VOM
24-10-2016, 19:48
Hello everyone and greetings from West Michigan where our fall colors are coming in nicely along with the premonition of winter right around the corner.
My story:
Earlier this year I happened to be in Lake Orion MI for work and stayed over the weekend for a concert. I am a huge craft beer fan so wandered into town to 51 North Brewing Company (amazing mead as well as beer). After a couple pints I wandered across the street to Broadway Records and fell in love. I spent the next couple hours shopping for records and chatting with the owner about his amazing collection. I accumulated a stack of about 30 records of which the owner took a look at and said "Let's call it 16 bucks"; I threw him a 20 and gleefully left his shop.
Back at my hotel I beamed at my eclectic compilation ranging from Berlin (new in plastic still), John Denver, Dan Fogelberg, REO Speedwagon, Bach & Mozart, Amadeus 4 disc lp (really love this a lot).
I quickly became sad though because I didn't actually own a turntable!
I resolved to correct that but I wanted to avoid the Amazon turntable deal of the day and go with a player with more character and so started digging through Craigslist (which I despise using).
It took me a few months of filtering through the usual Craigslist scams and bait and switches but fell in love with a vintage Voice of Music 563 with the "optional" stereo speaker addition for $50. . . . . . and it worked!
I have since added to my collection with The Kills, Cate le' bon, Lana Del Rey. My musical tastes really range far and wide though with roots in industrial; Ministry is still one of my all time favorite bands.
Why the hi-fi system?
I admit I love everything about my new turntable & records. I love the look of my player, I love the tactile feel of the records in my hand, I love having to "attend" to the player adjusting the base and treble a little for each lp and flipping the disc. I also love the softer, "less clean", sound of the music including the little pops when the needle strikes a bit of dust I missed or the squeak of a slightly warped record shifting.
For me it is not just the music, it's the experience.
My story:
Earlier this year I happened to be in Lake Orion MI for work and stayed over the weekend for a concert. I am a huge craft beer fan so wandered into town to 51 North Brewing Company (amazing mead as well as beer). After a couple pints I wandered across the street to Broadway Records and fell in love. I spent the next couple hours shopping for records and chatting with the owner about his amazing collection. I accumulated a stack of about 30 records of which the owner took a look at and said "Let's call it 16 bucks"; I threw him a 20 and gleefully left his shop.
Back at my hotel I beamed at my eclectic compilation ranging from Berlin (new in plastic still), John Denver, Dan Fogelberg, REO Speedwagon, Bach & Mozart, Amadeus 4 disc lp (really love this a lot).
I quickly became sad though because I didn't actually own a turntable!
I resolved to correct that but I wanted to avoid the Amazon turntable deal of the day and go with a player with more character and so started digging through Craigslist (which I despise using).
It took me a few months of filtering through the usual Craigslist scams and bait and switches but fell in love with a vintage Voice of Music 563 with the "optional" stereo speaker addition for $50. . . . . . and it worked!
I have since added to my collection with The Kills, Cate le' bon, Lana Del Rey. My musical tastes really range far and wide though with roots in industrial; Ministry is still one of my all time favorite bands.
Why the hi-fi system?
I admit I love everything about my new turntable & records. I love the look of my player, I love the tactile feel of the records in my hand, I love having to "attend" to the player adjusting the base and treble a little for each lp and flipping the disc. I also love the softer, "less clean", sound of the music including the little pops when the needle strikes a bit of dust I missed or the squeak of a slightly warped record shifting.
For me it is not just the music, it's the experience.