Does anyone still play records?

Wolfe Tone · 25-07-2011 10:38PM #1

I recently had the pleasure of listening to Deep Purples "Deep Purple in Rock" and "Machine Head" on a friends record player. It sounded phenomenal, I'm not saying it was better than the CD versions I have, but it somehow sounded more authentic and natural, I preferred it.

So does anyone here still use vinyl records, or think they sound better than their CD counterparts? Do the aul boardsies still have their records and give them a spin every now and again?

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 25-07-2011 10:40PM

Yeah i do,own a few,if had won the lotto i buy this-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0_uEQp2Vg8

BluesBerry · 25-07-2011 10:41PM

I have a box of really old records in the attic but sadly nothing to play them on

Can you even buy record players now?

4zn76tysfajdxp · 25-07-2011 10:42PM

I've considered getting a record player and some LP versions of my favourite albums but it's too hipsterish for me to pull off. And I know a particularly pretentious guy who owns a few records but no record player which just turned me off the idea.

Misticles · 25-07-2011 10:42PM

I know a girl who got a record player for her birthday a few weeks ago. She raided the house for her parents records and some bought her records.
She had elbow on vinyl

Dravokivich · 25-07-2011 10:42PM

my dad still does. dont have a record player myself yet...

1 of the lads who posts on tGC collects'em as well.

admiralofthefleet · 25-07-2011 10:42PM

i have a few wolftones 33's

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 25-07-2011 10:45PM

BluesBerry wrote: »

I have a box of really old records in the attic but sadly nothing to play them on Can you even buy record players now?

Ebay/adverts,you can get usb connectable players,great if decide to archive.

Absurdum · 25-07-2011 10:46PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

I recently had the pleasure of listening to Deep Purples "Deep Purple in Rock" and "Machine Head" on a friends record player. It sounded phenomenal, I'm not saying it was better than the CD versions I have, but it somehow sounded more authentic and natural, I preferred it.

So does anyone here still use vinyl records, or think they sound better than their CD counterparts? Do the aul boardsies still have their records and give them a spin every now and again?

classic rock on vinyl is awesome, I have a bunch of Kiss, AC/DC, Lizzy, etc stuff on vinyl, like you said, it's natural

I also have a lot of black metal on vinyl, that sounds incredible as well

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 25-07-2011 10:46PM

its great buying vinyl from uk,can be got extremely cheap.

Wolfe Tone · 25-07-2011 10:48PM

They have vinyl in the HMV on Grafton street, at least they did th last time I was there.

Sticky_Fingers · 25-07-2011 10:49PM

Raina Loose Vaccination wrote: »

Yeah i do,own a few,if had won the lotto i buy this-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0_uEQp2Vg8

That song is freaking amazing :eek:

Absurdum · 25-07-2011 10:51PM

someone needs to invent a vinyl car stereo NOW dammit

4zn76tysfajdxp · 25-07-2011 10:51PM

I saw an unused, vinyl album by The Who for sale for €10 in Finland a few months ago. I can't imagine it being sold in Ireland for less than twice that.

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 25-07-2011 10:52PM

Bosco had vinyl release called bosco sings,i never seen or heard it though!.

Lumbo · 25-07-2011 10:53PM

I've been Djing for the last 15 years but have been collecting Vinyl for the last 25 years. I've thousands of vinyl of all genres. My Mam works in a charity shop so she gets me a big bag of obscure vinyl every month and a good few of my relatives handed over their records when they'd no need for them anymore.

My gf gets a bit pissed off with the amount of room they take up but they are my babies. They're not going anywhere.

stovelid · 25-07-2011 10:54PM

Have loads of decent records still but my old turntable is bust. Keep meaning to buy a new one but the seductive ease of music files is too tempting. Plus I was never that much of a beard stroker when it came to audio quality.

Naomi00 · 25-07-2011 10:59PM

New rock albums get released on vinyl too but they cost a bit more than the cd.

Yeah I prefer that sound, I'm not a fan of music that's sounds really polished and over-produced if you know what I mean. I like how Foo Fighters recorded their new album on tape, it sounds better like that.

Lumbo · 25-07-2011 11:01PM

I always love the hiss you can hear when the needle hits the record.

You don't get that with CD's.

