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a way to buy vinyls online in the cheapest way possible?
eBay + discogs
vinyl is huge right now so prices are still pretty inflated.
inb4 some faggot says "it's not called vinyls"
It is, you're a dumbfuck
>"vinyls"
Not buying them.
https://www.discogs.com
>>64416047
>>64416083
3/10 b8
>>64416084
>>64416108
this
>>64416115
There's literally nothing wrong with saying vinyls.
>>64416170
Except it's not a word you pluralize by adding and s and even sounds incorrect but u do u memelord
>>64416084
VINYLS VINYLS VINYLS!!!
>>64416047
Local record shop
Goodwill, Salvation Army.
>>64416191
Stop being prescriptivist scum and get with the times.
>>64416069
Best answer.
And yes, prices FUCKING SUCK right now. You'll be paying at least $20 for a near mint used pressing of any critically acclaimed artist.
>>64416231
I just picked a MINT RS - exile on mainstreet for $10
Could be worst
>>64416266
Sorry, I was referring to online prices.
That Exile is a good score if it's an earlier pressing. I picked up a minty copy for $12 but it's the questionable 1986 reissue.
>>64416069
Ebay and discogs are pretty bad though, usually people ask way too much money for the records
You should always try the labels first, distributor websites second, and personal selling platforms as a last resort
That is, if you're buying online at all. For me, part of the magic of vinyl was always browing through record stores and finding that gem.
If you want new vinyl for a decent price check out dodax
>>64416426
Just checked that site and the prices didn't seem special at all. Identical to local stores and Amazon.
>a way to buy vinyls online in the cheapest way possible?
Wholesale
set up a business, get an account with a distributor and put in orders of $5000 or more.
or buy entire collections from private individuals. but be prepared to buy a box full of junk for a few gems.
>>64416226
B-but it's not subjective anon. It's actually grammatically incorrect. It's like saying mices instead of mice
>>64416691
No, you're wrong. Native speakers call them vinyls all the time, that's literally all it takes for it to be correct.
>>64416719
>many people are wrong, therefore it's correct
>>64416719
It's a zero plural. Vinyls is incorrect.
According to oxford
>In English, zero plural marking refers to the absence of the plural markers -s and -es.
>>64416719
>if enough people are wrong it becomes truth
>>64416719
One of the worst arguments I've ever seen.
>>64416047
1. got into local record store
2. search the second hand section
3. buy classic albums for cheap expense
4.??????
5.PROFIT!
>>64416743
>>64416814
>>64416884
>>64416911
>not understanding linguistics
No surprises there, /mu/ always was a board full of retards.
Its VINYL you tard, NOT VINYLS
DONT COLLECT IF YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL IT RIGHT.
>>64417804
There's literally nothing wrong with saying vinyls.
>>64417819
Vinyls is incorrect, but people who get that angry about the spelling need a life.
Serious question though: how do people justify using discogs? Every album I look for has a shipping cost of $10+. It's almost always cheaper for me if I can find something local. Do you pretty much have to buy in bulk or was I just looking at the wrong records? (tend to only look for things when I can't find them in "real life")
>>64417879
It's not incorrect. There isn't a committee of the English language who decides what is and isn't correct. Usage dictates language, and native speakers are using vinyls to denote vinyl records, and everyone understands them perfectly well. There's literally no other way to decide what is and isn't correct.
vinyl is waay too expensive for no good reason. i just buy CDs
>>64417968
I've discovered during the last two years, since I can take CD-Rs home from the mastering plant, that there's an astonishing variation in quality between different CD plants. If you think digital is perfect, I have news for you. Many of us have been fooled by this myth that it's just 0s and 1s and therefore copies perfectly. It doesn't. The variations in quality are pretty wild, and random. Just the way you hook up a cable can make a difference. And there's no quality control in these CD plants, other than someone checking whether there's any level being transferred.
>>64417905
>There's literally no other way to decide what is and isn't correct.
Well, there is, it's just that you've excluded it for zero reason.
Language does change. Misspellings have become part of english lexicon, that doesn't change the fact that vinyls is not the accepted plural and a minority of people doesn't make that "correct," else I suppose we can accept ANY misspellings as proper english as long as the other person understands what's being said.
>>64417985
nice bait, 0/10
>>64418047
>else I suppose we can accept ANY misspellings as proper english as long as the other person understands what's being said.
Yep, we absolutely can. Remember that written text is not language. Texting on the other hand is approaching what we could call a language, and how much does that correspond to your shitty prestige shibboleth of "standard english"?
>>64418062
Most of us take it for granted that a CD is a CD, and we almost never discuss about varying standards of manufacture. I can't say too much about current US manufacturer's because I have few US made CDs. I have still detected a general shrillness to many US CDs ("let's tweek the high end to make them sound sharp to delude the general public that our CDs sound better than vinyl and tape"). Tweeking the high end also accentuated the hiss. After so many disappointments and revelations having heard import versions after getting US discs I have concentrated on acquiring import
pressings.
