my mom gave me a record/cd/cassette player

spa ced · 12-30-2002, 01:25 AM

Check it out: http://www.ammtech.com/giphone.htm

She is the awesomest.
I am NOW officially the indiest kid on the block.
In Austin, that's pretty hard to be.
It wasn't even a christmas gift, she just gave it to me yesterday.
I only have two vinyls though, Hum's Downward Is Heavenward & Sunny Day Real Estate's Diary. My friend has Neutral Milk Hotel's In The Aeroplane Over The Sea and we listened to that last night together.

Mason R Butler · 12-30-2002, 01:36 AM

That's not indie. That's, like, old man cool.

SPheart9 · 12-30-2002, 04:26 AM

yum, vinyl.

i have a pretty shitty crosley player, but i love it to death. i even bought a vinyl today on my lunch break(and to be SUPER indie, it was the faint..).

tell your mom she's cool.

patrick · 12-30-2002, 04:33 AM

i've had one for a long time. i play my dad's 150+ beatles bootlegs on it. :-*

Mason R Butler · 12-30-2002, 04:33 AM

Am I the only one who thinks saying "I got a vinyl" sounds dumb? I don't even know why, but it just doesn't sound right to me. Like when my old roommate would see all the records and go "Oooh, vinyls!" She'd buy like 5 records that she'd never play because she'd never actually owned a record player. I just call 'em record. But then I also say "pop" more often than I say "soda."

Irrelevant · 12-30-2002, 04:40 AM

i call them records, or LP's / 7"s if i need to specify the format. i never say 45 though.

i guess if i have to refer to both LP and 7" formats though, i'll say vinyl.

Ghetto_Squirrel · 12-30-2002, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SPheart9
tell your mom she's cool.

Word.

Chris FitzPatrick · 12-31-2002, 03:27 AM

I think you are supposed to use the word 'vinyl' when you are referring to the media the album is on and when you are referring to the album itself you call it a record or an LP.

Best Looking Boy · 12-31-2002, 03:38 AM

now listening to the white album

SmashingZeppelins · 12-31-2002, 03:54 AM

Don't play any vinyl on that piece of shit. Do you have any idea how much damage a cheap stylus improperly aligned with incorrect tracking force causes to an LP? After you listen to an LP on there about 3 times it will be totally ragged out. And that means less used vinyl for those of us who actually enjoy listening to LPs.

Best Looking Boy · 04:01 AM

How'd you figure that out? Just curious... Well probably because it's got the god bless america logo...

SmashingZeppelins · 12-31-2002, 04:33 AM

I figured that out by reading the features list:

"Plays at 33 1/3 and 45 speeds"

If that is the only specification listed, it is a piece of shit for playing LP's.If the whole thing costs $200, how much money do you think is left for the manufacturer to spend on the phono section after spending money on the CD,Cassette,Tuner and all the wood and woodworking/assembly,advertising,packaging shipping of raw materials,wiring,etc,etc? Probably about $5 tops. Obviously this is not meant to be high end music reproduction by any means. I'm not knocking this thing or the person buying it as it may suit many people's needs just fine.It's just sad to see all those LPs destroyed, in the sense that I am greedy and like to dig through used records at Goodwill, garage sales, and record shops to find some nice LPs.

Best Looking Boy · 12-31-2002, 04:41 AM

Ah okay, I know, I was just asking I don't know anything about that kind of stuff is why I asked. But yeah I don't want Tony's stuff to get messed up.

12-30-2002, 01:25 AM	#1
spa ced Braindead Location: Machu Picchu Posts: 15,291	my mom gave me a record/cd/cassette player Check it out: http://www.ammtech.com/giphone.htm She is the awesomest. I am NOW officially the indiest kid on the block. In Austin, that's pretty hard to be. It wasn't even a christmas gift, she just gave it to me yesterday. I only have two vinyls though, Hum's Downward Is Heavenward & Sunny Day Real Estate's Diary. My friend has Neutral Milk Hotel's In The Aeroplane Over The Sea and we listened to that last night together. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. No contaban con mi astucia!

12-30-2002, 01:36 AM	#2
Mason R Butler walks among us Location: MNUSA Posts: 7,768	That's not indie. That's, like, old man cool. __________________ C30xC60xC90xGO: is netphoria fixed yet? Ventolinn signed off at 11:21:50 PM.

12-30-2002, 04:33 AM	#5
Mason R Butler walks among us Location: MNUSA Posts: 7,768	Am I the only one who thinks saying "I got a vinyl" sounds dumb? I don't even know why, but it just doesn't sound right to me. Like when my old roommate would see all the records and go "Oooh, vinyls!" She'd buy like 5 records that she'd never play because she'd never actually owned a record player. I just call 'em record. But then I also say "pop" more often than I say "soda." __________________ C30xC60xC90xGO: is netphoria fixed yet? Ventolinn signed off at 11:21:50 PM.

12-31-2002, 03:58 AM	#11
Best Looking Boy Apocalyptic Poster Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,414	How'd you figure that out? Just curious... Well probably because it's got the god bless america logo... Last edited by Best Looking Boy : 12-31-2002 at 04:01 AM.

12-30-2002, 04:26 AM	#3
SPheart9 oh so mod. Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 308	yum, vinyl. i have a pretty shitty crosley player, but i love it to death. i even bought a vinyl today on my lunch break(and to be SUPER indie, it was the faint..). tell your mom she's cool.

12-30-2002, 04:33 AM	#4
patrick Minion of Satan Posts: 9,521	i've had one for a long time. i play my dad's 150+ beatles bootlegs on it. :-*

12-30-2002, 04:40 AM	#6
Irrelevant Minion of Satan Location: kitties Posts: 6,842	i call them records, or LP's / 7"s if i need to specify the format. i never say 45 though. i guess if i have to refer to both LP and 7" formats though, i'll say vinyl.

12-31-2002, 03:27 AM	#8
Chris FitzPatrick Pledge Location: Wallingford, CT, USA Posts: 173	I think you are supposed to use the word 'vinyl' when you are referring to the media the album is on and when you are referring to the album itself you call it a record or an LP.

12-31-2002, 03:38 AM	#9
Best Looking Boy Apocalyptic Poster Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,414	now listening to the white album

12-31-2002, 03:54 AM	#10
SmashingZeppelins Demi-God Location: To Here Knows When Posts: 285	Don't play any vinyl on that piece of shit. Do you have any idea how much damage a cheap stylus improperly aligned with incorrect tracking force causes to an LP? After you listen to an LP on there about 3 times it will be totally ragged out. And that means less used vinyl for those of us who actually enjoy listening to LPs.

12-31-2002, 04:33 AM	#12
SmashingZeppelins Demi-God Location: To Here Knows When Posts: 285	I figured that out by reading the features list: "Plays at 33 1/3 and 45 speeds" If that is the only specification listed, it is a piece of shit for playing LP's.If the whole thing costs $200, how much money do you think is left for the manufacturer to spend on the phono section after spending money on the CD,Cassette,Tuner and all the wood and woodworking/assembly,advertising,packaging shipping of raw materials,wiring,etc,etc? Probably about $5 tops. Obviously this is not meant to be high end music reproduction by any means. I'm not knocking this thing or the person buying it as it may suit many people's needs just fine.It's just sad to see all those LPs destroyed, in the sense that I am greedy and like to dig through used records at Goodwill, garage sales, and record shops to find some nice LPs.

12-31-2002, 04:41 AM	#13
Best Looking Boy Apocalyptic Poster Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,414	Ah okay, I know, I was just asking I don't know anything about that kind of stuff is why I asked. But yeah I don't want Tony's stuff to get messed up.