**The Official Vinyl Collectors Thread**

[handsareme]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

You could grab a Pro-Ject III for $329 with no fees and no shipping on Audiogon -
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....ii---nib-free-

Technics, probably thinking of the 1210, pretty much the go to deck for DJ's. Should run around $550 new for the MK2. Official product page is here - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-e...del.SL-1200MK2

Made by Panasonic.

There are lots of manufacturers of great turntables to consider so I wouldn't limit yourself to just looking for Technics, although if you're looking to DJ rather than just listen to music that might be one of only a handful of options to consider.

There's a Rega P3 on Audiogon as well without a cartridge for $299.

Not looking to DJ, just want to listen to my boxes of vinyl that have been sitting idle for a the past few months.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by handsareme

Not looking to DJ, just want to listen to my boxes of vinyl that have been sitting idle for a the past few months.

Then I would definitely look into a Pro-Ject, Rega, Music Hall or Audio-Technica.

[handsareme]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Then I would definitely look into a Pro-Ject, Rega, Music Hall or Audio-Technica.

Thanks again. Watching a few on ebay...

[bannar7]

I found an awesome used record store near me today, they must have had 10,000 records....I added a few to my collection recently.

Buffalo Springfield Again-Buffalo Springfield
Abby Road- The Beatles
A Rush Of Blood To The Head- Coldplay
On and On- Jack Johnson (only ten bucks)
Gold- Ryan Adams

Im loving all of them...especially Abby Road

[jray1823]

I just started and I am absolutely hooked, just wish I had unlimited disposable income to keep buying every album I want. Too bad you cant steal vinyl like u can mp3s. Its almost as if I never heard any of these songs when I throw them on my turntable. ^ I have abbey road as well and it is breathtaking on vinyl. I am very amazed at how much quality we really lost by compressing music after all these years, it's good to hear music as it was meant to be heard

[clive bixby]

I went to see Cults last night in Northampton and I got their full album on vinyl. I feel really connected with this band, I really liked their first single Go Outside when the blog gorillavsbear released it last year. I got them to sign the 7'' yellow vinyl, they were surprised to see it because it was such a limited release from when they just started. Last year no one could even find their names, it was kind of a mystery. Here it is over a year later and they released their full length and I got to chat with them last night after their show. What a great time.

I also picked up the new Fleet Foxes and Girls EP...oh and the KOL record store day release!

[coldengrey12]

Originally Posted by thestand

If your turntable has a grounding peg or lead wire, attach a wire to it and connect it to your receiver. It should also have either a peg/screw or wire. If it doesn't, just touching a metal part on the receiver will be helpful.

A year and a half later, I finally made a solution to this. I took an old modem cable, cut it, stripped its ends and it made myself a ground wire. (Thanks to my late father for being an electrician and showing me shit like that.)

I am giving my brand spanking new copy of Jeff Buckley's Grace its maiden listen. I started on side B so Hallelujah was first and I have to tell you that a hum-free listen is glorious. Holy crap. I am going to use my turntable even more now.

[herzag17]

Originally Posted by herzag17

recent vinyl orders (have not yet received):

Frightend Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight (second time ordering, last time Amazon.uk had to refund my money because it never shipped so i'm skeptical it will get here)

finally got here today...sounds so nice. packaging left a lot to be desired...

[trippingbillie4]

Hey guys,

I have an important question I thought someone here would be able to answer. I have two Polk Audio tsi500 tower speakers. A few months back I found a vintage receiver at my local record shop for a great price. It is a Sony STR-6800 SD. My roommate already had his receiver hooked up to my speakers so I had no need to hook mine up till recently. Unfortunately, it started shorting out within minutes of the first song I played. So here's my question: are the tower speakers asking too much for the receiver to handle or did I kinda get screwed by my store and need to find an audio repair shop?

[AlexK79]

Originally Posted by trippingbillie4

Hey guys,

I have an important question I thought someone here would be able to answer. I have two Polk Audio tsi500 tower speakers. A few months back I found a vintage receiver at my local record shop for a great price. It is a Sony STR-6800 SD. My roommate already had his receiver hooked up to my speakers so I had no need to hook mine up till recently. Unfortunately, it started shorting out within minutes of the first song I played. So here's my question: are the tower speakers asking too much for the receiver to handle or did I kinda get screwed by my store and need to find an audio repair shop?

That receiver should have absolutely NO trouble powering those speakers. You may have an old fuse in there that blew when powering it up for the first time in ages. May want to have someone take a look at it. If you can look inside and see the blown fuse, you may even be able to replace it yourself. Just pull the fuse out (you can tell it's blown if there's black all over the inside of the glass) of the harness and take it to Radio Shack and tell them you need one like it. They come in bags of 4 for like $3.19.

It could be something else as well, but that's a good place to look for a potentially really cheap fix vs. taking it to an audio shop.

Good luck! The STR-6800 SD is a fabulous vintage receiver if you can get it humming.

[joshizzle3]

Any advice on shipping vinyl?

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by joshizzle3

Any advice on shipping vinyl?

