keyser_soze Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) So, updated system, new Audio Technica AT-LP60X £100 from Curry's, Dennon PMA-255Uk amp, £42 off eBay and a new set of Mordaunt M10 speakers for £60 from Amazon. Sound of the records is so much better than the cheap all in one shit I initally bought (sold for £50 on Gumtree), need some decent vinyl cleaning fluid and some more records !! Edited November 12, 2019 by keyser_soze 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 3 hours ago, keyser_soze said: Sound of the records is so much better than the cheap all in one shit I initally bought (sold for £50 on Gumtree), need some decent vinyl cleaning fluid and some more records !! Well done, you get much more out of vinyl records with a good system. I use Vinyl Tap a lot. They have lps across all genres and they grade them for quality. Worth checking out. I clean lps with lukewarm water and a drop of washing up liquid. Use a microfibre cloth and carefully wipe around. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Well done, you get much more out of vinyl records with a good system. I use Vinyl Tap a lot. They have lps across all genres and they grade them for quality. Worth checking out. I clean lps with lukewarm water and a drop of washing up liquid. Use a microfibre cloth and carefully wipe around. It's been a few years since I'd buy the proper hifi mags every month but I don't recall fairy liquid being part if the recommended cleaning regime. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, jimmy boo said: It's been a few years since I'd buy the proper hifi mags every month but I don't recall fairy liquid being part if the recommended cleaning regime. Yup, I was dubious at first. But used very sparingly - not a basin full of suds! - and just a damp cloth it does clean well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Yup, I was dubious at first. But used very sparingly - not a basin full of suds! - and just a damp cloth it does clean well. I don't think I'd be putting any gunk into the grooves some of which then gets dragged out by the stylus. I used to use a very soft brush like thing of the correct size from outer edge to run out groove. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I'd recommend a weak isopropanol solution with distilled water at a 1:5 ratio, and a velvet brush. That's what all the collectors recommended when I was a kid; works pretty well and doesn't leave any residue. Remember to give your brush a regular clean in the same fluid if you're cleaning off old records from charity shops, though, as some of the stuff we get in is manky as f**k. As in, somebody ate their dinner off this at a swinger's party in the Seventies Also, as someone asked it was still worth checking the charity shops for vinyl; aye. I hate to be ghoulish about it, but you never know who's going to die and have their collection dumped at a shop just to get rid of it. One of our shops had a collection of about 2000 Euro Dance 12" dropped off and sold them for 50p each, and I picked up a few hundred early Nineties Hardcore singles earlier in the year, which had a few studenty types losing their shit and leaving with armfuls of vinyl. You never know, and it only takes a few minutes to flip through the mountains of Mantovani and James Last. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser_soze Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Did some of the charity shops today, picked up Hits 5 (80's compolation) double album for £1.35, I remember having it as a teenager, also got A Tonic For The Troops by The Boomtown Rats for a quid, both albums in good nick. Bought an original 7" of Daydream Beleiver by The Monkees for 50p in the vain hope it might be worth a few quid, bit dissapointed after looking at the prices on eBay lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Did some of the charity shops today, picked up Hits 5 (80's compolation) double album for £1.35, I remember having it as a teenager, also got A Tonic For The Troops by The Boomtown Rats for a quid, both albums in good nick. Bought an original 7" of Daydream Beleiver by The Monkees for 50p in the vain hope it might be worth a few quid, bit dissapointed after looking at the prices on eBay lol. Dunno if you've used it before but discogs will became your best pal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 9 hours ago, GNU_Linux said: Dunno if you've used it before but discogs will became your best pal This. Don't buy vinyl on eBay. The prices folk get for records are ridiculous. It can be exponentially more than sites like Discogs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser_soze Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 20 hours ago, GNU_Linux said: Dunno if you've used it before but discogs will became your best pal I have used it before, just checked eBay quickly to see recent selling prices. Discogs has a wealth of info, just takes a bit of getting used to 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Got loads of new vinyl for Christmas, some dance classics, 80s house stuff, rolling stones, Bruce Springsteen, loads of indie stuff and some classic soul 2 soul mixes I've not heard before. Got some vouchers to use on some more too. Today is a good day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2lgm Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Been to a record fair for the first time today. Quite surprised by the pricing, a wee bit more expensive than I thought it’d be. Picked up good condition Bowie - Hunky Dory and Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA for £14 and £9. Couldn’t believe the prices of some Beatles albums. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Popped into my favourite shop in Amsterdam this morning - Concerto, great shop, i could spend hours in there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser_soze Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) My collectoin has expanded somewhat over the last few months (perfect for self isolation ) Have taken to buying stuff from charity shops for a quid, selling them on eBay for anything between £5 - £15 then buying stuff I actually want with the proceeds, been working a treat Edited March 13, 2020 by keyser_soze 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I presume record store day will be binned this year. At least in its usual format. Was quite fancying the New Order 12” tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) The new Other Lives album arrived today, on clear vinyl. Edited April 24, 2020 by stevieKTID 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliantdisguise Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Any recommendations on where on line to buy vinyl. I've used Juno records and Amazon but interested to know if there are better options available. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southstand_bairn Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Assai records is good. Likewise recordstore.co.uk. They have a deal of the day which most of the time seems to be a record for about 8 or 9 quid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Any recommendations on where on line to buy vinyl. I've used Juno records and Amazon but interested to know if there are better options available. Buying new records on eBay is good with decent deals from big sellers. Beware of discogs for second hand stuff as lots of sellers can’t grade records. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Shandrix Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Brilliantdisguise said: Any recommendations on where on line to buy vinyl. I've used Juno records and Amazon but interested to know if there are better options available. Juno and Norman Records are both excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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