by Rick Coste | Jun 1, 2023 | Equipment Tips
My parents bought me my first record player when I was five. It played 45s, and it was red. I can still picture it today. It was called a “Close ’n Play” and had a plastic lid and a handle so you could carry it around. The speaker was housed in the lid. The plastic...
by Rick Coste | May 21, 2023 | Equipment Tips
With all passions or hobbies comes debate. If you’re a fly-fisher, it will be the type of fly for different situations or the materials used. If you play guitar, it might be the Fender vs. Gibson debate. It could even be who is stronger – the Hulk or Superman. As with...
by Rick Coste | May 8, 2023 | Equipment Reviews
I receive alot of questions about the Pro-Ject Tube Box S2 since I used to use it with my main setup. I figured I would update this and bring the review I made a few years ago back to help those folks. In this review, I’m going to dig into the nitty-gritty of its...
by Rick Coste | Mar 3, 2023 | Vinyl Record Tips
Rabbit holes can be deep, and some go much deeper than others. Do a little research on if it’s okay to clean your vinyl records with alcohol. The hole you’ll find yourself in has so many twists and turns you’ll come out of it no wiser than you were when you went into...
by Rick Coste | Jan 5, 2023 | Vinyl Record Tips
There’s nothing more frustrating than buying a brand-new sealed record, unwrapping it, and placing it on your turntable to find it is warped. Okay, there are more frustrating things, but it ranks up there with scratches in the record-buying world. I’ve had this happen...
