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valadilenne) wrote2008-11-03 10:58 pm
valadilenne) wrote2008-11-03 10:58 pm
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33/365: Record players
Some people are really pedantic about record players, insisting that they have Brazilian teakwood cases and whatnot.
I have a Crosley suitcase player that is 4 years old, and I love it.
Going to the thrift stores to collect old Herb Alpert records for 50 cents and buying brand new limited-run presses of recent albums is a huge thrill. I have opera boxes from old Hendrix book sales--they're all six records thick with the full libretto. I have Carmen, Die Rosencavalier, Aida...
45s are great too, even though you have to constantly be switching them out.
It isn't so much that you get a BETTER sound with record players... but you get a more realistic sound. It's not flat or compressed-sounding, even though it's full of pops and hisses and the sound might be slightly warped. It's a closer sound, without being louder, like you're listening to the original recording.
I have a Crosley suitcase player that is 4 years old, and I love it.
Going to the thrift stores to collect old Herb Alpert records for 50 cents and buying brand new limited-run presses of recent albums is a huge thrill. I have opera boxes from old Hendrix book sales--they're all six records thick with the full libretto. I have Carmen, Die Rosencavalier, Aida...
45s are great too, even though you have to constantly be switching them out.
It isn't so much that you get a BETTER sound with record players... but you get a more realistic sound. It's not flat or compressed-sounding, even though it's full of pops and hisses and the sound might be slightly warped. It's a closer sound, without being louder, like you're listening to the original recording.