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hlthe2b

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2. There are no less than 5 different record players or turntables in Hammacher Schlammer's latest

Sat Sep 14, 2019, 09:32 AM

Sep 2019

mailing. Much ado about nothing, but I guess it is expected when some seem to think they can learn everything they need to know about life from twitter. I had to laugh at a group of younger teens/early adults who corrected a friend of mine that "we don't refer to (the smokable, edible natural plant otherwise known as marijuana, pot, cannabis) as other than "weed," that the psychoactive drug MDMA which even a few years ago was referred to as "ecstasy" is now not understood by any other term other than "molly" and on and on with considerable annoyance at the suggestion otherwise ...

Just some examples, but it only underscores how many seem to live very much in the "now" with total disregard for even very recent history and not simply with respect to social aspects. Disquieting to me and will have repercussions I think.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Biden's "record player" remark in the debates [View all] Brainstormy Sep 2019 OP

i LOVE Vinyl!!! samnsara Sep 2019 #1

I have hundreds of vinyls, and I love them all Perseus Sep 2019 #8

@Perseus Ohiogal Sep 2019 #15

I can remember the smell of the men's rooms in the old REAL yankee stadium... pangaia Sep 2019 #24

I have a complete True Blue American Sep 2019 #34

HA.. right about actually being able to READ the text !! pangaia Sep 2019 #89

There are no less than 5 different record players or turntables in Hammacher Schlammer's latest hlthe2b Sep 2019 #2

Turntable - nobody says record player anymore. crazytown Sep 2019 #3

Most own turntables if they play vinyl, but record players are still being made and sold. hlthe2b Sep 2019 #9

People still say automobile crazytown Sep 2019 #11

Well Biden said "record player" so it's Cha Sep 2019 #90

turntable and record player are two totally different things... pangaia Sep 2019 #25

Yes... A turntable has to have a preamp and amp and speakers. the record player is just that. LiberalArkie Sep 2019 #29

yes, true,but it is also much more than that pangaia Sep 2019 #31

I also learned not to play analog media on a digital amp and vice versa. LiberalArkie Sep 2019 #38

think ---Marantz Model 5 amp TWO OF THEM.. pangaia Sep 2019 #43

Not bad, but you have to have electro-voice patrician speakers LiberalArkie Sep 2019 #53

Yikes.. never knew about those....! pangaia Sep 2019 #63

I had a friend back home that had about what you listed but with the EV's with the 30W woofers LiberalArkie Sep 2019 #65

Woops. That's above my pay grade.. pangaia Sep 2019 #68

Now that's old school. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #70

It's an Ortofon something or other.. I forget... pangaia Sep 2019 #71

Oh! I used to have a Thorens turntable. It was awesome! CottonBear Sep 2019 #78

That's too bad you had to part with all that great equipment... pangaia Sep 2019 #87

I heard my first CD at that HiFi Buys! CottonBear Sep 2019 #88

Sorry, I have a record player! True Blue American Sep 2019 #35

Am so glad the days are over. crazytown Sep 2019 #41

It's all about the sound quality pangaia Sep 2019 #44

So am I. True Blue American Sep 2019 #48

I still prefer analog by far.. pangaia Sep 2019 #51

I'll admit I cringed a little at that. Funtatlaguy Sep 2019 #4

Yes.. Ignoring any debate otherwise, I believe it is Castro's overtly cruel approach that will hlthe2b Sep 2019 #5

Not wise at all. He just kept saying it too. Funtatlaguy Sep 2019 #7

The audience was jeering crazytown Sep 2019 #14

that repitition is what really turned me of pangaia Sep 2019 #32

And talking about weed crazytown Sep 2019 #6

"no one should be in jail for non violent crime" was one of Biden's WORST lines. thesquanderer Sep 2019 #21

Could it be True Blue American Sep 2019 #36

With all the truly serious issues PatSeg Sep 2019 #10

The problem is, cassettes and CDs replaced records in the 80s crazytown Sep 2019 #16

It has seemingly become a litmus test like in my thread upstream where the use of "Pot" or "Ecstasy" hlthe2b Sep 2019 #18

