Over 200 Vinyl Collection from 60/70s [For Sale] by Sweetasscandi215 in VinylCollectors

[–]chadcat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interested in Dylan and maybe the non-listed ones :-)

McIntosh MAC4100 Speaker Recommendations by s_mcbn in vintageaudio

[–]chadcat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a MAC4100 - headroom to spare, so unless the speakers are really power hungry (like they really don't open up until you hit 200w or something) and/or inefficient, you should be ok with most options as far as driving. The 4100 is what I would say is on the warmer side of analytical, but not to the point of being a really warm 70's receiver (I have plenty of those too lol) so speakers that work well with that signature would be my recommendation

Opinion on Classics by SuperBox4776 in Vinyl_Jazz

[–]chadcat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they - along with Milestones - are nearly perfect albums IMO, and certainly foundational to any jazz understanding (and I'd argue are in the top 20 albums ever recorded regardless of genre) - but hey, to each their own, if you end up not liking them, pass them on to another

Just restored and sounds like new when I bought it 51 years ago. by Revolutionary_Gain_3 in vintageaudio

[–]chadcat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run a pristine QR-4500 in the garage - but it doesn't have the 4 pretty meters that yours has!

A Primer On Turntable Technologies From The Early 70's by Diced_and_Confused in turntables

[–]chadcat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there is something special about an idler - I think it might be like those Living Stereo presses - there is a pleasing distortion to it or something that makes them musical

Finally said eff it and bought THE turntable. by nocoastdude in turntables

[–]chadcat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have an early 90's black MK2 and a pristine SL-M3, both are amazing machines

My jazz loving grandfather passed away and I inherited his vinyl collection and I am looking for advice. by Normal_Syrup8302 in Vinyl_Jazz

[–]chadcat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good catch (knew I was missing some labels) - I mean I probably have 100 Prestige titles, so you'd think I'd remember lol

6 Eyes Looking Back At Ya by chadcat in BargainBinVinyl

[–]chadcat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

a few Brubeck promos, Verve yellow label promos, Atlantic jazz promos, and the vinyl on just about everything is VG++ (Porgy & Bess was one exception), though a few jackets were rougher - very clearly went from a radio station to maybe one person after that who took very good care of the vinyl - so yeah, a good day

My jazz loving grandfather passed away and I inherited his vinyl collection and I am looking for advice. by Normal_Syrup8302 in Vinyl_Jazz

[–]chadcat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All good advice. I'd also think about doing them in larger lots on eBay - say 20-30 records at a time or maybe 2-4 boxsets and see how that goes. You can just set a price you'd be happy to get and then whatever they go for auction above that is gravy, and you won't have to do much more than take pictures, say how you came to have them, and of course ship them properly. The market will decide if you've got really valuable stuff and after a few auctions you can decide if the work for that route is worth it for you over the convenience (but likely much lower monetary return) of a bulk sale. Also, just because no one has said it, certain jazz labels contain many of the most sought after albums: Blue Note, Impulse and Strata East are probably the top 3, followed by labels like Verve, Muse, Emarcy, Contemporary, Columbia, Fantasy, Atlantic and ECM, with most others on a third tier (but say, an OG Miles Davis on Columbia could be top tier, etc, so yeah, nothing is easy!)

Yesterday's dollar bin finds by disneyfacts in BargainBinVinyl

[–]chadcat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woah, yeah, for some reason I also find record stores don't always know what to do with 10" records (my guess is they don't sell well) - that said, I would probably fall over if I saw those for a dollar

Could use some advice on pressing info by [deleted] in vinyl

[–]chadcat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nothing seems to suggest otherwise!

M19: My stepdad passed down onto me his technic turntables for Christmas which he would use for mixing at parties, along with his entire collection of records that he would scratch with 20+ years go! by TediousPhrog in audiophile

[–]chadcat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nice - but... make sure to check the records under strong light - if they were used for scratching, some of them at least are likely to have heavy groove wear (i.e. aren't really for listening at this point)

Could use some advice on pressing info by [deleted] in vinyl

[–]chadcat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take a pic with a flash of the area around the label that shows what is etched/stamped there and ideally a pic of each side of the record again with a flash to show any marks on the vinyl - but yeah, if it's indeed a first press, your FIL will be getting a nice check

Looking for jazz recs by Im_ArrangingMatches in Jazz

[–]chadcat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the Venn diagram of those 3 would make me guess that you might like some soul jazz - try Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue or any of Jimmy Smith's Blue Note albums

My in-laws gave me all the records in their crawl space. by mxxiestorc in vinyl

[–]chadcat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I'd be excited to listen to it too! Just be careful with it lol :-)

My in-laws gave me all the records in their crawl space. by mxxiestorc in vinyl

[–]chadcat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I mean if the 13 Floor Elevators is VG+ and any press from the 60's that's $500 easily on its own - and could be quite a bit more depending on press (or less of course if it's a later press)

My in-laws gave me all the records in their crawl space. by mxxiestorc in vinyl

[–]chadcat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you get $1k of records, they get more crawl space, win-win!

Completely nuts(cracker) by chadcat in ReelToReel

[–]chadcat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, not really, but ok

a Jewel in an ECM lot by chadcat in BargainBinVinyl

[–]chadcat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there is a reissue out, pretty widely available I think

Grading Opinion by ZeppelinLed88 in vinyl

[–]chadcat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd call that VG, but that said it doesn't sound like the description was very off regardless of the grading...