One of the great treats having Hifi gear and Vinyl, as a hobby, is playing around with new equipment and sounds. The adage of ‘try-before-you-buy’, well that’s gone out the window.

We have mentioned before, in one of the Blogs, about securing a very nice haul of Revox gear recently. (All being 1980 Vintage) This included: a fully refurbished B77 MkII reel-to-reel, B750 amplifier, and B760 tuner.

At the time, mainstream rock was totally dominated by the dark, heavy, and serious vibes of grunge. Weezer offered something completely different. Produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars, (which is why it sounds so great) the "Blue Album" flipped the script. It mixed kick-ass guitar distortion with catchy pop hooks, inventing "geek rock".

Read about our new Pro-ject Record Flattener here. After searching through, inspecting and selecting thousands of records, you develop a pretty good eye for choosing the best albums for you, our clients.  Our goal is to offer only pristine, top-quality records, so we take the grading process very seriously. The final stage begins with a run through the Clearaudio Smart Clean machine. Once cleaned, we inspect the record again carefully before moving to the most important test — ‘How does it actually sounds?’Playback evaluation is done on our reference system using a Rega turntable. If the album is too noisy or...

This trip took David beyond Tokyo’s cityscape, deep into the prefectures in a mighty Kei car—those compact yet surprisingly roomy 660cc turbo-powered marvels. If you haven’t hired one before, we highly recommend it.

The thrill of the chase, uncovering some gem or discovering an artist you instantly love. Record collecting is one of the great pastimes that will invariably become a passion. Music is about discovery and emotive, joyful, and occasionally frustrating.

Make a list of records you are looking for. There is nothing more daunting than a room full of vinyl and no idea where to start. A list, for even for the seasoned collector, is a great way to focus on finding that elusive gem.

Well, you’ve thought about it forever and finally have some money to kick this Vinyl-thing off?

The resurgence of Vinyl is not just a ‘New fad’ it has proven to be a strong indication from people that they want more quality, and a physical product, than simply going online.

We love Vinyl and we would love to hear about your journey of discovery, as well.