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Buying Records

I always buy new sealed LP records unless new is not available. I only shop eBay. When buying a used record I buy near mint, nothing lower graded. I never seen used mint. I have had good luck with near mint. Most make no noise at all. A few have had a second of very light noise and I am ok with that. I noticed on the very light noise it about disappears if I track VMN95ML at 2.5 grams. It is normally a 2 gram tracking. So tracking on the heavy side may be of benefit.

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parkergetdean
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I only buy used, scratched, greasy. When I clean them, some are turning out to be the beautiful queens raising from the dumpster

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audphile1
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I mostly buy new from Acoustic Sounds and Music Direct. I try to stick to AAA pressings or MoFi (DSD on vinyl high quality stuff). I buy used originals on ebay. 
I try not to buy albums that were originally recorded as digital. I can listen to this music on Qobuz or Tidal. There are some exceptions but I generally stick to this rule. 

One interesting recording company is Newvelle Records. 
https://www.newvelle-records.com/collections/shop-newvelle
Their clear vinyl are all really good quality analog recordings. 

facten
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I buy new records from CCMusic, Elusive Disc, Amazon, or from a couple of local record stores. I buy used from either of the 2 local stores, and occasionally from vendors at a local antiques mall 

ericsch
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Amazon and Discogs. Ebay is a crapshoot.

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bigtwin
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@audphile1  I was excited when I first read about Newvelle Records.  The bloom was off the rose when I looked at the cost to buy from Canada.  Roughly $100 per.  😭

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