help me get back to vinyls

[algloom]

Good day!

I'm looking to get back into vinyls. The problem is that when it comes to vinyls, music on vinyls, I have no idea of what I'm talking about.

I used to listen to vinyls alot when I was a child. Nowadays most of the music I own is on CDs or bought digitally. Lately I discovered that so many great artists that I adore have released some of their materials on vinyls as well but as years go by, getting my hands on those vinyls gets more pricier or harder (since they are out of print etc).

So here I am, ready to brush the dust of my childhood vinyls and buy some new ones.

But the question is. What should I listen them on? Budget wise... well the more "bang for a buck" I could get out of the future LP player, the better. Perhaps around 200-600€? Could be a bit more, could be less, I dont really mind.

A mate of a mate suggested that I buy a "technics SL -1200MK2". Are there any better options out there? As said, I dont plan to to any DJ'ing, I just want to relax and enjoy my old vinyls and buy some new ones and listen to them


Thank you!

[markw]

Have you been hanging at that retarded site where the children pick garbage and make up their own words?

We spin vinyl. We play records or albums.

When you play tapes, you don't play "mylars?

When you play CD's, you don't play "plastics"

[Swerd]

Although I repressed my inner grammar policeman, thanks for saying that Mark. It does seem that the term album has fallen into disuse, and, if I recall back in the day when all albums came stamped onto vinyl records, album was the word most often used.

If someone said "LP" they were looked at oddly. No one said "vinyl" in either the singular or plural form.

Perhaps the term "vinyls" is used differently on the eastern side of the Atlantic, in the Euro zone.

[96cobra10101]

Have you been hanging at that retarded site where the children pick garbage and make up their own words?

We spin vinyl. We play records or albums.

When you play tapes, you don't play "mylars?

When you play CD's, you don't play "plastics"

Love your tact!

[mike c]

yeah. that was harsh mark

although, in fairness, all the hate was targeted at this "other site", but at first reading, it could be construed as passed on to the OP

[mtrycrafts]

Good day!

I'm looking to get back into vinyls. The problem is that when it comes to vinyls, music on vinyls, I have no idea of what I'm talking about.

I used to listen to vinyls alot when I was a child. Nowadays most of the music I own is on CDs or bought digitally. Lately I discovered that so many great artists that I adore have released some of their materials on vinyls as well but as years go by, getting my hands on those vinyls gets more pricier or harder (since they are out of print etc).

So here I am, ready to brush the dust of my childhood vinyls and buy some new ones.

But the question is. What should I listen them on? Budget wise... well the more "bang for a buck" I could get out of the future LP player, the better. Perhaps around 200-600€? Could be a bit more, could be less, I dont really mind.

A mate of a mate suggested that I buy a "technics SL -1200MK2". Are there any better options out there? As said, I dont plan to to any DJ'ing, I just want to relax and enjoy my old vinyls and buy some new ones and listen to them


Thank you!

Welcome.

Not the best reception, especially to a member, it seems, from the EU whose English may not be up to par to us in the US.
And, no answer to your question that was still understood.
Wish I could help but I am not into vinyl anymore. I am sure you could find a good player in your price range though. Unfortunately no amount will give you an accurate reproduction of the master from a vinyl but I can certainly understand a nostalgic urge to discover what you had in your early years.

[audiofox]

A lot of folks like the Technics for playback as well as DJ applications because of their predictable performance and reliability, but the main problem is finding one for a reasonable price, partly because they are now out of production but still very popular. Here is an informative Wikipedia page on the turntable and its various incarnations over the years:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_SL-1200

Here's the eBay (US) page for the 1200:

technics SL1200 | eBay

[TLS Guy]

Although I repressed my inner grammar policeman, thanks for saying that Mark. It does seem that the term album has fallen into disuse, and, if I recall back in the day when all albums came stamped onto vinyl records, album was the word most often used.

If someone said "LP" they were looked at oddly. No one said "vinyl" in either the singular or plural form.

Perhaps the term "vinyls" is used differently on the eastern side of the Atlantic, in the Euro zone.

I used to call them gramophone records.

[TLS Guy]

Good day!

I'm looking to get back into vinyls. The problem is that when it comes to vinyls, music on vinyls, I have no idea of what I'm talking about.

I used to listen to vinyls alot when I was a child. Nowadays most of the music I own is on CDs or bought digitally. Lately I discovered that so many great artists that I adore have released some of their materials on vinyls as well but as years go by, getting my hands on those vinyls gets more pricier or harder (since they are out of print etc).

So here I am, ready to brush the dust of my childhood vinyls and buy some new ones.

But the question is. What should I listen them on? Budget wise... well the more "bang for a buck" I could get out of the future LP player, the better. Perhaps around 200-600€? Could be a bit more, could be less, I dont really mind.

A mate of a mate suggested that I buy a "technics SL -1200MK2". Are there any better options out there? As said, I dont plan to to any DJ'ing, I just want to relax and enjoy my old vinyls and buy some new ones and listen to them


Thank you!

Where in the Eurozone are you? That makes a difference in how we advise you.

[markw]

yeah. that was harsh mark

although, in fairness, all the hate was targeted at this "other site", but at first reading, it could be construed as passed on to the OP

There was no harshness meant towards the OP, just a correction in the usage of the wording.