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  1. Gitter wrote: Hipsters seem to be the center of the market but don't under-estimate the sheer number of "people over 50" who apparently decided all at once to pile on the 'go out and look for old vinyl' train. I swear to god, it was like a giant hive-mind had been activated. Vinyl was once limited to collectors and oddball enthusiasts and hard-hardcore music afficianados, it then became a 'cultural' thing with hipsters and a nostalgia thing with old timers. The only thing that I can't figure out is how sudden it was. I've seen plenty of 'collector manias' brew, blow-up then die in years past but this one was probably more abrupt than any I've seen in my relatively brief years in this planet. Funny, my hipster daughter (though she hates when I call her that) triggered me getting back into buying vinyl. She wanted to get the most recent Vampire Weekend album on vinyl for her birthday last spring, which meant getting a used turntable and receiver and breaking some old speakers out of the garage for her. Vinyl shopping gives us something to do together when she's in town. I've found some pretty cheap gems, though I think I paid $20 for a copy of Chet Atkins Hometown Guitar in really good shape toward the end of summer. FWIW, I picked up quite a bit cheap back in the '90s when CDs became all the rage. I have no idea how many I have, but I think my collection is in the 8'-10' range, mostly up in closets so not really amenable to taking pictures of it. Probably the most valuable "collector" piece I have is an original copy of the Monkees' Head soundtrack, a movie that featured both Annette Funicello and Frank Zappa, and which was at least partially written by Jack Nicholson. It's very strange. BTW, the Vampire Weekend album sounds really great on vinyl.
  2. I've got about 14 feet worth, most of it pretty vintage, just like me. About half of it is classical stuff I got when my father-in-law moved out of his house into an apartment. I like listening to it, but generally aggravate someone in the house when I do. FWIW, I recently picked up a high-end sony turntable off the bay for around $100. Paired it up with an ortofon cartridge that ran around $400 when new, and that setup really opened things up. Really musical with great depth and imaging.
  3. Originally Posted by t-rey Thanks! Yeah - if they are the same width, I'll estimate the height, chop that {censored} and try my hand at tolexing it. I'm assuming I would need to make a front baffle as well. Edit - Wait...does the combo have outs for an external cab? Would it be more involved than disconnecting the combo speaker and making it into a head, or would there be wiring involved??? Mine has an 8 ohm eternal cab out and a line out. Don't know why you'd bother converting a cheap combo into a head given that.
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