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If you’re of a certain age, you may remember the first time you ever heard a vinyl record. For me, the song was the Beatles’ "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" and the turntable belonged to my dad. I can almost see ...

Q. When playing vinyl records on a turntable, to what extent is recommended tracking force an indicator of cartridge and stylus quality? In other words, is a stylus with a lighter recommended tracking ...

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Did our Listening Test week light up the fire inside to dust off some old records and whip a turntable back into shape to start enjoying them again? It’s really easy, and cheap. Here’s how. If you saw ...

In an age where our music collections live on hard drives and iPods, it's difficult to believe that record sales have actually been climbing for the past five years. And when we say "record sales," we ...

There’s something deliberate about placing a record on a turntable, lowering the needle, and hearing the first crackle before ...

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