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komputodo says

waiting for it's comeback?

Record players came back including albums now at Best Buy, so who knows......

HeadSet says

komputodo says

waiting for it's comeback?

Record players came back including albums now at Best Buy, so who knows......

Contemplating getting into the vinyl game. I have about 200 records, mostly classic rock, but I need a better record player. I have a brand I want, but $500 on a record player is going to get me into trouble. I'm already probably dropping $5k at least on a home theater. Might be $10k.... I'm gonna get myself in trouble with the wife.

Live once. I love the sound of vinyl but it's better stoned. I'm done with that game. I might revisit it, but it's already been 18 months no weed. It will probably be vacation only at this point and I won't have a record player with me.

WookieMan says

I love the sound of vinyl

Ever heard VHS HiFi? Best analogue by far. Some studios recorded with it back in the day but it never caught on. It was like running tape at 30 feet per second (Flying heads).

HeadSet says

WookieMan says

I love the sound of vinyl

Ever heard VHS HiFi? Best analogue by far. Some studios recorded with it back in the day but it never caught on. It was like running tape at 30 feet per second (Flying heads).

We had a VHS HiFi deck back in the day. I agree, it was almost as good as CD, but analog. IIRC it was 80 dB channel separation and something comparable for dynamic range. That blew vinyl out of the water even back in the 80's.

stereotomy says

I agree, it was almost as good as CD, but analog.

I think CD's are awful. Digital blows it away. I've gone to live shows and get audio that's better than studio. Vinyl just has a unique sound that I cannot describe if you have a solid record player and speakers.

Get some studio monitors for digital music. Your world will change. About peed my pants the first time I jammed out on them. A good mix get around you if that makes sense. You hear it like the engineer and band wanted it to sound. Your car or standard speakers cannot replicate it.

HeadSet says

WookieMan says

I love the sound of vinyl

Ever heard VHS HiFi? Best analogue by far. Some studios recorded with it back in the day but it never caught on. It was like running tape at 30 feet per second (Flying heads).

I only used VHS for data storage (apart from video, that is).

WookieMan says

stereotomy says

I agree, it was almost as good as CD, but analog.

I think CD's are awful. Digital blows it away. I've gone to live shows and get audio that's better than studio. Vinyl just has a unique sound that I cannot describe if you have a solid record player and speakers.

Get some studio monitors for digital music. Your world will change. About peed my pants the first time I jammed out on them. A good mix get around you if that makes sense. You hear it like the engineer and band wanted it to sound. Your car or standard speakers cannot replicate it.

Au contraire - I've got 7.1 surround with the .1 being 4000 watts of servo bass goodness calibrated with MSO. I also have SACD, but Sony in their greed made it practically un-rippable without a modded PS3, so it's dying on the vine. Everyone (musicians included) are in awe of what I accomplished on a beer budget. It helps being an EE and having a background in signal processing.

Multichannel is sublime. I rent so I can't do ATMOS, but my system still made the low flyby in "Ford vs. Ferrari" turn heads.

stereotomy says

Multichannel is sublime. I rent so I can't do ATMOS, but my system still made the low flyby in "Ford vs. Ferrari" turn heads.

I'm talking music. 2 channel L/R. I can't stand subs listening to music. The mix wasn't designed for that in studio when real bands make music. Maybe rap/hip hop. 95% of people just listen on standard speakers. With studio monitors you get the max range of frequency and don't need a sub. Quality headphones are the same. Added subs are for movies for effects, not music in my opinion outside of live music given the acoustics of most venues.

I have a basic 5.1 system now and can't stand music on it. Solid speakers too. That one is designed for movies though. New system in the house will be off the charts. I will never go to a movie theater again. I need to figure out the projector for video though.

I do want a higher end record player though. I have access to hundreds of 45rpm records for cheap. Singles, but still some cool stuff. I work with a guy that does estate sales and I can get some weird vintage shit for next to nothing. I hope to not become a hoarder like him, but I can get some cool old shit and flip it. I'm an old 41 at heart. If I could piss on music somehow it would be about 2010 till now. Absolute shit show.

