
Posted on 10/10/13 at 8:08 pm to CaptainPanic
Until I can plug a device into my home theater system that is an MP3 type device and have it sound just as good as a CD, I will prefer cd's.
Meaning with my current set up. A CD sounds perfect and if my volume is up to 60 or so out of 100. It is too loud. Obnoxious for an old fella like me. iTunes device plugged into same system needs to be up to 60 to be at a decent volume and has obvious hum when trying to crank higher.
Hope devices improve if they have not already.
Meaning with my current set up. A CD sounds perfect and if my volume is up to 60 or so out of 100. It is too loud. Obnoxious for an old fella like me. iTunes device plugged into same system needs to be up to 60 to be at a decent volume and has obvious hum when trying to crank higher.
Hope devices improve if they have not already.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 7:19 am to CaptainPanic
Panic I got some vinyls on Mon at this shop I found in Bham, got
Return of the Boom Bap - KRS One (shockiped I didn't have this vinyl I know since its one of my all time fav albums)
Blazing Arrow - Blackalicious
Mourning in America, dreaming in Colour - Brother Ali
First Born - EyeDea (R.I.P.)
Monkey Barz - Sean Price (been asking them FOREVER to get Sean P and he ordered it for me and called me, the reason I went
)
Broke the bank but totally worth it
Return of the Boom Bap - KRS One (shockiped I didn't have this vinyl I know since its one of my all time fav albums)
Blazing Arrow - Blackalicious
Mourning in America, dreaming in Colour - Brother Ali
First Born - EyeDea (R.I.P.)
Monkey Barz - Sean Price (been asking them FOREVER to get Sean P and he ordered it for me and called me, the reason I went
) Broke the bank but totally worth it
Posted on 10/11/13 at 7:20 am to Baloo
I do the same if I like an album I'll buy it
Still gotta go pick up Pusha T
Still gotta go pick up Pusha T
Posted on 10/11/13 at 8:24 am to heehaw
I'm old school. I buy vinyl and CDs for the entire package. I value the artwork as much as the music.
Posted on 10/11/13 at 10:38 am to BuccWildBammer
Those are some nice finds. Atomic in Baton Rouge is kind of slackin on Hip Hop vinyls. Urban Outfitters actually has some good ones I just hate everything about that place
Posted on 10/11/13 at 11:54 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Until I can plug a device into my home theater system that is an MP3 type device and have it sound just as good as a CD, I will prefer cd's.
You might still be able to find a Squeezebox out there. LINK
It supports FLAC but you still need the CDs.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 12:17 pm to CaptainPanic
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Atomic in Baton Rouge is kind of slackin on Hip Hop vinyls
Any new hip-hop album we receive is usually bought within a few days of our putting them on the floor. But we are more than happy to take special orders!
Posted on 10/15/13 at 12:20 pm to Atomic Robot
this y'all are very good about. See you guys tomorrow though. Time to punch that 10th punch Posted on 10/15/13 at 1:43 pm to CaptainPanic
Yay! Thank you for your support.
We have the new Deltron in stock... also still have a couple of copies of Kendrick Lamar and Asap Ferg records. Should be getting the (old) new Death Grips next week!
We have the new Deltron in stock... also still have a couple of copies of Kendrick Lamar and Asap Ferg records. Should be getting the (old) new Death Grips next week!
Posted on 10/15/13 at 2:02 pm to Atomic Robot
I'll have to check them out. I do have a question for you though.
So I got Speaking in Tongues from you guys and it looks beautiful ( why wouldn't it you're a big Heads fan) but it's a lot thicker than all the records I've seen and skips on my player. Does it have something to do with the weight of the record?
So I got Speaking in Tongues from you guys and it looks beautiful ( why wouldn't it you're a big Heads fan) but it's a lot thicker than all the records I've seen and skips on my player. Does it have something to do with the weight of the record?
Posted on 10/15/13 at 2:19 pm to heehaw
I buy the shite out of vinyl.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 5:30 pm to CaptainPanic
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So I got Speaking in Tongues from you guys and it looks beautiful ( why wouldn't it you're a big Heads fan) but it's a lot thicker than all the records I've seen and skips on my player. Does it have something to do with the weight of the record?
In part yes. In part also by the way the tonearm on your turntable is balanced.
The balance of your tone arm is adjusted to be a certain height above the turntable, and thicker vinyl raises the height of your vinyl - enough to put your tonearm off balance.
If you have a turntable with anti-skating (with an adjustable weight on the far side of the tonearm) you should be able to adjust it slightly in order to keep the record in the grooves (note the position of the dial so you can switch back and forth).
If you don't you can always try the old "stick a penny on top of your cartridge" trick (not highly recommended but sometimes unavoidable).
Hope that helps!
This post was edited on 10/15/13 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 10/15/13 at 5:45 pm to Atomic Robot
Awesome thanks
Posted on 10/15/13 at 8:18 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
i buy CDs all the time. I'm proud of my CD/movie collection.
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