What kind of needle do you use, if you don't mind me asking? I was paralyzed with indecision when I went to buy a new needle last week. Mostly I just want to digitize my electronic vinyl but I couldn't decide what to get. I want to get a new needle before I start. I did a bunch about 5-6 years ago but I have better recording ability now so I would like to do it again. Needles though... Clubby type needle or audiophile needle. I have never tried an audiophile needle but I have a whole bunch of old records that were given to me that I would like to record. Records by Vangelis, Iso Tomita, and stuff like that. Bunch of weird stuff too, Jethro Tull, crazy flute music from the 70's, classical, spoken word and lots of other stuff.::BLM:: wrote:Who here has gone back to vinyl?
I buy a lot of vinyl, but I never end up taking them out with me when I DJ. I end up buying the wavs and then using cdj's when I play out. I used to take my records out all the time, but they ended up getting scratched so now I leave them at home. I hate having to buy records a second time, especially since some of them cost me loads of money in the first place.
Does anybody else do this really stupid thing to preserve their records?
I am leaning towards the audiophile needle but does it really make much of a difference? On the other hand, I want to record lots of techno / house records so I was thinking about the club needle. There must be a reason they design needles specifically for this kind of music. Also, does anyone know if audiophile needles cause more wear on the records?
I just can't decide.