Websites for Vinyl Junkies

[Geno]

Is there a website of the caliber of Audioholics that gives honest, snake-oil free evaluations of turntables and cartridges? I still have over 400 LPs that I enjoy once in awhile, but I don't want to invest in the ultra-pricey stuff I see at places like Acoustic Sounds, etc. Good Lord, they sell a record cleaner that costs $23,000!

[bane1202]

somewhat along this same line does anyone know where I can get needles for a 1904 victrola record player and possibly a new arm for it?

[audiofox]

This one has some useful info as well as reviews, which are always only as good as the reviewer:

http://www.vinylengine.com/

[highfihoney]

somewhat along this same line does anyone know where I can get needles for a 1904 victrola record player and possibly a new arm for it?

Good god man,1904:eek:

Are you sure that old a model even used a needle,i thought the real old stuff like that used a peice of cut steel that was very sharp instead of a needle.

Either way if you get that sucker up & running please post a ton of pics,i love seeing stuff that old.

[stratman]

Good god man,1904:eek:

Are you sure that old a model even used a needle,i thought the real old stuff like that used a peice of cut steel that was very sharp instead of a needle.

Either way if you get that sucker up & running please post a ton of pics,i love seeing stuff that old.
We used cactus needles, worked wonders, a couple of guys named Fred and Barney clued us in, never been the same around the cave, that whole electric thing, bah, magic, who can understand it?

[audiofox]

Does the Victrola play disks or cylinders? :-)

[mtrycrafts]

somewhat along this same line does anyone know where I can get needles for a 1904 victrola record player and possibly a new arm for it?


They just placed a brad type nail in it. Take a compass point and that will work miracles:D

[bane1202]

I apologize for hijacking the thread. :(

yeah theyre not really needles per se more like if you cut the tip off an ice pick...and it plays records.. I have probably 100+ old Edison records and others... old foxtrots and Susa marches and operas... inherited it a short while back.. Ill try and take a few pics tomorrow and put em up here so yall can take a look... I was actually shocked how loud it can play using nothing more than basically a horn in a box... I have to yell to be heard if I'm standing in front of it... it's actually working well now it's just that the old needles are a bit rounded off... had to take the turntable and mechanism out and re-grease the gears and such inside because the old grease had gotten a little too stiff with age

http://www.brightshade.net/IMG_0385.jpg
http://www.brightshade.net/IMG_0386.jpg
http://www.brightshade.net/IMG_0388.jpg
http://www.brightshade.net/IMG_0389.jpg

[MACCA350]

Mate, that thing should be in a museum, what a beautiful piece of history.
Have you ever had it valued?

Have a search on ebay.
This guy has a few replacement parts (http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZjohnnybighitQQhtZ-1)

cheers:)

[Clint DeBoer]

That's Not A Needle - That's A Ball Point Pen!

[bane1202]

no haven't gone so far as to get it valued.. kind of one of those family heirloom type of things.. and thats the sharp needle in that picture hehe .. the others really do look like ball point pens :) what part of SC you in Clint?

[MACCA350]

From my Edit above:

Have a search on ebay.
This guy has a few replacement parts (http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZjohnnybighitQQhtZ-1)

cheers:)

[audiofox]

Meanwhile, back on the original posting topic, here are a few other sites for your reading pleasure:

http://www.laventure.net/tourist/internet.htm
http://www.deadwaxcafe.com/vzone/
http://www.rlabels.com/
http://www.recordcollectorsguild.org/
http://www.helsinki.fi/~tuschano/records/