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Buying selling Lp's?

I've heard of vinyl swap meet in other cities however I havent heard of anything of sort in the Chicago land area? Any ideas or suggestions? I am new to Vinyl and I dont currently own a single Lp, hopefully my journer will be fun :)

Ps. Maybe I havent heard anything because I never owned an Lp nor was I interested but now I am. I have an extensive cd collection but thanks to a bud that introduce me to Vinyl I fell in LOVE with the sound immediately and I said "man I have to get me one of those" an adventure awaits me....
chgolatin2
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audiomax
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No need to find any of those swap meet places..
Just scout your local antique mall, Thrifty store,or Salvation army and you'll be surprised what you find.
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johnjbarlow
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Chicago: 1) Dave's Records on Clark St. 2) Reckless Records on Milwaukee Ave. 3) Second Hand Tunes on Clark St. 4) Jazz Record Mart on Wabash Ave.
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dweller
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There is (was?) an annual charity event (can't remember the cause) which is held at the
Old Orchard shopping complex.
They specialize in electronics and media (records).

Drop a note to member ESSENTIALAUDIO and ask Brian.
You could also call Old Orchard public relations office.
rwwear
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Then you know what I mean about the good side Audiofeil.
audiofeil
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Generally speaking there is a higher percentage of bad sounding compact discs than vinyl records IMO.
rwwear
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What I mean is he will find many quality pieces that will sound amazing. But he will also be disappointed with many discs because of poor quality vinyl and sound.
cmo
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I'm not sure what Rwwear is referring to with "enlightened and disappointed", but I personally greatly prefer analog to digital. LP's require more care, and patience than digital and are not as quiet (generally). There is a lot to know about turntable setup, cartridge/phono stage interface, etc...... In the end, to me, it's well worth it.

It's kind of like coffee.... Do you want to buy good beans, grind them yourself and brew a fine cup in the morning, or are you happy stopping off at 7-11 on the way to work?

Chris
rwwear
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Be prepared to be enlightened and disappointed.
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