posted on August 20, 2001 09:37:55 AM new
> Many well known DJ's, such as Paul
> Oakenfold, use Vinyls in their work.
> You can't really mix sounds and such
> on a CD than a nice LP Record...
The most versatile format for the dance clubs is vinyl. Any dance club you go will have two turntables (Technics 1200 typically) and a dj mixer. Many are starting to have dual CD mixers, and some even have MP3 units.
> I know of one DJ in Japan who has to haul
> nearly 50 LP's in a case that weights
> nearly 40 lbs.
If you're travelling, CD or DATs make a lot more sense.
> Also, many Turntables aren't readily
> avaliable anymore
You can still pick up new Technics and Vestax manual turntables for under $500 shipped at many specialty shop and on eBay. They are even available at Circuit City and Fry's Electronics.
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posted on August 20, 2001 12:57:34 PM new
I use to DJ, and I have (lol) 2 Technic 1200 Turntables and an 8 channel fader/mixer with two tape decks, a sound effects machine, a master reverb and a light show complete with strobes, spots, and trees that would knock your socks off...
My collection is quite extensive, and ranges from 1937-2001
Over 12,000 LPs, and 4,200 singles.
I love Big Band, Scat, Do Wop, and Motown the best, but I REALLY dig Springsteen, Creed, Aerosmith, Sheryl Crow, and the Stones.
They all sound 1000% better on black gold (vinyl for you laymen)then they ever couls on CD.
Video may have killed the radio star, but CDs will never kill vinyl round' here.
posted on August 20, 2001 01:31:46 PM new
I have turntables both at work (I'm self-employed) and at home. I have a lot of LPs that I couldn't replace. I actually bought a LP on Ebay within the last couple of weeks to play. It replaced one that I lost when I was a teen.
posted on August 21, 2001 08:20:40 AM new
I've done quite well selling my LPs on eBay. Rock, new wave, and punk have done well for me; other genres have not. Average selling price for LPs has been about $8 and $5 for 45s. All were in excellent condition.
As has been noted, to many young people LPs and 45s are curiousities and they probably use Mom and Dad's old turntable to play them.
I don't think vinyl will ever make a comeback, but I'm glad to see there's still a market for them.
I've replaced most of my LPs with CD equivalents and appreciate the smaller size and lack of snaps and crackles.
posted on August 21, 2001 08:40:22 AM new
I'm considering purchasing a record player so I can start buying the old records I see at thrift stores. The selection of music is much better with records than casettes.
posted on August 21, 2001 08:44:07 AM new
With CDs, no way to play the album backwards and hear the Beatles say "turn me on, Dead Man". And such similar reputed "satanic" recordings that were going to turn my generation into a mindless group of devil worshippers.
posted on August 21, 2001 09:10:44 AM new
I Love & collect 45 & LP Records ~ I have an RCA EY2 45 record player in my ebay office and play it all the time !! Sound on that is not so great but hey ~ that's how I remember hearing this records when young in the 50's & 60's
Also have a vintage Juke Box that I adore and a great turntable for my LP's
As far as I am concerned, records give me a warm fuzzy feeling that CD's do not. Also love the cover art work & inserts. So much fun sorting thru all of them. My 2 Grand Daughters love playing these records when they come over !! I do feel that the older ones meaning 60's and earlier tend to have a better sound verus the 70's for some reason, guess they made them better !
I am 51 years old so eyesite isn't what it used to be. When I go to find a certain CD on my CD tower, have a terrible time just trying to find the friggen thing !! Way hard to see!!Butlet me try to find an LP ~ no problem, you usually remember exactly what it looks like and colors, sort of jumps out!
God ~ if only someone would invent a sort of juke box for the car, where you insert a 45 like you do a CD ( I have a PT Cruiser, so that would be awesome )
I have sold LP's & 45's on ebay, every once in a while I get in that mode. I find that usually the ones I would sell, were odd or 50's type country. I sold a Walter Brennen ( spelling? ) that had the original plastic film cover with Woolworths Sticker Price, a Gas Light LP that a former Gas Light Lady bought ( got a good price on that one), Julie London and others. The ones that I thought would sell didn't !!The 45's usually neede to have the Pic Sleeve to get a decent $$ but not always.
And a DJ that plays records is worth his weight in gold as far as I am concerned !!
posted on August 22, 2001 06:17:39 AM new
There is a very special feeling in removing the record from its sleeve, placing it on the turn table and placing the needle arm on the record...and the music!
The album covers are great for framing and I see this as a future potential for buying/selling albums on eBay.
posted on August 24, 2001 08:03:38 PM new
Boy oh boy!!! I can't believe someone out here still remembers what true sound recordings are (records). I still posess a number of LP's in mint condition. What I mean is no hisses!!! And a lot of my old college buddies just couldn't understand why I always wiped my albums clean after each use put back in dust covers, then placed back into the album covers. When I occassionally listen to them today, Boooyyyyy do memories come flooding back! Well we won't go there. Anyway, I agree with some of the earlier comments about how they may come back. But my question is how many true blue realists are willing to purchase a mint album for a good investment? Example, I have a very hard to find classic album by the "KING" No not Elvis, I'm talking the first "KING" Nat King Cole. One of the hardest collections to find let alone still in mint sounding condition. I know you're saying what is it already!!! O.K. The Nat King Cole "Golden Treasury" (6 album set) entitled "Unforgettable" Produced by Capitol Records and accompanied by the Longines Symphonette Society in Symphonette Square in Larchmont, NY. For those true fans here are a few of the classics listed...Mona Lisa, Ain't Misbehavin, Ramblin' Rose, Route 66, the Christmas Song, and of course "Unforgettable". O.K. enough of the informercial. Getting to the point, I put it out there for auction, and not a SINGLE BITE??? So it's hard to say what will sell and what won't. All I know is there aren't many of us dinosaurs left to show these youngsters what true sound of music is like. "Live on!!!"
posted on August 25, 2001 10:51:18 AM new
By any chance, does anyone know what a good condition Thorens TD105 Mach II turntable will sell for on ebay? Also, what an Ortofon OM40 almost new cartridge and LM20 good condition will fetch? Friend wants to do a swap but I am not familiar with the products. Search on ebay did not produce an exact match.
