Change your stylus? When?
 

You don't have to be an audiophile (I'm not) to know you should do this regularly if you want to keep your LPs in good shape. But when do you do it? I replaced mine yesterday simply because it's been two years since I last did, and I'm paranoid as hell about wear and tear on my LPs. I wasn't noticing anything wrong sounding about LP playback. The old stylus cantilever is a bit grody looking though. I have the Grado Blue cartridge, which I highly recommend, by the way. It's not that expensive (under 80 bucks) but man it makes your turntable sound good.

i've never replaced a stylus but i have had to replace a turntable because it sped up and it sounded too high pitched/fast.

i recently replaced the stylus because the one that the turntable had was so fucked, the sound would come on and off so bad i thought the wiring was wrong.

Okay, yeah that's pretty bad. I guess I'm neurotic about it. Paranoid's the wrong word. Or is it?

Old age are the right words.

Yeah, I owned a BSR in the 70s that played fast as a normal thing. I didn't realize until years later that I'd been listening to all my records essentially wrong. I noticed it one day when I sort of recognized a song on the radio and thought, oh, I like the slower version, and then realized it was actually the same version.

In six words you've sent me into a depressive state, and now I'm going to bed. Good night to you, sir!

No, I meant that as a compliment.

yeah, right

Ah, can't you see my fetish for older guys?

Well, we do have a je ne sais quoi the younger ones lack.

I have no idea what the hell I'm saying. I feel like communicating complete in non sequitors from now on. Would that be okay?

there's an old man who lives across the street from my mom (which is here) that i quite like, not in a convoluted perverted way or anything i just think he's nice. i like old people.

Are you insulting my intelligence.

Anyways, pertaining to the subject of the thread, I don't know what stylus is. Please excuse my ignorance.

stylus = needle on your turntable.

I see thanks, no I just got one. So I haven't changed it.

There's old, and then there's old. It's all in the outlook.

I wore my Joy Division T-shirt to dinner with some new South Carolina friends the other night. They're around my age. They'd never heard of Joy Division. When I tried to explain, they said, "Oh, an 80s band. They all sound alike." Did I let it bother me? No. Too bad for these people, I thought, more to be pitied than scorned, to think they must go home to their Celine Dion and old Heart compilation CDs that probably they don't even play.

I'm not making sense, am I? Are the drugs kicking in?

Or maybe they aren't. I should not be so blatant in coming on to you, Porkie might get mad.

for the record you're the coolest old dude in SC.

ps no pun intended

Ha ha, thanks, Tanky. And for the record, I think you're the coolest member of today's youth movement that I know.

fry: how do they even know a tv show from a thousand years ago?

professor farnsworth: omicron persei 8 is 1 000 light years away from earth, it takes airwaves to travel through the galaxy to that distance, you see...

fry: magic, got it.

See even among the outsiders I am not cool.

am i even a member of the youth of today, really? i stick out like a sore thumb.

I'm not afraid of Porkie.

Sorry, Syn. You're cool, and I like you, but you don't compare to Tanky. Sorry. I guess it might help if you were female, and I don't mean that as a lecherous remark.

But you would be afraid of Sarramkrop, though.

Edit-
I know, she has an aura of cool.

That's what makes you the coolest member. Your conspicuous non-membership.

No, but keep in mind, I've been through some tough things in my life, like a move to South Carolina. Nothing and nobody can scare me anymore. When the angels come, I will be ready to go.

You are braver than most.....keep the faith, playa.

Shit, I hope someone can answer this for me...
(I know it's not about the stylus but...)
Ok, I just got a "new" record player from my aunt (it's actually old, but.. new to me)... so, I cleaned it up and stuff, hooked it up, all before realizing the the drive-belt was absolutely OBLITERATED (literally... it was basically in the form of chunky tar)... so, I went and bought a new belt... set it up, you know (well, the store owner set it up...).
ANYWAY! I brought it home, hooked it up... and it... "works".... but it's QUIET AS FUCK! Like, at max volume, it's barely audible.
Can someone explain this? Should I just give up hope and go back to my other player?

They fly the confederate flag on the state capitol flag pole in downtown Columbia. I couldn't believe it. Insane.

I feel sorry for you, my dear friend(or internet acquaintance).

Yeah, they love that crap.

"But dude, it's like....my ancestry."

Actually a lot of people love that crap all over our country.......Western Maryland, Pennslyvania, and West Virginia (for sure) have some real characters, I tell ya.


Not to mention the shitty booze restrictions.....my cousin lives in North Carolina and it's rediculous!!!!

Is it a turntable, or one of those old combo turntable/receiver sets from the 70s?

Hard to say. If it's a turntable, how do have the cords plugged in? Are they plugged into the right jacks (i.e., in the turntable jacks, not the CD jacks)?

Yeah, but funny how you only hear that line from the white citizens.

and this may sound extremely obvious but i really am trying to be helpful;
usually on your reciever the jack will say 'phono'

It's a straight-up turntable (looks pretty heavy-duty, too...)
And as far as I know, the cords are plugged in correctly, into the "game" jacks (same as my other record player).
Perhaps this turntable is somehow not compatible with modern speakers? I don't see why that would be, though... I'll have to check when my aunt brings me the old speakers that were used with this turntable...)

it's not all bad. Columbia, in spite of the flag, is a pocket of liberalism in South Carolina. It has a big progressive university, fairly okay campus town, and people generally are pretty laid back. My best friends here are a very "out" and kindhearted lesbian couple--who get the occasional stare on the street. But my point is Columbia is a bit more progressive than I'm making out. Probably.

....who are all grizzled as fuck.

I liked NC I went to Fort bragg, for my bro's graduation ceremony. It was pretty cool, a different vibe than L.A.

yes, that's true. and it's those obvious things that can trip you up. Like I couldn't figure out where the buzz was coming from after I'd hooked up the turntable after the move. I spent an hour fiddling with it, then realized I'd left the ground wire off.