It's not terminology crazytown Sep 2019 #19

Such a trivial thing to pin ones' evaluation of a potential President. Really. hlthe2b Sep 2019 #20

Doesn't change my evolution one jot. crazytown Sep 2019 #23

i am not for or against biden.. but i would say there are many such little things like that.. pangaia Sep 2019 #26

I simply hope those who are trying to disguise (and I'm NOT saying you) their overt ageist bigotry hlthe2b Sep 2019 #56

very well said. pangaia Sep 2019 #60

Isn't it thou!!! Last I read it's easily the number 2 issue on the minds of voters ..SNARKK!! Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #33

LOL.. Biden said "record Playa"!!! Cha Sep 2019 #91

You laugh now PatSeg Sep 2019 #92

They used Molly True Blue American Sep 2019 #37

Yes. "Molly" was used decades ago too, as was the correct MDMS, as was "Ecstasy"....? hlthe2b Sep 2019 #50

And yet records have made a comeback and sell more than CDs right now Blue_Adept Sep 2019 #99

Agreed. TwilightZone Sep 2019 #66

And we are talking about a man PatSeg Sep 2019 #93

Looky over there tactic maybe Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2019 #81

The American people PatSeg Sep 2019 #95

Not sure why which obsolete technology is outselling the other is relevant. Imperialism Inc. Sep 2019 #12

Vinyl is analog and thus has a much higher fidelity NYMinute Sep 2019 #13

And if the vinyl is pressed from digital masters? crazytown Sep 2019 #17

I would say close to 99% of modern vinyl releases Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #49

Indeed. crazytown Sep 2019 #55

Depending on the studio, the master recording Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #58

Are you familiar with this OP crazytown Sep 2019 #64

I am. A good article. And the science is pretty sound. nt Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #72

BINGO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pangaia Sep 2019 #30

If you have old guitar amps True Blue American Sep 2019 #39

Modern guitar amps are worth money, too. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #54

The collecter True Blue American Sep 2019 #57

My only vintage piece is a 1932 Martin C-1 archtop. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #59

Snap, crackle, pop..... mbusby Sep 2019 #62

This has nothing to do with record players. jcgoldie Sep 2019 #22

No it doesn't. It has to do with reparations, busing, the environment how a child is brought up, still_one Sep 2019 #27

Yep bluescribbler Sep 2019 #28

Yes, I was upset about True Blue American Sep 2019 #40

Fortunately bluescribbler Sep 2019 #97

My Intrigue was 13 years old True Blue American Sep 2019 #98

DAmn bluescribbler Sep 2019 #100

The issue isn't record players. It's the way he failed to answer the question about the legacy pnwmom Sep 2019 #42

"something about radios and record players" jcgoldie Sep 2019 #52

yes. he answered the question in a patronizing way, blaming black people for their own deficiencies northoftheborder Sep 2019 #67

+1 this Docreed2003 Sep 2019 #76

I loved Corey Booker's "dagnabbit." Which I think is another way to say God Damn it. Evolve Dammit Sep 2019 #45

I know a lot of millennials who are into record players yaesu Sep 2019 #46

Well, CDs are a thing of the past now. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2019 #47

The record player comment is a distraction from his incoherent, tone deaf, paternalistic Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #61

Choice of words is important. Raven123 Sep 2019 #69

My uncle just picked up a new Record Player - OhZone Sep 2019 #73

I Got Two Turntables and a Microphone DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #74

The number of responses, the OP included wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #75

Post removed Post removed Sep 2019 #80

Apparently he thinks so. If you play enough radio and record players to your kids pnwmom Sep 2019 #84

Biden is citing an old, unreplicated study wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #85

The OP is about the record player comment, nothing more. TwilightZone Sep 2019 #96

Oh, good grief. My 97 year old mom has always... 3catwoman3 Sep 2019 #77

Good grief, who cares. Polly Hennessey Sep 2019 #79

I bought a new RECORD PLAYER last year and I love it. IADEMO2004 Sep 2019 #82

Vinyl pamdb Sep 2019 #83

I can relate to records. tirebiter Sep 2019 #86

Maybe the mockers should check themselves because . . . peggysue2 Sep 2019 #94

Vinyl most likely played on turntables though, not record players. brush Sep 2019 #101