I bought my mailing boxes from these guys, they work fantastic - http://www.fingerpop.com/id182.html

Seal up all four corners with clear packing tape/cellotape and if you want some added stiffening cut a piece of cardboard from any other cardboard that fits just inside and put it in front or behind or use two.

If you have sleeves and the record you're shipping isn't new you can place it outside the cardboard sleeve within an outer sleeve to prevent seam damage to the LP cover.

Sleevetown is a great place for inner and outer sleeves - http://www.sleevetown.com/lp-sleeves-inner.shtml

[trippingbillie4]

Alright so once I figure out why my receiver is acting up and I move in to my new apartment I will finally be ready to find a decent vinyl player. I had a standard audio technica that was $90 but I returned it because I just couldn't get over how quiet the sounds was compared to the ipod being hooked up at the exact same volume. I am looking at the pro-ject III. Any advice/recommendations? I will have a $150 credit with amazon so I could get the pro-ject for $200 right now.

[dobyblue]

It's a very nice entry-level turntable, I have been well-impressed by demos I've heard on the Pro-Ject III and the Ortofon cartridge it comes with standard is great also.

[Styx Cover Band]

Originally Posted by trippingbillie4

Alright so once I figure out why my receiver is acting up and I move in to my new apartment I will finally be ready to find a decent vinyl player. I had a standard audio technica that was $90 but I returned it because I just couldn't get over how quiet the sounds was compared to the ipod being hooked up at the exact same volume. I am looking at the pro-ject III. Any advice/recommendations? I will have a $150 credit with amazon so I could get the pro-ject for $200 right now.

I have the the Pro ject Debut III and I love it. You'll want to get a preamp for it though, I have a Cambridge Audio 540P and they sound great together

[rickyh24]

I love Amazon. Just realized we had 104 bucks in points from an Amazon CC so I decided to grab some vinyls.

Paid 71 out of my pocket for

Fitz and the Tantrums - Pickin' Up the Pieces
RATM - RATM
Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild
Pearl Jam - Yield

Not bad considering Yield was 90 bucks alone

[trippingbillie4]

Originally Posted by Styx Cover Band

I have the the Pro ject Debut III and I love it. You'll want to get a preamp for it though, I have a Cambridge Audio 540P and they sound great together

I'm not going to pretend to be an expert. Why do I need this? What does it do? And where does it hook in to?

[Benny003]

Originally Posted by trippingbillie4

I'm not going to pretend to be an expert. Why do I need this? What does it do? And where does it hook in to?

You need a pre-amp if your receiver doesn't have a phono-in connection. Basically the sound from a turntable needs to be amplified before sending the signal out to the speakers and most modern receivers, except high-end ones, don't have phono-in connections. The pre-amp is just a tiny box that you connect between your turntable and receiver. Cable from turntable-->pre-amp-->RCA cable to receiver.

[trippingbillie4]

Originally Posted by Benny003

You need a pre-amp if your receiver doesn't have a phono-in connection. Basically the sound from a turntable needs to be amplified before sending the signal out to the speakers and most modern receivers, except high-end ones, don't have phono-in connections. The pre-amp is just a tiny box that you connect between your turntable and receiver. Cable from turntable-->pre-amp-->RCA cable to receiver.

I have a vintage sony receive with two phono inputs. So what does that mean?

[trippingbillie4]

By the way guys I fixed my problem!

My roommate just plugged the wires into the wrong inputs! (retard) I got it right the first try. Man it sounds amazing. Listening to In Rainbows right now.

[Benny003]

Originally Posted by trippingbillie4

I have a vintage sony receive with two phono inputs. So what does that mean?

You don't need a pre-amp.

[holdyouclose]

My mother in-law just gave me all her vinyls, including most of The Beatles albums, all 1st print, mint condition....

[IUgrlAtWKU]

I just bought the original Manhattan (Woody Allen) soundtrack. All Gershwin, performed by the New York Philharmonic. I cannot wait until it gets here. I only wish it was winter, because I am smiling just thinking about listening to it on a cold night. But, sweltering July will have to do for now.

Hello to the thread, by the way. I wouldn't call myself a collector or an expert like most of you are, but I love my (relatively) small collection of vinyl, and I grew up listening to and admiring my parents' albums. My whole music obsession can be traced back to those old records.

[rickyh24]

Got the list going again. Almost up to 100 after a couple years of collecting.

