Forget about Atlantis and Ali Baba; record stores are where it's at. The treasures you seek await in their dusty, cramped rows. This is not news for music lovers, but it is for a crowd you’d never expect to care—Wall Street. Vinyl sales have become a subject of fascination in the last few years, with record stores becoming the site of one of the most unexpected financial upticks the world has ever known. Slated for extinction, vinyl has come back in a real way, with Forbes predicting that sales will reach nearly a billion dollars for the first time...

How to Replace Needle on Record Player The music industry is no stranger to the changes in the tides. Coupled with a concern for aesthetics, not only audiophiles, but seekers of quality across the board, are rediscovering the record player—a treasure that for decades was hidden in plain sight. Now, the record player is back and here to stay—but, insert record scratch sound effect, only if you know how to take care of it. Trial by Fire: Record Player Maintenance 101 Indeed, a record player requires more maintenance than any modern audio replay device. That’s part of its appeal, for the...

If you are digging into this topic, you probably know that there is a little more to record players than meets the eye. Playing music on a record player is an experience unto itself and is dissimilar from playing a CD or a song from your computer’s music library. Record players take a certain amount of skill, maintenance, and effort to use.  That being said, you should not be discouraged by possible upkeep. Lucky for you, record players have never been so powerful, easy to use and affordable. This is especially true of established record player companies like Victrola. With...

While vinyl albums boast some of the most beautiful artwork, the real jewel resides within the album sleeve. But the prize inside will stay out of reach if you do not know how to work a record player. The fact is, playing records requires a little more work than pressing a button on a boombox, or clicking an icon on your iTunes.  How do Record Players Work? First thing first, let’s get the vinyl vocabulary down, so you understand what parts we are referring to. A record player is a device that replays and records sound. With this dual action...

Buying a record player is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Your favorite musical artists will never sound as good, as close, or as authentically themselves as they will on vinyl records. But as exciting as this new purchase may be, choosing the “right” record player can be nothing short of overwhelming.  A record player is not like a CD player or a computer sound system. You do not just press “play.” The amount of involvement that record players require is part of the fun. That being said, as a novice, you probably want to steer clear from machines that...