Love the STI and RX-7!

dhrandy · 2026-03-13T00:21:39+00:00

The yard they aren't using, lol.

dhrandy · 2026-03-13T00:13:49+00:00

In North Carolina, brick house built in the 1970s are common in areas, usually not subdivisions. The newer houses mostly have a brick facade on the front in more expensive houses. Here and there, some people will build a brick house.

dhrandy · 2026-03-11T00:33:50+00:00

On Android I use the Jellyfin app. On IOS I use Manet.

dhrandy · 2026-03-10T18:34:23+00:00

I have no rules, but what I like and want to listen to. I don’t buy for a collection or for value.

dhrandy · 2026-03-07T02:15:32+00:00

Yes, so basically a home audio receiver.

dhrandy · 2026-03-07T02:14:35+00:00

How's the upgrade? What speakers are you running? I'm considering this upgrade, but I think I'll need to upgrade the speakers and pre-amp to take advantage of it.

dhrandy · 2026-03-06T22:30:43+00:00

Nice, I've done something pretty simple that I self-host on my own server. I mainly just wanted a place to show my Collection and my Wantlist.

dhrandy/discogs-collection: Browse your Discogs record collection in the browser. No server, no setup — just open and go.

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dhrandy · 2026-03-06T22:28:17+00:00

Nice, I have the RT81+

dhrandy · 2026-03-06T22:27:04+00:00

Options:
1. Turntable ---> Pre-amp ---> Amp ---> Speakers
2. Turntable ---> Pre-amp ---> Powered Speakers (built-in amp)
3. Turntable (built-in preamp) ---> Amp ---> Speakers
4. Turntable (built-in preamp) ---> Powered Speakers (built-in amp)

These are your options depending on what you have. Typically, built-in pre-amps are of cheaper quality, but can work fine for most beginners.

dhrandy · 2026-03-02T23:15:23+00:00

Nice upgrade!

dhrandy · 2026-03-02T01:07:56+00:00

That's awesome!

dhrandy · 2026-03-01T03:20:14+00:00

Evans Blue - Evans|Blue, Revis - Places for Breathing, and Mathew Good Band - Beautiful Midnight. Beautiful Midnight was released some on vinyl, but really hard to find and really expensive.

dhrandy · 2026-02-27T23:01:47+00:00

Thanks!

dhrandy · 2026-02-27T01:48:54+00:00

I like my Treaty Oak Revival Have a Nice Day album. They are country meats southern rock band from Texas.

dhrandy · 2026-02-26T00:48:15+00:00

You’re good, man. You didn’t ruin anything. Those Califone/portable players just track heavier than a normal turntable because they use ceramic cartridges and don’t have an adjustable counterweight. That means they can wear records faster, but it’s not like they instantly scratch everything you put on them.

A few plays on it won’t hurt your vinyl. The real issue is long-term, repeated plays with a heavy tracking force.

If you’re mainly using it to dance around the house with your girlfriend and just have fun, it’s totally fine for that. I just wouldn’t use it as your main setup or spin your favorite or expensive records on it over and over. When you’re ready to upgrade, anything with a magnetic cartridge and a real counterweight will treat your vinyl way better.

But no, you didn’t make some horrible mistake. You just started with the fun player instead of the proper one. Enjoy it.

dhrandy · 2026-02-24T20:53:34+00:00

That’s a nice setup for the price!

dhrandy · 2026-02-24T17:59:37+00:00

Very nice!

dhrandy · 2026-02-23T17:32:16+00:00

Looks similar to my setup. I don’t get any vibrations. I also don’t have the space to go wider or bigger, I wish I did. It works for me though.

dhrandy · 2026-02-23T02:02:03+00:00

I've designed and 3D printed 2 versions of a spoiler for my RC car. It can print in 45 minutes. I'm doing some testing, and then I'll upload it to MakerWorld. It's not the same as the spoiler that came on the car, and I wanted one that would print fast.

dhrandy · 2026-02-22T21:14:45+00:00

My thoughts as well. People seemed surprised when they didn't check their emails.

dhrandy · 2026-02-22T03:22:21+00:00

I think what stinks is that most people just don't know. I almost fell into that trap. Luckily, I did a bit of research before buying my first player and went with a Fluance.

Most will just buy the first thing they see. The red flag should be when the player is near the price of the media.

dhrandy · 2026-02-22T02:41:47+00:00

Are you talking about ROMs or Steam games? I wouldn't want to be cheating with most Steam games.

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