Do you still own a record player?

shelflifers over a year ago

Not talkin DJ style, but do you still have a record player? And if so, how often do you use it?

I just set ours up this weekend and spent a good two hours, kicking back and listening to some delicious vinyl

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subscribed mark over a year ago

Yep!

Every couple years or so.

I have one of the ones that kept Magnavox on the top of Bilboards sales list for many years around 1960. They were originally made by Garrard but when Garrard couldn't produce them fast enough Magnavox bought the company and moved production to the US. We sold Magnavox and couldn't keep them in stock until the mid 60s when cheap became more important than quality.

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purple hayes over a year ago

Nope, sold my last turntable for $25. Direct drive motor and a linear tracking arm. The guy that bought it was supah happy.

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runswithscissors over a year ago

I've got one, but it doesn't work. Might just need a new needle, but it's an older one from Radio Shack. I went there and asked and they said they didn't have that needle anymore.

I do have several albums, one hangs on the wall. I also have several 45's that my mom had when she was little. Some real classics in there!

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subscribed mark over a year ago

By the time I closed my shop about 15 years ago, parts were becoming very hard to find for record players/changers. Once there were so many different cartridges and needles I had a large display box for needles in credit card size packages that was about 18 inches square. Cartridges came in coffin shaped plastic boxes that were a square inch by 3 inches. I had about 3 square feet of wall space dedicated to storing those in racks the manufacturer supplied.

The last time I was in RS they had about 3 or 4 needles and a couple cartridges for sale. Of course the fact that RS is busy working it's way out of business may account for some of that scarcity.

I have about 2000 45s, 500 33s, and 50 78s None of which have been played in the past 10 years. When I think of one I want to hear I can usually go to YouTube and find it much easier,
except for one of my favorite drinking songs by the Matys Brothers "Drunk Last Night". Some of my 45s are DJ copies. The companies used to send promo records to the DJs to get them aired. I think I have a DJ copy of one of Elvis' first recordings for Sam Phillips on the Sun label.

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subscribed mark over a year ago

I forgot about the 75 or so Edison cylinders, two minute version, and the machine to play them on. My father came home with it when I was about 10 along with a "morning glory " horn. I began working in the local radio shop when I was about 11 or 12 so I commandeered the Edison and repaired it.

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shelflifers over a year ago

hanging on the wall? fess up?

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monk25 over a year ago

Haven't in a while, don't have the room. I still have my turntable and all of my vinyl stored at moms house. I look forward to going through them one day.

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shelflifers over a year ago

I have a feeling that you'd have one spectacular record collection, monk...

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copteacher over a year ago

We still have one and it is hooked up. We call it a turntable

Robin has a bunch of albums I am waiting for the price to go up on them so we can retire

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shelflifers over a year ago

I'll tell you, the first album I played was Burl Ives Christmas!!!

I've had "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" in my head for months so I had to get it out...

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kobyj over a year ago

I've not hooked up the record player in a year or so. The only reason is a lack of space in my cabinet and dorm room. Also, keep in mind, I'm only 22. :) How many 22 year olds have a record player?

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subscribed mark over a year ago

How many 22 year olds need one? I have thousands of records ranging from Edison cylinders, 78s,45s,33s and one 16-2/3. I still have something to play them on except maybe the 16-2/3 but I haven't purchased a record in the past 20 years.

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Cappy over a year ago

I still have a record player, but all my albums are at my dad's house. My MIL had left some good oldies here, that I spun about a year ago, then I gave them back to her. A little dusty that was about it.

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Floridaboiler over a year ago

I have some vinyl but no record player or turntable or whatever cool term you want to call it. I am actually going to look and see if I can sell them since they are just taking up space in my closet.

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