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Topic: Who's a vinyl freak!?
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NightSod
VoivodFan
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posted February 21, 2003 04:33
    
If I'd been arsed to set up any webspace, I'd show you but...I've been meaning to ask this hi-fi question myself - I reckon it deserves an audio-nerd corner however. I've got a Thorens TD 160k, heavily modified with rewiring and a new arm, case and structural bits and bobs. Next I need a Phono amp, as the one on my amp is a little rugged. I'm thinking: "valves"! Now that I've heard them, I really want one. My deck - now - blows my cd player out of the water - and that wasn't cheap. Once you've seen TNT-audio.com it's difficult not to be intrigued by DIY hifi.
I've saved myself a bloody fortune in "Snake-oil". No offense meant, Snake. How many of you have the hifi bug?
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schroeder
VoivodFan
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posted February 21, 2003 05:54
I sold a lot of my vinyl a few years ago, and tossed out all the crap vinyl that I had accumulated while working in a record store for years. I was running out of room between 1500 lps, and 3000 cds, so something had to go. I sold most of my rare metal vinyl to other collectors and sold some stuff on Ebay. I still probably have 500 left, and once in a while pull something out. I might create a site to sell the ones that I feel I can part with, but still collect certain bands (King Crimson, Porcupine Tree) on vinyl. PT still releases limited edition vinyl every now and then which is cool. This cool band Hangnail released a couple 7 inchers which were great! There are somethings that you just can't get rid of even if you don't listen to them...my Deep Purple, Crack The Sky, and a lot of the heavy metal.Yeah, it's great to have the big art work but they do take up room. I'm not a audiophile when it comes to equipment, and only have an old Technics Direct Drive Automatic SL-D5 which has been good to me for the last 15+ years.
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Slaytanic
VoivodFan
Member # 28
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posted February 21, 2003 09:55
Still got some vinyl. Stuff like an original edition of Beatles' Revolver, and some other rarities. Voivod? W&P, Roar, DH, NF, AR and TOL. Once I saw the Best Of (German edition, just like my TOL), actually thought of buying it, but it had no new songs at all, so I passed. If only I knew... 
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NightSod
VoivodFan
Member # 133
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posted February 24, 2003 04:57
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Originally posted by Helldriver:
Hey BumEggs if I'm not wrong I heard that the Thorens is like the Ferrari of vinyl player, I'd like to hear some music with that one for comparing it with the cd quality (I never had the chance to do that).
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It's very good, made much better by my tweaking (hopefully), but there are much better decks out there. (Linn LP12, other Thorens models, loads of others.)
It is much better than most of the unsprung decks your charged a fortune for at most hifi dealers nowadays.
They're are creeping up in value on eBay but you can still get one for under £100. It does sound fucking brilliant with well pressed vinyl - The Outer Limits isn't great through my system, The others are.
Voices are where it really stands out.
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posted February 21, 2003 01:09
mighty rare in this condition.
posted February 21, 2003 05:26
