The Real McCoy Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Yeah, that's a bummer. I had something like that happen with a rare pressing of In Utero once. Probably the biggest hassle I've had with. Discogs to date. Had to get PayPal involved to force a refund.I'll give it a week or two, and if it's still not resolved, I'll just cancel the order and demand a refund. Such a massive pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Got my sealed copy of Yes Progeny Highlights From Seventy Two 3 LP set today........The 7 complete 1972 Yes concerts 14CD box set was fantastic as producer Brian Kehew claims to have used almost no compression. These tapes were also what were used to create the YesSongs live 3LP set back in the early 70's but the Dolby units were misaligned during the recording which is the reason that album is so muddy sounding. Kehew was able to individually calibrate the Dolby playback for each tape clarifying the sound and I have to say the result is stunning. The Progeny CD's blow away YesSongs as the music is now crystal clear. I am really looking forward to this vinyl as I wore our several copies of YesSongs back in the day.http://yesworld.com/2015/03/yes-progeny-live-from-seventy-two/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Finally got around to picking up the Amy Winehouse boxed set. I traded my Frank, Back To Black and Lioness LPs toward it since I'd just be getting them back in the set anyway. I really wanted the live and rarities albums, so it ended up being worth it for me.I'm really excited to finally get to spin some of it tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) So I know vinyl audiophiles can be a little obsessive but now that I have my turntable back in action I started thinking about setting up the cartridge to make sure it is tracking properly. Here is a good read on setup http://www.needledoctor.com/Phono-Cartridge-Setup Did lot of research online and in addition to using a alignment tool to align the cartridge found this test record to be recommended so bought one today http://www.needledoctor.com/Hi-Fi-News-Test-Record Also was looking for a good stylus cleaning tool and found a lot of fellow vinyl geeks on the forums recommending using a Magic Eraser you can buy in any U.S. grocery store for a couple of bucks. Here is a good explanation how it works http://www.high-endaudio.com/Magic.html Anyone else here have good tips on setup and stylus cleaning they care to share? Edited January 22, 2016 by classicrawker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 So I know vinyl audiophiles can be a little obsessive but now that I have my turntable back in action I started thinking about setting up the cartridge to make sure it is tracking properly.Here is a good read on setuphttp://www.needledoctor.com/Phono-Cartridge-SetupDid lot of research online and in addition to using a alignment tool to align the cartridge found this test record to be recommended so bought one todayhttp://www.needledoctor.com/Hi-Fi-News-Test-RecordAlso was looking for a good stylus cleaning tool and found a lot of fellow vinyl geeks on the forums recommending using a Magic Eraser you can buy in any U.S. grocery store for a couple of bucks. Here is a good explanation how it workshttp://www.high-endaudio.com/Magic.htmlAnyone else here have good tips on setup and stylus cleaning they care to share?I've never used the test records for setup but I hear really good things. I bought this:http://www.amazon.com/Turntable-Cartridge-Stylus-Alignment-Protractor/dp/B005KR15HU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453768158&sr=8-1&keywords=shure+stylus+toolAnd this:http://www.amazon.com/Shure-SFG-2-Stylus-Tracking-Force/dp/B00006I5SD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453768208&sr=8-1&keywords=stylus+weightI grabbed them around 4 years ago and they've both been really helpful whenever I've swapped to a new cartridge.I cannot say enough good things about the Magic Eraser thing. I read that years ago, tried it out and I've been happy ever since. All you have to do is set it under the tone arm, barely touch the stylus down and you're good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 So I know vinyl audiophiles can be a little obsessive but now that I have my turntable back in action I started thinking about setting up the cartridge to make sure it is tracking properly.Here is a good read on setuphttp://www.needledoctor.com/Phono-Cartridge-SetupDid lot of research online and in addition to using a alignment tool to align the cartridge found this test record to be recommended so bought one todayhttp://www.needledoctor.com/Hi-Fi-News-Test-RecordAlso was looking for a good stylus cleaning tool and found a lot of fellow vinyl geeks on the forums recommending using a Magic Eraser you can buy in any U.S. grocery store for a couple of bucks. Here is a good explanation how it workshttp://www.high-endaudio.com/Magic.htmlAnyone else here have good tips on setup and stylus cleaning they care to share?I've never used the test records for setup but I hear really good things. I bought this:http://www.amazon.com/Turntable-Cartridge-Stylus-Alignment-Protractor/dp/B005KR15HU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453768158&sr=8-1&keywords=shure+stylus+toolAnd this:http://www.amazon.com/Shure-SFG-2-Stylus-Tracking-Force/dp/B00006I5SD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453768208&sr=8-1&keywords=stylus+weightI grabbed them around 4 years ago and they've both been really helpful whenever I've swapped to a new cartridge.I cannot say enough good things about the Magic Eraser thing. I read that years ago, tried it out and I've been happy ever since. All you have to do is set it under the tone arm, barely touch the stylus down and you're good to go.I got the same scale and similar setup device coming along with the test record. just need to get the ME next stop at the grocery store. may have to spring for a decent vinyl cleaning machine come bonus time.......you have a machine I think? which one is it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 I got the same scale and similar setup device coming along with the test record. just need to get the ME next stop at the grocery store. may have to spring for a decent vinyl cleaning machine come bonus time.......you have a machine I think? which one is it again?Yessir. I've got the VPI 16.5 and I love it. I save a lot of money on used records just because I can buy things in a lesser condition and really bring them back to life with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I got the same scale and similar setup device coming along with the test record. just need to get the ME next stop at the grocery store. may have to spring for a decent vinyl cleaning machine come bonus time.......you have a machine I think? which one is it again?Yessir. I've got the VPI 16.5 and I love it. I save a lot of money on used records just because I can buy things in a lesser condition and really bring them back to life with it.Nice unit and it is under $1K so might be able to get that past the wife come bonus time............ I have been researching record cleaners and it is fascinating to read the completely different opinions vinyl geeks have on the subject regarding what is good and what is bad.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 I got the same scale and similar setup device coming along with the test record. just need to get the ME next stop at the grocery store. may have to spring for a decent vinyl cleaning machine come bonus time.......you have a machine I think? which one is it again?Yessir. I've got the VPI 16.5 and I love it. I save a lot of money on used records just because I can buy things in a lesser condition and really bring them back to life with it.Nice unit and it is under $1K so might be able to get that past the wife come bonus time............ I have been researching record cleaners and it is fascinating to read the completely different opinions vinyl geeks have on the subject regarding what is good and what is bad..........Yeah, it's crazy. If you ask 10 people on the internet about cleaning records, you will get 10 WILDLY different answers. Each one of them will tell you all the others are dead wrong too lol. I've had that VPI for a couple of years and it really does the trick for me. I run every record I buy through it before playing including brand new ones. It really comes in handy with bargain records though for sure. I've grabbed a LOT of old catalog LPs out of $0.25 - $1.00 bins and brought them back to life, so it's worked out really well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Sounds good......I think a VPI will be on the radar come bonus time in June....Got my cartridge setup gear, protractor, scale and test record, so will be tweaking the setup this weekend......Just got Jimmy Page w/Black Crowes "Live at the Greek" 3LP white vinyl today...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Got a Rhino 180gram Black Sabbath Vol. 4 today....... my favorite Sabbath album....I have a first U.S. pressing so interested to compare the two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Got a Rhino 180gram Black Sabbath Vol. 4 today....... my favorite Sabbath album....I have a first U.S. pressing so interested to compare the twoI got whatever the last repress was of Vol. 4 a couple months back, sounds great. That Crowes/Page LP sounds absolutely awesome BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Possibly leaked RSD list: http://www.riffyou.com/could-this-be-the-record-store-day-2016-release-list/ Hope it's true - Maiden has a new single on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 8 hours ago, Powerage5 said: Possibly leaked RSD list: http://www.riffyou.com/could-this-be-the-record-store-day-2016-release-list/ Hope it's true - Maiden has a new single on there WOW, that is WIDLY disappointing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Maiden and Zombie are all I'd take of that list. But having a Maiden RSD release would make up for everything else personally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Competition Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I haven't posted here for quite a while and there's far too much to catch up on so I figured I'd just post my most recent purchase.... TMR Hateful Eight OST 7" boxset. Comes in a steel box with real bullet holes shot in it...limited to 500 and is a TMR in-store exclusive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 On 1/30/2016 at 8:48 AM, RussTCB said: I got whatever the last repress was of Vol. 4 a couple months back, sounds great. That Crowes/Page LP sounds absolutely awesome BTW. The Page/Crowes album is excellent!.....tried to play my reissue Led Zeppelin I yesterday and it it warped like potato chip and won't track...sending it back for replacement. ordered 200 gram King Crimson Larks Tongue in Aspic......favorite Crimson album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I grabbed the Hateful 8 Soundtrack recently as well, but not the box set version, just the regular 2LP with posters/book. It's awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Probably not everyone's thing, but I was pretty excited about this: http://modern-vinyl.com/2016/02/08/more-dixie-chicks-vinyl-coming-in-april/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Finally grabbed a copy of The Cults "Pure Cult" 4LP box set off of Discogs......2LP's are a greatest hits and the other 2LP's are the complete 1991 Marquee Club live show. I have had this on CD since it first came out in the mid 90's but finally sprung for the vinyl. Item is inbound so should have it for this coming weekend............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Is it just me, or do sellers on Discogs really overcharge for shipping? I just ordered a CD single from the Netherlands, and it was 7 Euros for shipping?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) 7 hours ago, The Real McCoy said: Is it just me, or do sellers on Discogs really overcharge for shipping? I just ordered a CD single from the Netherlands, and it was 7 Euros for shipping?! I hear you RM but from what I have heard I think the post office rates in Europe are much more expensive than the USPS.............would be interesting to hear from our European brothers on this topic............ Edited February 21, 2016 by classicrawker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefuck Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I recently bought a shitload of vinyls for a fair price. The best of that load was Aerosmith's "Draw the line", The Doors "Morrison Hotel" and Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours". I know that "Draw the line" isn't regarded as a great record but I think it's one of Aerosmith's best. The story of that record enhances the listening-experience though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 3 hours ago, classicrawker said: I hear you RM but from what I have heard I think the post office rates in Europe are much more expensive than the USPS.............would be interesting to hear from our European brothers on this topic............ Could be. It seems like any European seller charges anywhere from 5 - 9 Euros for shipping. If I'm paying twice the amount of the actual disc in shipping charges, something is wrong, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Ordered the white vinyl of Monster Truck's new album Sittin' Heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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