Direwolf2001
New Member
Welcome, Army, to the realm of AK.
With your intent, motivation and background, you ARE an audiophile.
So suck it it up, mister!
An X-Arty, Q
Wait, are you saying you were artillery?
Gerrit
Whats all this "vintage" stuff?
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Wait, are you saying you were artillery?
Gerrit
Joel66
Super Member
It varies depending on which cart I'm using. The 'problem' persists no matter what cart though. Right now, I'm using a Grado Blue1. Tracking is 1.83, anti-skate is just under 1.
Direwolf2001
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Quadman2
Lunatic Member
Turkus
Hip to be square
Welcome!Hey all. Just wanted to say hi and do a quick intro. First, I guess I fall into the vintage category since I was born back in 1968, hence the title to the post. I don't think I can be considered a true audiophile...after 28 years in the army, my hearing range has suffered more than a little, so I really cannot hear the detail that some of you can. That being said, I can still hear a difference between vinyl and digital
. I am a little anti CD, since I was a teenager when the music industry sold us the lie that they would last forever and the sound was so much "cleaner". If you love that format, no mas, just my opinion.
Luckily I still had a lot of vinyl I had as a kid. Heck I still have a the soundtrack to the original Star Wars movie.
So, after vinyl made a comeback, I picked up a Jensen turntable/radio tuner. Please don't judge. It did what I wanted it to, it played my old records. But over time, and with the influence of my hipster neighbor, I decided it was time to upgrade. I started reading forum posts and checking prices for new equipment, and after a lot of reading, I decided to go "vintage" instead of new. I ended up picking up a Technics SL-D3 sight unseen from a seller in California through the Mercari app. I probably paid too much, but it had all the features I wanted, so I pulled the trigger. It arrived with a broken stylus and the cut in isn't perfect, but its almost as old as me...an I am certainly far from perfect. My buddy next door had a stylus that fit my cartridge and I was soon spinning my vintage vinyl, and I am a happy man. I have included some pictures per the suggestion in the new member suggestion thread, and Mystic, if you read this and welcome me, I promise not to disappear like the other first time posters.
Thanks for the hospitality,
Gerrit (AKA Direwolf2001)
Chief Pariah
Active Member
Welcome...
And thank you for your service.
And thank you for your service.
Direwolf2001
New Member
Same here. 13B and later 13F, although now I just work in an office!Roger that.
Just speak louder!
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Q
