Anime soundtracks on Vinyl/CD and sound systems/equipment

Whenever possible back then, I used to buy Japanese vinyl, even for western artists as the quality was consistently better with much quieter backgrounds, flat records that weren't warped, and so on.

When playing older records that have been played enough to have wear, on something newer or more expensive, you may find it sounds better because a more advanced stylus design may ride lower or higher in the groove and hence not be playing the previously worn area but a fresh area instead. I think a longer and narrower contact area like a Shibata or probably various other things developed since had a tendency to reduce the intensity of pops and clicks, but my memory might be off on that.
 
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Not to be pedantic, butt: you posted that 4.35AM UK time. And ain't you and ceefax combined in the 130yo age bracket? I'm a young whipper snapper in comparison. I'd argue we're only as as old/young as we feel tho...lol

Didn't mean to be mean, like: just ya'll likely do better in yall own thread; dedicated to the topic. Gotta be mindful of others, going off topic 'n all. Plus, us young 'uns can't add to your discussion.
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Hey, I actually wouldn't be opposed at all to separate thread with a title something like "Anime Soundtracks on Vinyl or CD and What You Use to Listen to Them" or something to that effect, and move all the Anime LP and stereo system posts I made in this thread and the What did You Receive today threads, and all the direct replies from other users to that thread. Perhaps a mod can get with me on that? Something like that should appeal to the masses on here. Or, we can just leave it as is...
 
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Or, he could just put us on the ignore list if he's bothered so much, like I did with him many months ago, instead of this continued backseat moderation. I don't complain about his posts; I just don't read them. :rolleyes:

Vinyl is a big part of anime collecting these days, and it isn't much use without something to play it on.

Besides that, this area is Off topic > Random Chit-Chat > ...so...
 
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cfx said:
Or, he could just put us on the ignore list if he's bothered so much, like I did with him many months ago, instead of this continued backseat moderation. I don't complain about his posts; I just don't read them. :rolleyes:

Vinyl is a big part of anime collecting these days, and it isn't much use without something to play it on.

Besides that, this area is Off topic > Random Chit-Chat > ...so...
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'Tis against my way of the ninja to ignore anyone, for that would be most rude! And ignorant. As an example of this, Girly-dono was quoting a post I made awhile back (he finally no doubt realised only you/him type about vinyls). And had you not opted to ignore meeee, you'd have likely discovered that interacting directly with me is a far more effective method of ceasing contact. Adding me to a list just makes me investigate/poke.

Backseat moderating is apt: given Roy is only motivated to do their civic duties when I'm involved (often unjustly, fyi), I offered to be a moderator; for community cohesion/the greater good (only requesting permission to re-name members). I was refused. And yet, I feel compelled to keep threads on topic when NOTHING is more infuriating than people that ramble/type too much in random threads. Who would do such a thing!?...

...Now, as for 'random chit-chat'/'off topic', I must once again play my role as both fool and moderator for you, ceefax: those are categories and you are being a tad... literal. This, dead though it is, is a forum. A forum consists of threads. Each thread consist of one topic - or a theme, if you will - that is discussed at length. If you were to unravel a 🧵 about buying things, turning it into a vinyl discussion only 2-3 60yos have any interest in discussing... well, surely it makes more sense have your own place to do so, lest eyes glaze over skipping over. What is poor Lucky-Deity to do if left as is? Please think of him.

So, @Rui, I second Girly's motion for a dedicated vinyl thread, moving the posts from here to there. I'm even willing for my post that was quoted to be the OP, given no sexism allegations are attached.
 
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Hopefully I've found all of the posts which belong in here; I've popped it in Media Discussion for now but if anyone has particularly strong feelings about having this thread somewhere else, please go ahead and let me know. The audiophile talk is now very much welcome to continue!

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The thing is if somebody wants to talk about audio, video etc. there are far better sites to post in such as AVS Forum which I have been a member of since 2002.
 
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The thing is if somebody wants to talk about audio, video etc. there are far better sites to post in such as AVS Forum which I have been a member of since 2002.
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You have a point, but it's not doing any harm for there to be a self contained thread on this topic here and there clearly are people here who want to discuss it with each other shrug.
 
That's the way I feel about it-not shrug but more like whatever? I mean that I (much like you) have things I like to discuss but in most cases there are more appropriate places to do it. Would you discuss symphony orchestras in a forum about auto mechanics?
 
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Please make a different thread to complain about people using threads in a way you don't personally appreciate, as further derailment of this thread will lead to post deletion. There are also other places on the Internet to discuss anime - but here we are. I like this community.

In an attempt to turn the topic into a talking point, I have a collection of enough physical CDs to be able to stock a pretty impressive shop but would never want to go discuss music on a dedicated AV forum. I like anime music but would have nothing in common with the people over there. People can have hobbies they enjoy without being super serious about them, right? 🫣

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Feel free to delete this but to me a lot of side threads are like look at one person bragging about they've got and the next person says well this is what I've got and it's better than yours and then it turns into 2 little kids arguing in the school yard. Enough. I've been collecting cds since they first came to the market and the way I listen to music has evolved over the years. I still buy a cd once in a while but as mentioned before I keep most of my music on usb flash drives now a days. Believe it or not I label the drives so I know what's on them because they all look alike. I use a label maker-even with the smallest font size you can only print a small amount of information the label like Anime OSTs vol.1. I've got about 40 of them and if they were cds I'd have probably a 4 shelf rack so they save me a lot of space. OK, thread back on track.🥴
 
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Oh, nice! Thanks Rui, for migrating my posts and related conversations about my vintage stereo system to it's own thread! The entire reason I started posting about my stereo system here in the AUKN forum was because I dug it out of storage specifically to be able to play all the new anime sountrack LPs I've been purchasing from All the Anime and elsewhere. This is basically the start of a new anime hobby for me, so it's why I wanted to post about it! This thread will also give other members a place to post about their anime Vinyl and CD collections, separate from anime and manga in other threads.

I had planned to keep the conversation on-topic by relating any audio hardware discussion to anime vinyl or CD products, and what people are using now in the 21st century to play them on. I mean, Vinyl and CDs were gradually becoming relics of the past, but since Covid both formats have been experiencing quite a resurgence again, especially with the younger generations, and I'm loving it. I really wanted to get back into appreciating vinyl again myself, and what better way than with all these new anime soundtrack LPs and CDs being produced - they have been the main driving force in me getting back into setting up a dedicated stereo system in the house again.
 
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