On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 2:34 PM, <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
> I still have all my classical records, & LPs can still give me shivers that
> are entirely absent from CDs.
>
> Only problem is that I'm hardware challenged and cannot figure out how to
> hook up a preamp to amp to get everything working.
> (Is preamp what I mean? anyway some dohickey that is now needed to make
> turntables work with modern amps.)
>
> Sigh,
>
> Joanna
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bhaskar Sunkara" <bhaskar.sunkara at gmail.com>
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:26:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] music news
>
> My old record player broke earlier this month, just decided to replace it.
> It's a decision that doesn't make much financial sense. I already have my
> treasured albums in uncompressed .FLAC format and my sound system isn't up
> to audiophile standards. A 150 dollar turntable with a cheap cartridge /
> stylus sounds *worse* than the high quality digital stuff. Though when
> confronted by that fact I normally just mutter something about how
> "metallic" and "flat" digital formats sound.
>
> It looks cool in the dorm room, drunk people trying using my Pet Sounds LP
> as a scratch record and all.
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Michael Pollak <mpollak at panix.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Mon, 11 Oct 2010, Dennis Claxton wrote:
> >
> > Latest vinyl fans are heavy metal kids.
> >>
> >
> > I get the impression it's cool kids in general.
> >
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