David Richard

Bluetooth turntables have one obvious advantage. But any time you add a feature to a record player, you sacrifice something else. Usually that is sound quality. Are Bluetooth turntables any good then? Or is the sacrifice too great? Before we get to that, you should also know that the Bluetooth function does not always work […]

Record players are popular again! I remember listening to my dad’s albums on his record player back in the 80s. Then I took one of his old ones with me when I moved out in the mid 90’s. And eventually, I bought my own. But all of my friends thought I was weird. No longer. […]

There is a lot to consider when buying a record player. The record player needle types are one of the most important. A cheap needle will give you a poor sound quality. It could even damage your precious records. And cheap needles are a big problem with budget turntables. Luckily, you can always swap out […]

Some people do it on purpose. Some do it by accident. Either way, falling asleep while listening to a record is not that uncommon. And there are other reasons you might leave your turntable running overnight. Does it matter? Is it bad to leave a record player on all night, or can you keep doing […]

I have a huge CD collection. Even though I’ve always loved vinyl, I bought a ton of albums on CD back in the 1990s and early 2000s. If I were just getting into vinyl today, I’d replace my favorite albums. But I would not want to replace all of my CDs. In fact I couldn’t […]

Did your record player come without speakers? That’s actually a good thing. Internal speakers on a turntable are always bad. Even if you have them, you’ll end up wanting to connect to a pair of external speakers. If you already have computer speakers, why not save some money? Can you use computer speakers for a […]

Some will tell you that you should never skip tracks on an album. Not because it is hard or not possible. But because they feel it detracts from the listening experience. Ignore them. You are free to listen to music the way you want. In a world where people have gotten used to listening to […]

Connecting Bluetooth devices to Bluetooth speakers is not complicated. But it can be tricky, if you don’t know what you are doing. That goes for Bluetooth capable turntables as well. That’s why we will show you exactly how to connect a record player to Bluetooth speakers. And your turntable does not even need to be […]

I used to spend hours browsing my local record store. But it no longer exists. Most people are in a similar boat. Brick and mortar record stores are becoming increasingly rare. The pandemic didn’t help either. As a result, I’ve been buying tons of records online the past few years. And I’ve learned where to […]

This is a difficult question to answer. ‘Good’ is a relative term. What is ‘good’ to one person is not ‘good’ to another. A cheap record player that outperforms its price level is ‘good’ to someone on a budget. But it would be ‘bad’ to a serious audiophile with tons of money to spend. That […]