As for maunfacturers themselves: on the import side I like the clarity of Nimbus UK but they can be hissier and lighter on low end than MPO France which produces well rounded sounding CDs. PDO have been fine except for the recent PDO UK disc rot problem. Sonopress in Germany are adequate. I used to shy away from DADC in Austria (Sony Europe uses them) but have realised that was a personal bias. Nimbus USA (Virginia) vary. Their reissues of the OMD catalogue were shoddy. DADC in Indiana (Sony/Columbia) are so so.
Different pressing runs of albums are often done by different manufacturers but you can't tell who made a new disc until you open it. You can tell with used discs though as they are already open. I've seen Beatles CDs from Capitol's plant, DADC Indiana and Nimbus Virginia. So if you are going to be particular about who makes the disc that is your best shot. Some discs are made by one manufcturer only and you have to buy it if you want the album or look for imports.
>>64417905
natives are also the ones telling you you're wrong you fucking retard
every single serious vinyl collector I have ever witnessed (hundreds of them in online forums) corrects the incorrect usage of 'vinyls'
the people that use the term 'vinyls' are in a distinct minority and are constantly corrected.
>>64418076
>written text is not language
>>64417985
>If you think digital is perfect
i don't honestly, but my setup isn't either
anyone with half a brain will realize that you're either baiting hard or just a nitpicking sperglord with too much money to waste, but the only noticeable difference between the CD player and the turntable hooked to my system is noise from scratching.
vinyl is a nice thing to have but it's overpriced af
>>64418152
Natives don't know linguistics and how language develops.
>every single serious vinyl collector I have ever witnessed (hundreds of them in online forums) corrects the incorrect usage of 'vinyls'
the people that use the term 'vinyls' are in a distinct minority and are constantly corrected.
Doesn't matter, the word has enough traction to be "a real world" (hint: there's no such thing as a real or not real word).
>>64418154
Written text is a representation of language, it is not language in itself.
>>64418152
>natives are also the ones telling you you're wrong you fucking retard
Their opinion is worthless, they have no formal higher education, they barely know their own language.
>>64418186
good luck having this argument in every single forum that you discuss your 'vinyls' collection in
>studies english linguistics for a year
>uses textbook knowledge of linguistics to get into pointless arguments to defend his improper use of English language
>>64418154
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>>64416047
grammar
>>64418163
you're replying to copypasta
>but the only noticeable difference between the CD player and the turntable hooked to my system is noise from scratching
not true
but the text you're replying to is bs. digital IS 0's and 1's - if the quality of a disc or reader is degraded that it's having difficulty reading, it might mistake a 1 for 0 or vice versa which will just make the digital data bunk
>>64418231
I will enjoy having this argument just as much as you retards will enjoy feeling superior by (incorrectly) "calling people out" when they say vinyls. Also
>textbook knowledge of linguistics
This is hilarious. You don't have any clue what linguistics even is, do you?
>>64418263
>it might mistake a 1 for 0 or vice versa which will just make the digital data bunk
Not true, depending on where this mistake is. Also single bits won't matter, CDs have pretty good error correction.
>>64418272
>implying you don't feel superior because you studied linguistics for a year
kek your huge superiority complex is showing
>>64418312
Of course I feel superior to you retards, that's why I will continue to enjoy making fools out of you the next time you try to push your prescriptivist crap with no knowledge of linguistics at all.
>>64418186
Honest question, do you make this argument anytime someone corrects a spelling or grammatical error, or are you only this pedantic in vinyl threads?
What point is there in teaching written language (sorry, written "text") in school if you're the kind of retard that believes language is an artificial construct?
>>64418376
>What point is there in teaching written language (sorry, written "text") in school
Standard English has its place in formal settings. That's why you learn Standard English in school.
>language is an artificial construct?
This is literally the opposite of what I'm saying.
>>64418357
>"I will enjoy making fools out of you"
>has spent his time defending his use of 'vinyls' in his utter failure of a thread
>>64418289
the point is that the idea that some CDs will present 1's and 0's a certain way that changes the fundamental sound of the record is bullshit. the digital data could be misread, but that would result in corruption not degrading sound.
>>64418432
Why do you adhere to the rules of Standard English in your posts? This is not a formal setting. Let loose my friend.
>I pay for music
>>64418482
Believe me, any conversation with vinyl nerds is a formal setting.
>>64417778
>namefag is autistic for attention on an anonymous music discussion board
can't even be mad because i pity you so much
>>64418186
That's not what I was saying. I was actually trying to tell you that you were an asshat in my own unique way of spelling words. I DARE you to tell me that I was not "correct"
Vinyl is my passion, I recommend to check out Discogs. Or maybe eBay for some cheap vinyls.
Be sure to keep the sleeves clean and to change the turntable's needle after some time, you don't want to ruin your vinylses!
>>64418527
it's hampus, he's known for being a huge autist
he's just here to pointlessly bicker about the nature of a thing rather than discuss what the commonly accepted pluralization of a word is
>>64417033
been there, anon
>>64417819
There is everything wrong with it
>>64418667
writenn test ist justify a reprerations of engrish, not is language, ergo DONT you dew dare tell me how is proper "english"