2pac Greatest Hits
2pac All Eyez On Me
Billy Joel Glass Houses
Billy Joel 52nd Street
Billy Joel An Innocent Man
Billy Joel The Stranger
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band Stranger in Town
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band Against the Wind
Boston Boston
Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love
Bruce Springsteen Born to Run
The Cure Just Like Heaven (single)
The Cure Love Song (single)
The Cure Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Dave Matthews Band Before These Crowded Streets
Dave Matthews Band Big Whiskey and the Groo Grux King
Dave Matthews Band Funny the Way It Is/#27 (single)
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Squirm/Lying in the Hands of God (single)
Def Leppard Hysteria
Doobie Brothers Best Of The Doobies
Eagles Their Greatest Hits
Eddie Vedder Ukulele Songs
Eddie Vedder Into the Wild
Elton John Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2
Elton John Elton John
Elvis Aloha from Hawaii
Eminem Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem Recovery
Eric Clapton Slow Hand
Eric Clapton 461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton Time Pieces : The Best Of
Europe The Final Countdown (single)
Fitz and the Tantrums Pickin' Up the Pieces
Frank Sinatra Swing Along With Me
Frank Sinatra Adventures of The Heart
Frank Sinatra That's Life
Frank Sinatra Point of No Return
Frank Sinatra Ring a Ding Ding
Foo Fighters Greatest Hits
Genesis Duke
Genesis Invisible Touch
INXS Kick
Jack Johnson Brushfire Fairytales
Jack Johnson In Between Dreams
Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced
Kings of Leon Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon Because of the Times
Kings of Leon Youth & Young Manhood
Kings of Leon Come Around Sundown
Kings of Leon On Call/My Third House (single)
Kings of Leon 2011 Record Store Day
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin In Through The Out Door
Led Zeppelin Live Bootleg
Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same
Lynyrd Skynrd Gold and Platinum Hits
Method Man Release Yo' Delf (Single)
Method Man Bring The Pain (Single)
Method Man I'll Be There For You/You're All I need To Get By (Single)
Michael Jackson Thriller
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
The Notorious BIG Big Poppa (Single)
The Notorious BIG Big Poppa Remix (Single)
Oasis Definitely Maybe
Pearl Jam Backspacer
Pearl Jam Vitalogy (1st Edition)
Pearl Jam Vitalogy (remaster)
Pearl Jam Ten (1st Edition)
Pearl Jam Vs (1st Edition)
Pearl Jam Vs (Remaster)
Pearl Jam Live at the Orpheum Theatre
Pearl Jam Yield
Pearl Jam Live on 10 Legs
Pearl Jam Not For You (single)
Pearl Jam Off He Goes (single)
Pearl Jam Love Reign O'er Me/Rocking in the Free World (single)
Pearl Jam History Never Repeats/Swallow My Pride (single)
Pearl Jam Santa Cruz/Garden State (single)
Pearl Jam Light Years (single)
Pearl Jam Someday at Christmas/Betterman (single)
Pearl Jam I Got Shit/Long Road (single)
Pearl Jam Crown of Thorns/Can’t Help Falling in Love (single)
Pearl Jam The Fixer (single)
Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
Prince 1999
Puff Daddy Been Around the World (Single)
Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine
Radiohead The Bends
Toto IV
Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream

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[trippingbillie4]

Originally Posted by Benny003

You don't need a pre-amp.

i'm guessing the phono input is where the record player will plug into?

[Roose13]

Fantastic list, Ricky. I'm gonna post mine once I make it up.

[trippingbillie4]

Originally Posted by Roose13

Fantastic list, Ricky. I'm gonna post mine once I make it up.

Me as well! I started one a few months ago but I haven't added any of the new stuff. Has anyone gotten Bon Iver's new album on vinyl yet? If so how does it sound?

[Roose13]

My list

Beach Boys - Best of the Beach Boys, Vol. 2
Beatles - Abbey Road
Beatles - Let It Be
Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night
Beatles - Again (Greatest Hits)
Billy Joel - The Bridge
Billy Joel - Glass Houses
Billy Joel - An Innocent Man
Billy Joel - Nylon Curtain
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade
Billy Joel - Turnstiles
Billy Joel - Songs in the Attic
Billy Joel - Storm Front
Billy Joel - 52nd Street
Billy Joel & Ray Charles - Baby Grand/Big Man on Mulberry Street (single)
Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Gold
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - So Far
Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the Groo Grux King
Dave Matthews Band - Funny the Way It Is/#27 (single)
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Squirm/Lying in the Hands of God (single)
Def Leppard Hysteria
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirty Cowboy
Elton John - Greatest Hits
Led Zeppelin - I
Led Zeppelin - II
Led Zeppelin - III
Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Prince - Purple Rain
Queen - Greatest Hits
Sam Butera - Play It Again, Sam!
The Who - Tommy

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[rickyh24]

^ Nice. I need to get the rest of Billy Joel's Albums and some Beatles. I was spoiled when I live in Vegas. Had a record city (think that was the name) right near my house. I could go there and spend 30 bucks and come home with a ton of shit. They had thousands and thousands of Vinyls. Haven't seen anything close to that in this area.

[joshizzle3]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

I bought my mailing boxes from these guys, they work fantastic - http://www.fingerpop.com/id182.html

Seal up all four corners with clear packing tape/cellotape and if you want some added stiffening cut a piece of cardboard from any other cardboard that fits just inside and put it in front or behind or use two.

If you have sleeves and the record you're shipping isn't new you can place it outside the cardboard sleeve within an outer sleeve to prevent seam damage to the LP cover.

Sleevetown is a great place for inner and outer sleeves - http://www.sleevetown.com/lp-sleeves-inner.shtml

Awesome. Thank you. This will definitely help.