David Richard

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 […]

If at all possible, don’t travel with vinyl records. They are fragile and it is too easy to accidentally damage them. Of course, sometimes you can’t avoid it. Maybe you’re moving, or you are a DJ who travels. Whatever the reason, there may be a time when you need to know how to travel with […]

You probably noticed something in ads or product listings for record player. Manufacturers often list the material of the needle (or stylus) as a benefit. But different models have needles made from different materials. What are record player needles made of most of the time and what materials are best? Well, the material they seem […]

Some might write this off as a stupid question. But it’s not. As we will see shortly, there is a good reason to ask: do record players need electricity? Just think about the first record players, those old-school phonographs. But surely modern turntable need electricity to run, right? Keep reading to find out. We will […]

If you buy a good record player, you will need to set it up. Some, like suitcase turntables or all-in-one units are ready to play right out of the box. But that convenience comes at a cost. These players never sound good. You can hook them up to external speakers and improve the situation, but […]