Needles are scary.
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 08:41 (eight years ago) link
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0105/4542/files/Technics-SL-1200MK21.jpg?10682
O GOD WHAT DO I DO
― i do not sense the entity ted (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 08:42 (eight years ago) link
i know people who don't like changing the speed on those turntables where you have to take the platter off and move the drive band. that's laziness rather than fear though.
― koogs, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 08:45 (eight years ago) link
They should get one of the ones with an external band around the platter.
― Arch Godliness of Purplefull Magic (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 08:56 (eight years ago) link
I find the whole rigmarole of putting on a record - making sure you don't scratch or smear the vinyl, trying not to jog the needle or break the arm/deck - mildly anxiety-inducing and so always opt for CDs - so much less stress.
― Chicamaw (Ward Fowler), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 09:25 (eight years ago) link
I find the whole rigmarole of putting on a CD - making sure you don't leave fingerprints on the optical side, trying not to break the tray or look directly into the laser - mildly anxiety-inducing and so always opt for total silence - so much less stress.
― i do not sense the entity ted (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 10:19 (eight years ago) link
I WANT to play my mp3s through my laptop speakers, but what if the screen suddenly closes down on my fingers?
― Evan, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 13:41 (eight years ago) link
TRNTBL also streams uncompressed audio to Sonos, AirPlay, and Bluetooth devices, brilliantly merging old-school record playing with modern technology.
I was wondering when someone would get around to converting analog recordings into digital. It's about time, really.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 13:46 (eight years ago) link
Agreed. The unveiling really should have been during a TED Talk.
― Evan, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 13:53 (eight years ago) link
But what if he stops talking and just stares ... ?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 15:06 (eight years ago) link
i know people who don't like changing the speed on those turntables where you have to take the platter off and move the drive band.
*raises hand*
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 15:11 (eight years ago) link
i'm looking at their Facebook page and finding the people who are asking for invite codes to subscribe rather suspiciously alike
― nomar, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 15:19 (eight years ago) link
i am shocked to learn that paragons of kickstarter authenticity #VNYL could be implicated in shady, near-fraudulent hype on the internet
― sisterhood of the baggering vance (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 16:10 (eight years ago) link
maybe there was just a special on pink hair dye that week?
― koogs, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 16:28 (eight years ago) link
Not shady necessarily, but I just got this spam from P0pMarket about some Fugazi offer. That's not Fugazi, that's Minor Threat.http://media.myplaydirect.com/dda/117673903/68779f70ea82006c5647f1e687acede0.jpg
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 17:16 (eight years ago) link
It does indeed show up in an image search for either band.
― Evan, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 17:34 (eight years ago) link
vynl has a label now
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 18:23 (eight years ago) link
VNYL and their special turntable might be scams designed to take advantage of earnest new vinyl collectors, but there's nothing stupid about describing turntables as intimidating. They're a lot more delicate and complicated than digital music players. You have to make sure you've got your tonearm counterbalanced and your cartridge properly aligned etc. etc. or you might damage your records. Of course that's intimidating. You never had to worry about iTunes messing up your MP3s.
― JRN, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:00 (eight years ago) link
my 3yo can operate my turntable
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:01 (eight years ago) link
xxp think you mean a LBL
― Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:01 (eight years ago) link
a friend of mine just bought one of those!
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:04 (eight years ago) link
o wait no, she bought some Crosley that HBO is advertising as part of Vinyl
Oh god, I'm so shit at balancing tonearms, it's unreal.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:05 (eight years ago) link
xxp
a lbl, vnyl or trntbl?
spits out toothpaste
Sorry- was it a label, vinyl or turntable?
― Evan, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:07 (eight years ago) link
turntable, but I got mixed up, see above post
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:07 (eight years ago) link
there's nothing stupid about describing turntables as intimidating.
Disagree. It's incredibly stupid.
― Austin, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:38 (eight years ago) link
xxxxxxp I've had Spotify completely fuck up my mp3 tags though.
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:40 (eight years ago) link
even if you accept a typical turntable as intimidating, I don't know what feature of the trntbl is meant to make it less intimidating. certainly the signal cable connecting a turntable to the preamplifier is not what would make a turntable intimidating.
― Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:48 (eight years ago) link
i've never had a turntable mess up my mp3s
― dynamicinterface, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:48 (eight years ago) link
"I am comfortable setting up my turntable for optimal vertical tracking angle with my cartridge, but I curl up into a fetal position whenever I try to plug the rca cables into the back of my amp."
― Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:50 (eight years ago) link
Colored wires? What do I look like to you- the bomb squad?
― Evan, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:52 (eight years ago) link
it looks like the tone arm weight has no markings. so maybe you aren't allowed to change the cartridge or stylus? because that is intimidating?
― Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 19:57 (eight years ago) link
To be fair to vnyl, any sales pitch for a new gadget is going to have similar rhetoric.
― Evan, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:00 (eight years ago) link
The VNYL turntable wouldn't help with any of the things that make turntables complicated. I didn't mean to suggest otherwise.
― JRN, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:03 (eight years ago) link
yeah, I didn't think you suggested that. fwiw I also agree with you that a turntable is obviously more intimidating to young folk than say a phone with spotify on it, and I don't understand why people would push back on that. I just thought it was funny how the trntbl didn't actually do anything to address this controversial aspect of turntables.
― Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:43 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/EQEq7Mb.jpg
― JRN, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:07 (eight years ago) link
turntables are far less intimidating than iTunes
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:14 (eight years ago) link
i've never tried to give a friend a vinyl record and had the turntable grab it and say "yeah you can't do that, this stays right here"
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:16 (eight years ago) link
i've never taken out a protractor and optimized the position of a DAC output pin on a pcb etc
― Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:21 (eight years ago) link
this argument is absurd
"I've played over 100 hours of itunes on this spacebar. Time to order a new spacebar. But will this half-priced aftermarket Swiss spacebar fit my keyboard?"
― Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:23 (eight years ago) link
gonna hook my mouse up to the azimuth meter and confirm the channel balance, just a sec.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 22:03 (eight years ago) link
i have never heard of any of those things and have been listening to records for 20 years. RCA cables aren't rocket science.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 22:18 (eight years ago) link
With the same needle???
― Evan, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 23:02 (eight years ago) link
I just want last.fm to pick up my plays, man.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 23:06 (eight years ago) link
no, separate players. i've gone through 3 maybe 4 turntables in that time.
never had to change out a needle. one i think i came across moving into a new house and there was a stereo already in the room someone was leaving behind. one was bought at a thrift store for like $20 bucks. you can still find plenty of second-hand ones around that still work.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 23:12 (eight years ago) link
well "work" and "sound good" are two different things
fwiw I've replaced my needle once in 20 years.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 23:18 (eight years ago) link
I guess a turntable isn't so intimidating if I treat it less like a delicate transducer and more like a disposable object of abuse. *stomps away from thread, arms folded*
― Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 23:58 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IgF6_jVaj8
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 23:58 (eight years ago) link
*stomps away from thread, arms folded*
I hope your turntable is vibration-isolated!
― nickn, Thursday, 5 May 2016 00:06 (eight years ago) link