Dravokivich · 25-07-2011 11:02PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

They have vinyl in the HMV on Grafton street, at least they did th last time I was there.

hmmm it'll depend on the production of the recording from the studio / mixing / mastering.

the reason why old vynil sounds like there's more to it, is becuase analogue records harmonics that we naturally cant hear. digital sample rates arent able to capture as much of it. this has been shown by getting dogs to react to whistles recorded through an analouge setup that they wouldnt react to when recorded through a digital setup.

even though the sound itself is above the frequency range we can hear, we still perceive it as missing.

so if it was produced digitally, i'd be weary of the worthiness of getting them in hmv. dance producers release them like that as a gimic most of the time, not the "quality"

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 25-07-2011 11:03PM

i think we get ripped off here on vinyl,except in the charity shops i guess.

mike65 · 25-07-2011 11:05PM

Loads of albums but not a player to be seen. Something about a big slab of deep cut black vinyl that's positively sexy.

iamstop · 25-07-2011 11:11PM

I've been collecting for about 16 years. It helped that I've lived in the US and shipped records back from there.

If anyone is looking to find their unused collection a good home then hit me a pm.

Kensington · 25-07-2011 11:18PM

Don't really understand the attraction of vinyl at all (although I've grown up in the "digital generation").

It doesn't have better quality than a well mastered CD - CD's don't have that very annoying crackling.
A well looked after CD will play for years - every time you play vinyl it wears it out slightly.
A CD you can stick on the iPod, back it up on the PC, back it up on the internet *ahem* - one scratch or heavy knock to vinyl and you're snookered.

marcsignal · 25-07-2011 11:20PM

Was thinking about getting one of these, seriously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd9YPHuU8TM

zeppe · 25-07-2011 11:20PM

Been collecting vinyl the last 5 years.
Still pretty cheap on ebayuk, bought a load of used Hendrix and Fairport Convention last week, prefect nick , sound amazing.

I've also bought some new records on ebay, Wilco, Radiohead type stuff. Its a good deal, they throw in a copy of the CD(in cardboard case) with the vinyl too, about €15 in total.

DublinWriter · 25-07-2011 11:21PM

mike65 wrote: »

Loads of albums but not a player to be seen. Something about a big slab of deep cut black vinyl that's positively sexy.

Well, you need to buy my Linn Sondek then Mike...

http://www.adverts.ie/home-audio/linn-sondek-lp12/704727

I've got 2,000+ LP's, mostly from my radio and record dealing days in Temple Bar.

The only thing that beats vinyl hands down is reel-to-reel 1/4 tape. Most of the major labels released LP's on this format in the early 70's and it's the closest you'll get to the master tapes.

The only thing that worries me about vinyl is the inherent audiophilia that develops and the attendant madness of reading reviews of mains cables and wooden tables to put your turntable on, graded in terms of their 'musicality'.

At one stage in a hi-fi show in the UK in the mid-80's I saw a guy with a stall selling 'ionised-water' that was supposed to make you hear better at ten quid a pop.

Anyway kids, vinyl is the daddy, but just don't get too hung up on all the gear.

The Scientician · 25-07-2011 11:25PM

Bruvnor got me a record player in Lidl or Aldi a while back, does a grand job. I've got loads of secondhand vinyl and lots of new Irish releases. I don't listen to records all that often but it's nice to stick on a record when making dinner or what not.

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 25-07-2011 11:29PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ebWYwyDk_Y

25-07-2011 11:32PM

Yep, got a record player a few years ago for Christmas.
Have a few vinyls of albums I like, use a fair bit.

mike65 · 25-07-2011 11:32PM

DublinWriter wrote: »

Well, you need to buy my Linn Sondek then Mike...

http://www.adverts.ie/home-audio/linn-sondek-lp12/704727

nice and so far beyond my means I feel you have just insulted me! :pac:

DublinWriter wrote: »

The only thing that worries me about vinyl is the inherent audiophilia that develops and the attendant madness of reading reviews of mains cables and wooden tables to put your turntable on, graded in terms of their 'musicality'.

At one stage in a hi-fi show in the UK in the mid-80's I saw a guy with a stall selling 'ionised-water' that was supposed to make you hear better at ten quid a pop.

This sort of thing used to make me laugh back in the day, people worrying about lead piping in the walls near their amp or speakers or swearing they could tell the difference between 10 quid speaker wire and 100 quid speaker wire. Well maybe some can but the fridge humming in the next room will have a greater impact.

Does anyone still play records?

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