I’ve got this friend, see, who knows everything about music from being in the biz. His vinyl place - Groover’s Paradise - is in Austin and there’s not as much foot traffic there.
But he’s still selling some great stuff - maybe even stuff you didn’t already know about but would love. Tell him what you like and he’ll steer you right.
He and we who actively buy and sell vinyl are having their world turned upside down right now with a huge change taking place at Discogs.com. They are completely changing the platform and making it much harder on the seller to conduct a real and honest business over there.
Discogs is perhaps the largest platform in the world for cataloging and selling music of all kinds. The changes proposed there will make it tougher on everyone involved who buys and sells hard copies of music.
If curious, this thread over there is where the primary discussion is going on. It has commanded my attention the past several days. Those here who use Ebay and other platforms might be curious to see what is going on over there as well. Ebay and its problems are being cited in the discussion as well.
Iâve got this friend, see, who knows everything about music from being in the biz. His vinyl place - Grooverâs Paradise - is in Austin and thereâs not as much foot traffic there.
But heâs still selling some great stuff - maybe even stuff you didnât already know about but would love. Tell him what you like and heâll steer you right.
12/5/2011 - WAKE ISLAND AIRFIELD, Alaska — In a tale straight from an adventure book, personnel stationed at Wake Island Airfield in the mid-Pacific recently stumbled upon a vinyl record collection with an estimated value between $90,000 and $250,000.
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Oct 18, 2011 - 5:19pm
Alexandra wrote:
There is a ton o' vinyl in an upstairs closet at Mom's. Lots of movie soundtracks and classical albums. Would these be worth selling on eBay? Would I get much?
Cool! It depends on condition and content. Best thing is to look up the same LP's on ebay completed listings and see what they have been selling for.
There is a ton o' vinyl in an upstairs closet at Mom's. Lots of movie soundtracks and classical albums. Would these be worth selling on eBay? Would I get much?
I also got into CD's when they first came out I paid over $700.00 for the first one the Sony CDP-101 that sounded like HorseSh*t and quit working as soon as it was out of warranty. I was so glad I kept my LP's and turntables. I remember I only had about 50 CD rock titles to choose from when I bought it and they all listed for $17.99 when records were generally less than half that. 11 of those first CD's I bought no longer play even though they were always stored properly.Â
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I like to listen to vinyl every so often, even my old tapes, just for that old, nostalgic sound. Yes it is warmer, yet the shape of my records and my analog system cant compete with my digital system. After the untimely death of SACD and DVD-A (at least i dont think they make DVDA anymore), High Res downloads are growing and looks like it may have a promising future...although I still balk at the relatively high prices (did you see the stones relaunch in High Res: https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=stones $30 for download?). I just hope more artists/retailers realize there are many folks who are not satisfied with MP3, or redbook CDs for that matter.
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May 9, 2011 - 7:32am
I also got into CD's when they first came out I paid over $700.00 for the first one the Sony CDP-101 that sounded like HorseSh*t and quit working as soon as it was out of warranty. I was so glad I kept my LP's and turntables. I remember I only had about 50 CD rock titles to choose from when I bought it and they all listed for $17.99 when records were generally less than half that. 11 of those first CD's I bought no longer play even though they were always stored properly.
I was one of those impulsive fools who instantly sold his 600+ records and bought CD's when they hit the market.
I sold a good many of mine too...but not all of them. I also sold some great classic stuff that I thought I'd never listen to again, when I was first into new wave alt-rock....the horror!
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May 9, 2011 - 7:22am
Proclivities wrote:
Yes, I was looking at some USB turntables; I had been thinking of buying one, perhaps. My old turntables still have the green ground wires.
Its likely your old turntables if you still have them are far better quality than any USB table you can get. If you no longer have a receiver with a phono input you can get a standalone phono preamp pretty cheap and just plug it into the line input on your soundcard.
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May 9, 2011 - 7:20am
oldslabsides wrote:
I was one of those impulsive fools who instantly sold his 600+ records and bought CD's when they hit the market.
I had a lot invested in LP's so I kept the 4000+ AND bought CD's AND SACD's AND DVD-Audio....I even had laserdisc because there were some concerts that were only available in that format..
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May 9, 2011 - 7:12am
Proclivities wrote:
There used to be a ground wire connection involved for phono jacks as well. Do "newer" turntables still have that?
Back then some didn't either. They used to "float" the grounds from the cartridge and ground the arm tube instead with a 5th wire. This was done to help prevent ground loops that could cause hum. Also, some preamps also floated the grounds on the phono input jacks and needed that separate ground wire.
Well *only* the phono jacks will work for phonographical recordings. Everything else you can switch around but don't plug your dvd into phono or vice versa.
There used to be a ground wire connection involved for phono jacks as well. Do "newer" turntables still have that?
My receiver is... *counts on fingers and toes*... 27 years old.
It's problem is that it's tired and not all the jacks work. And the jacks are SO hard to get to in the cabinet we made for it!
Well *only* the phono jacks will work for phonographical recordings. Everything else you can switch around but don't plug your dvd into phono or vice versa.
