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Ive been buying records since I was about 8, about 31 years then.
I like almost all types of music except rock/metal or pop curse word.
So, hip hop, techno, soul&funk, drum&bass, ambient etc.
Will post pics later, had a massive sort out yesterday and its like a record fayre in here....
Anyone else got this silly habit ? :-)
EDIT - I also love old hi-fi/speakers etc...so bring it on.
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2016 21:00:38 GMT by Thrasher
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I've still got every LP and single I've ever bought going back over 40 years !
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Ive got quite a few . I did have about 500 house / hip hop / funk/soul / techno /ambient techno / trance etc but got rid of them about 12 years ago !
Currently got about 100 everything from house to 80s with some really killers - Your love Frankie Knuckles , lil louis French kiss , Hardrive deep inside etc /
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I have quite a big collection of vinyl. I haven't played any of it for years. There's quite a few picture discs and numbered limited editions. I might have look and see if any of it is worth any money.
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Yep, long term vinyl addict. Also build my own hifi. currently all valve with air bearing tonearm and tannoy speakers in diy cabinets.
My vinyl habit sort of spawned a desire to create the best replay system I could.
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I've got loads, lot's of dance, D&B, house, garage etc but all inherited. It would be good to sell it but it's hard finding a decent record shop nowadays there used to be loads!
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'95 Toyota MR2 Turbo '72 Toyota Celica TA22 '74 Mercedes 350 SL '68 Mercedes W108 280SE '03 Renault Clio 172
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The problem is selling it you either have to sell it as a job lot for a fraction of its value or stick it piece by piece on ebay and hope it sells - it might be months before it sells .
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I've got loads, lot's of dance, D&B, house, garage etc but all inherited. It would be good to sell it but it's hard finding a decent record shop nowadays there used to be loads! Joking right? Where do you live? New second hand record shops open every week round here, theres loads of em! Dance is harder to shift though. Luckily I bought all my 60's and 70's stuff 15-20 years ago when it was still cheap.
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I like almost all types of music except rock/metal or pop curse word.
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Mar 13, 2016 16:00:25 GMT
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Bit of a Hi-fi oaf myself...60's/70's stuff as its what I grew up with and could be picked up for next to nothing, growing up with an Electronics whizz of a father was pretty helpful too. :-D
Pics when I've uploaded them all.....
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Mar 13, 2016 17:30:31 GMT
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Been through some 60's 70's stuff, quads mainly, bit of leak. Makes you realise things havent really improves since then. Anyone who thinks anything digital sounds better than vinyl has not heard vinyl played properly Admittedly it costs lots of money to get it playing right!
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Mar 13, 2016 17:39:13 GMT
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Id anyone is interested documentary on DJ Derek . For those that don't know he was a little white man who lived in the Jamaican area of Bristol and grew to love all sorts of Reggae etc . He made a great contribution to music .
After going missing months ago they have found a body a few days ago which is most likely him . It really is so sad .
The documnetary is well worth a watch even if its not your sort of thing , its just a man who love music .
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Mar 13, 2016 20:49:50 GMT
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Been through some 60's 70's stuff, quads mainly, bit of leak. Makes you realise things havent really improves since then. Anyone who thinks anything digital sounds better than vinyl has not heard vinyl played properly Admittedly it costs lots of money to get it playing right! Got a leak stereo 30 and matching tuner here, I reckon it'll pair nicely with a set of Celestion Dittons I have as well. :-) As I say, pics incoming. My Dad is nursing an Armstrong 421 back to full health after I blew it up in about 1992.....it turned up in a recent house move ( Dad still isn't amused ) - BUT its so beautifully hand made, with the earliest pull out circuit boards I've seen.
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2016 20:57:34 GMT by Thrasher
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Mar 13, 2016 21:07:45 GMT
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My first proper system was a cyrus 1 with celestion ditton 15 speakers. Those old dittons are better than they seem. Getting pricey now though, along with early goodmans. I had a quad 405/44 with jr149's for a while, sounded good. I dis every modification possible to those amps, thats what got me into the whole DIY thing. Had a brief spell with quad electrostatics but once I put my 10" tannoys in some decent cabs they were like electrostatics with bass DIY is where its at. I probably have something around £3000 in parts in my diy system but its tailored to my ears. Ive heard daft money systems and I wouldnt swap
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Mar 13, 2016 21:15:47 GMT
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My diy tannoys and early stages of my siy air bearing tonearm. Bolted to a bit of ply and the guts of a technics sl150. SME I bought cheap, god knows why there so popular! Rebuilt it, used it for an hour or so then sold it. Pivoting tonearms are rubbish Lol.
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Mar 13, 2016 21:22:42 GMT
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[/quote] Is that a technics SL platter ? EDIT = yes kinda is
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2016 21:25:38 GMT by Thrasher
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Mar 13, 2016 21:27:42 GMT
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Yeah, the guts of an sl150.
I'm using it to create a super low mass direct drive TT.
I always used to use idler drive turntables with high mass plinths. I then got a job at rega and chatting with the bosses developing new top secret stuff I got tempted to go the light weight low energy storage route. I don't like belt drive though so I'm using direct drive. Cant go light weight with idler drive as there is too much energy to disipate.
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MiataMark
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I used to be a big HiFi enthusiast, my Saturday job when I was at school was at Laskey's. Haven't really listened to music much for years though. Here's a picture of my student system; NAD separates (amplifier is still being used connected to PC), STD 305S/Haddock GH228/Ortofon VMS20E, sand filled beer cans as speaker stands. I've still got this in the living room, ashamed to say it hasn't been used for years; Pink Triangle, Linn Ittok and Ortofon MC20 sounds/sounded great, connected to a Musical Fidelity XLP. Really should start listening to music again.
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Mar 14, 2016 22:19:46 GMT
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Record collector here Psychobilly and Punk
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Sorry to mildly hijack the thread a little, but I've just "inherited" a bunch of mid-high end 1980s hifi: big ar*e Kef speakers, Pioneer amps, and a few other bits (tuner, turntable) I can't recall at the moment.
Other than wacking it on eBay is there any shops/dealers who would buy it? Unfortunately I haven't got a lot of the leads so difficult to tell if it still works - it has been in a loft for the last couple of years, but was being used before that.
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