It's called 'rexxing'. And it was invented by GenX.

It was also decent aerobic exercise, too.

#IgnorantMillennialtards

Al Bundy was the Best:

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

Al Bundy was the Best:

Yes, he was even a better HS athlete than wookieman.

komputodo says

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

Al Bundy was the Best:

Yes, he was even a better HS athlete than wookieman.

Not possible.

AmericanKulak says

Most receivers and TV's still have them. My teenagers know what RCA's are and use them. Think of a 1/4" guitar cord. The old school tech is still as good or better. Every live show you see there's a 1/4" or XLR plugged in somewhere. They just work.

HDMI cords are fine for video. I go optical for the audio though. I do notice the difference between RCA, HDMI ad optical. Optical wins for audio. It's small, but is better if you have a solid system.

The shit they made Erin Gray wear in the first season was fucking insane. Too bad she was borderline anorexic - a chick with biscuits and booty in that skintight satin shit - fuck, it would have been R-rated and fappalicious.

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

I remember that what's the name of the movie.

RC2006 says

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

I remember that what's the name of the movie.

Jan Michael Vincent starred:

Who remembers calling time on the land line?

"hey call time!" Says no one today.

Tenpoundbass says

Who remembers calling time on the land line?

"hey call time!" Says no one today.

P-o-p-c-o-r-n

AmericanKulak says

Whooa, wait a minute here. You talked back to your mom in1984 - and lived?

HeadSet says

AmericanKulak says

Whooa, wait a minute here. You talked back to your mom in1984 - and lived?

Haha this is so true. +1000 - fuck modern "parenting". GenXers are so capable because the 80s had the right mix of hard and soft parenting.

goofus says

Tenpoundbass says

Who remembers calling time on the land line?

"hey call time!" Says no one today.

P-o-p-c-o-r-n

call the local newspaper sports desk for a final game score

WookieMan says

komputodo says

DOGEWontAmountToShit says

Al Bundy was the Best:

Yes, he was even a better HS athlete than wookieman.

Not possible.

could you beat Caitlan Clark 1X1 today?

komputodo says

could you beat Caitlan Clark 1X1 today?

Yup. 100%. I'd give up some fouls but I'd physically beat the shit out of her. At 41 I'm still almost able to dunk. I'd block every single shot she put up or steal the ball.

I don't think patnet is an athletic place for men. I think most you guys were geeks. It's not a problem, just saying it's likely the reality.

THE OLDER I GET THE BETTER I WAS!

RWSGFY says

THE OLDER I GET THE BETTER I WAS!

A young female will get smashed by anyone 50 and younger. Even a pro female in basketball 1 on 1. My sister was a D1 volleyball player. In her prime with her team a 3 guys team on 6 would demolish them. Even older guys.

Sure there are unathletic guys, but anyone that got a varsity letter in high school could destroy a pro woman athlete. Weird sports like golf where they get the shorter yardage is maybe the only one. Or maybe something like curling. They don't have the reaction time or muscle mass to compete sports generally. Serena Williams has said something like she would lose to the 150th ranked male tennis player 100% of the time (not an exact quote but pretty close).

I do respect female athletes, mainly because they're not fat fucks and take care of their body. But it's not an equal playing field if comparing men and women in sports. If it wasn't gay, a male cheering squad would be able to do insane shit that would put the ladies to shame.

WookieMan says

komputodo says

could you beat Caitlan Clark 1X1 today?

Yup. 100%. I'd give up some fouls but I'd physically beat the shit out of her. At 41 I'm still almost able to dunk. I'd block every single shot she put up or steal the ball.

I don't think patnet is an athletic place for men. I think most you guys were geeks. It's not a problem, just saying it's likely the reality.

you would leave the gym on crutches with 2 broken ankles