mqny Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Hello all, I’ve joined as I’ve just gotten interested in turntables again after thirty years and thought this would be a great place to get help deciding when I’m ready to buy. Cheers, Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippi Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Welcome! Enjoy the SNA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqny Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisguittin Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Welcome Mo. Always nice to see a fellow Adelaide resident join the forums. This is indeed a great place for good advice and balanced perspectives. What has reignited your interest in turntables? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padre_power Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Welcome to the Forum Mo. What makes you want to return to the Black Art? (Turntables) Imagine you might have a stack of old LPs from the past. Regards from the Barossa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcamry Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Welcome Mo , enjoy being here . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqny Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 @bisguittin , @padre_power , @elcamry thank you all for your greetings. @bisquittin , @padre_power I got interested in turntables when my teenage son found a handful of vinyl in the garage and asked if he could look at them. With all the stuff happening in the world, it reminded of simpler times. Then a few days later during the end of the lockdown a friend texted that he was, “3 wines in” listening to Bowie’s Life on Mars on vinyl and feeling young again. Which made me think maybe I should get a turntable and all the thing$ that go with it. I sold a lot of records in the mid 80s to buy CDs and kept about a 50 or so of my favourites stored at my parents’ house. When I was moving to Adelaide from NY and went looking for my records, she told me she moved them to the basement. Unfortunately, most of them were destroyed due to moisture and water damage. I’ve got about a half a dozen left and with today’s prices I can see it going to be an expensive hobby to build up the collection again. Cheers, Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisguittin Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I can relate to the Life on Mars 3 wines in. Have been there surprisingly often myself . Keep an eye open for upcoming local record fairs. I would be surprised if there were not some on the near horizon as things reopen. The one periodically held at Aldgate Pump Hotel is particularly noteworthy. A good chance to affordably add to your vinyl collection.............oh........and PS Get a turntable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistamuzo Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Good to see there's quite a few of us from Adelaide here - a nice surprise for me, a fellow newbie. Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqny Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 Hi Leon, Thank you for the valuable information, I'll keep an eye out. As for the turntable, a friend of mine knew someone and was able to get me a real good deal on the entry level Goldnote (Volare 425 Lite). A bit higher than my original budget, but came highly recommended. It is still mostly in the box and hopefully I can set it up this weekend. Now I need a phono stage, the same friend said to wait and see if any come up for sale on SNA. So I've started monitoring the classifieds here. Cheers, Mo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqny Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 @mistamuzo thank you and yes it seems like a nice community here. Welcome to you as well. Cheers, Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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