I have finally purchased the turntable I have wanted for about five years. This acquisition brings my turntable inventory to four, which is in my opinion too many. I used to DJ and so always had a need for two. But since last March, I have not hosted anything, and have since then relocated, married and purchased a home; I don’t see myself vying for a residency any time soon.
So I have a new idea. When I get my new TT in the mail, I’m going to set them all up to my stereo, ready to go for two weeks. I’m going to deoxit, lubricate, and surface clean every one with microfiber cloth. I’m going to work out some more serious problems that have kept them out of use. I’m going to have some A/B/C/D tests with my favorite records. I’m going to host a listening party. Then, I’m going to put them all up for auction on Ebay at the same time, and see what happens.
I’ll shoot for it all to go down during the first half of June!
Special thanks to Deep Groove Mono for the inspiration to make a project out of the stagnation and disillusion felt over the hobby of record collecting to which we have devoted so much consideration over the years. But this, this is about the hardware – I’m not reducing my record collection – in fact, I’ll probably pick up a dozen or so albums to liven the journey up.
Stay tuned…
Leon Ferri 