I have Victrola's "The Empire" (6-in-1) vinyl record-player.

And I have old vinyls from the 1960s and 1970s and they work well, all things considered, though they've been scratched and have lots of dust on them.

I used a tool-kit to clean the dust as much as I can, but it can only go so far.

And there are clearly marks and scratches too.

But this is old Dominican music on a vinyl CD so I'm not worried.

Though my replacement needle is accruing dust... I should clean that.

But yeah, sound quality is off the charts. Don't know how to describe it. the stuff I've been listening to on Spotify or Apple Music (yeah, I know, I know) doesn't come close to the reverberations and timbre here. Honestly, I'm glad that I'm collecting vinyls now. I got this from the Dominican Republic; a person was just giving his old vinyls away. He said take as many as I could, too.

Anyway, gotta put in the gel to clean the needle.

But yeah, works like a charm.

What vinyls should I get?

Thinking of getting the "Big Wave" album by a certain Japanese artist.

  • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    I am the most discerning of audiophiles, and as such I only have 3 vinyl records:

    one is Crack the Skye album by Mastodon (GOAT album)
    two is Random Access Memories deluxe album by Daft Punk
    and three is the single "West End Girls" by the Pet Shop Boys.

    • Pluto [he/him, he/him]
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      4 months ago

      Starring this comment.

      But yeah, get Big Wave album by Tatsuro Yamashita, would be my recommendation to you.

      • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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        4 months ago

        It was really the first album to sell me on vinyl being distinct as a medium, was kind of a "there is no difference" contrarian up until that point.