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@drasnor Here ya go. Plans to build a plinth. http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?11948-Technics-SP-10-mk3-and-the-quest-for-a-matching-plinth/page34

@Mt_Goat said:
old Macintosh amps and preamp. One turntable is a Denon DP2000 with a MC104 cartridge and the other is a JVC YL-Y55F with an Ortofon moving coil.

@JBoogaloo said:
I hate you in the best way possible Mt_Goat. You should read that as, "OH MY GOD IM SO SUPER FUCKING JEALOUS!" Because THAT is awesome, dude. So jealous...

If it makes any difference, I have had that system except for the new cartridges for about 35 years now.

I have no idea how many I have and don't have the patience to count them. Now keep in mind that I was a teenager in the 60s. So I have been able to collect a vast amount from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Listening to vinyl is one of my vices that has no equal. I have 2 vintage turntables with modern state of the art moving coil cartridges connected to my old Macintosh amps and preamp. One turntable is a Denon DP2000 with a MC104 cartridge and the other is a JVC YL-Y55F with an Ortofon moving coil. They are the only things connected to system other than a pair of B&W speakers in a room with 2 comfy chairs. It is also the only room in the house I smoke cigars in. One of my favorites to listen to is a special edition Dark Side of the Moon on clear vinyl. I also have things like UFO Phenomenon, Deep Purple, 1812 Overature, Billy Thorpe Children of the Sun, Redrider and tons more.

I dig vinyl.

I have an Ion USB record player similar to this one:

I'll throw on an album while playing TF2 or LOL. When I first hooked it up, before I figured out how to control it better, it was my my in-game Mic as featured in @UPSLynx‌'s video here:

I had a pretty sweet collection of records that was given to me by a family friend, it was unfortunately lost when I first moved out of my mom's house. It probably got donated to good will or thrown away. I was given another smaller collection more recently and have been picking up albums at thrift shops and swap meets. I've yet to find any second hand Floyd but I plan on eventually acquiring, at least, Dark Side and The Wall. If I don't receive the Endless River as a gift this holiday season, I will be picking that up new.

Who likes records? I do. @mertesn does. @Gargoyle‌ does. And I hear @linc does too. Let's talk.

I don't have a huge or valuable collection, but probably half my music purchases are on LP. I like the format. The physical presence encourages me to engage with the music actively. You've gotta take care when listening so you don't jack up the record, and the packaging forces you to interact with the art and liner notes, unlike a CD where some little booklet stays tucked into the notches in the lid of the case, or an MP3 where you just say screw it and play one song.

My current interest (as of yesterday) is this fundraiser selling test pressings (the record equivalent of a beta test) for charity. Seems cool.
http://www.testpressingsforcharity.org/

What about you? What's spinning on your turntable?

I am a devotee of the album format; buying singles is a rarity for me. If you can't construct a coherent album, I don't want your music.

I've been thinking a lot about the pub and how I want to pipe music in there. I heard a report on NPR yesterday that vinyl sales are the only format of music that increased in 2014, and that they're actually a measurable percent of sales (again) since 2008, which made me realize the format wasn't as doomed as I'd assumed. And I thought about albums like Give Up by the Postal Service and what brilliant works of art they are.

Then I realized Barnes & Noble sells vinyl - and I always have coupons & gift cards for that store kicking around (home renovations + B&N MasterCard = points points points points points).

So I made my first vinyl purchases today:

• Give Up (Postal Service)
• Let Live and Let Ghosts (Jukebox the Ghost)
• Some Nights (fun.)

Time to rifle thru dad's collection when I go home for Xmas (I know he has Dark Side of the Moon, for starters), and @Aaron apparently has a bunch squirreled away at his parents' place.

I guess that puts me in the market for a record player.