College was peak record collecting era for me. I you were a music lover in the late 2010s, buying records was the trendiest way to show off your taste. The classic dorm room problem was not having ...

Normally, mechanical devices like record players move smoothly, with well-greased contact surfaces enabling the tone arm to automatically move, the multi-record mechanism to drop down a fresh disc, ...

When it comes to how we consume music in 2025, our elders were half-right. The best record players are a retro novelty. Yes, we carry entire discographies in our pockets and stream with a swipe, but ...

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