What's Your Vinyl Collection?

[Chris_M_S]

I've really been jonesing to buy a record player lately. I grew up with one and there are a few in the house I live in now, but I need my own. To all the people with proper setups out there, what are the components I need? Turntable, receiver, speakers? Is that it? When I ask at a store either their eyes glaze over and they look at me like I'm an idiot or go into really specific technical stuff that I can't follow. I know a fair amount about technology, but I've never been a big home audio guy so it's new to me.

I'm looking to get a legit setup, not one of those 90 dollar ones where it's a turntable and speaker unit all in one box that will probably shred my records. Advice is welcome.

[RAZOR]

Originally Posted by John The Drummer

HMMMM! You seem to be missing a very important band right here....

HAH.

I actually saw some PANTERUHHH records at the store the other day. I wanted to get one just for the lulz, but they were more than I wanted to spend just for that. :p

[John The Drummer]

Originally Posted by RAZOR

HAH.

I actually saw some PANTERUHHH records at the store the other day. I wanted to get one just for the lulz, but they were more than I wanted to spend just for that. :p

If I was going to MDF this year I'd totally buy a Pantera vinyl and give it to you as a gift

[RAZOR]

Originally Posted by John The Drummer

If I was going to MDF this year I'd totally buy a Pantera vinyl and give it to you as a gift

Hey, if you ever make it back out here for MDF, I will hold you to this.

[John The Drummer]

Originally Posted by RAZOR

Hey, if you ever make it back out here for MDF, I will hold you to this.

DEAL!

Does this also count if ....say... any of my bands were to tour and came through your town?

[RAZOR]

Originally Posted by John The Drummer

DEAL!

Does this also count if ....say... any of my bands were to tour and came through your town?

Oh I supposeeeeee. :P

Pittsburgh's quite the hike for a local band from Seattle, you guys planning on an east coast tour or something? Haha.

[John The Drummer]

Originally Posted by RAZOR

Oh I supposeeeeee. :P

Pittsburgh's quite the hike for a local band from Seattle, you guys planning on an east coast tour or something? Haha.

Nothing in the works for the East Coast yet
Just have a couple West Coast tours in the process of being booked! (I think one is just a back up plan in case the current one doesn't get set in stone in time).

[Chris_M_S]

My record player arrived today. Time for a whole new level of obsession.

[Onioner]

Originally Posted by Chris_M_S

My record player arrived today. Time for a whole new level of obsession.

Cool! I dunno how I missed your earlier post- yup, all you really need is a (good) turntable, receiver and a speaker set and you're good to go! It's only if you want to digitize your records that shit can get really messy on the technical side of things.

What turntable model did you end up getting?

[Chris_M_S]

A kinda cheap Audio-Technica one just to get started and see how things work. It's great so far, just went out and dropped a bunch of money on records today, it felt really good to finally wander to the other side of the store that I never needed to before.