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You had access to nicer turntables as a kid! That was a distinguishing feature between the more "serious" music hobbyist and the person who just wanted to play

You had access to nicer turntables as a kid! That was a distinguishing feature between the more "serious" music hobbyist and the person who just wanted to play some tunes. I haven't messed around with a turntable in over 20 years but these days, only the supposed "serious" music hobbyist would be using a turntable and I'd think anyone making a turntable that didn't have this adjustment would be laughed out of the market. What are you going to tell me next - they're also using belt drive, a plastic needle, and a tone arm with a non-adjustable counterweight?! :)

egypturnash 2y ago
My dad was a recording engineer, so he knew where to go to find the sweet spot between "this sounds great" and "this sounds insanely fabulous but requires a second mortgage". And yeah honestly I'm surprised you can get a turntable that isn't made for the audiophile market any more, but the one shown in the video for this app sure does lack any fine speed adjustment. Just a little button labeled 33/45.
- derefr 2y ago
  > And yeah honestly I'm surprised you can get a turntable that isn't made for the audiophile market any more It's because of the other re-emerged market for vinyl: the "not-so-enthusiastic" collectors, who just want the album "on vinyl" to say they have the album "on vinyl" or maybe "in every possible format"; or because they love the band and the vinyl is just what you happen to get when you buy the special collector's edition box-set; or because they want to display the vinyl album cover somewhere visible in their house as if it were a poster print; or because they consider "a vinyl collection" to be an aesthetic decor item, like some people consider a full bookshelf to be an aesthetic decor item. A lot of these are people in their teens/20s who don't actually think that vinyl sounds better, so don't have much enthusiasm for actually listening to the vinyl release (as they're mostly buying new vinyl, and these tend to come with a code for a digital copy as well.) So if they bother to buy a turntable, it's the $30 one they say at Urban Outfitters. They know they're just listening to the vinyl as a novelty experience, something they're only going to be doing a few times — and so they don't want to waste too much money on it.
  - taylodl 2y ago
    Damn! I hadn't even considered that. You've opened my eyes to a world a never knew existed.

egypturnash 2y ago

My dad was a recording engineer, so he knew where to go to find the sweet spot between "this sounds great" and "this sounds insanely fabulous but requires a second mortgage". And yeah honestly I'm surprised you can get a turntable that isn't made for the audiophile market any more, but the one shown in the video for this app sure does lack any fine speed adjustment. Just a little button labeled 33/45.

derefr 2y ago
> And yeah honestly I'm surprised you can get a turntable that isn't made for the audiophile market any more It's because of the other re-emerged market for vinyl: the "not-so-enthusiastic" collectors, who just want the album "on vinyl" to say they have the album "on vinyl" or maybe "in every possible format"; or because they love the band and the vinyl is just what you happen to get when you buy the special collector's edition box-set; or because they want to display the vinyl album cover somewhere visible in their house as if it were a poster print; or because they consider "a vinyl collection" to be an aesthetic decor item, like some people consider a full bookshelf to be an aesthetic decor item. A lot of these are people in their teens/20s who don't actually think that vinyl sounds better, so don't have much enthusiasm for actually listening to the vinyl release (as they're mostly buying new vinyl, and these tend to come with a code for a digital copy as well.) So if they bother to buy a turntable, it's the $30 one they say at Urban Outfitters. They know they're just listening to the vinyl as a novelty experience, something they're only going to be doing a few times — and so they don't want to waste too much money on it.
- taylodl 2y ago
  Damn! I hadn't even considered that. You've opened my eyes to a world a never knew existed.