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sound at the record store

Went into a record store today to look around. Now I guess I AM A SOUND SNOB OR SOMETHING BUT CHECK THIS OUT....THE OWNER OF THE SHOP WHOM I KNOW PRETTY WELL JUST GOT IN A DEEP GROOVE BLUE NOTE JACKIE MCLEAN ALBUM JACKIES BAG. VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND INDEED. HE SAYS CHECK IT OUT I CAN SELL IT TO YOU FOR $300,IT IS WORTH $800 HE SAYS.I SAY PUT IT ON AND LET ME LISTEN. HE PUTS IT ON AND HIS SYSTEM SOUNDS LIKE SHIT...I MEAN TOTAL MUDDLED CRAP AND HE SAYS SOUNDS GREAT HUH?

I JUST CANT BELIEVE THAT OWNERS OF RECORD STORES WHO ARE AROUND MUSIC AND RECORDS ALL DAY WILL PUT UP WITH THAT SOUND.IS IT ME?
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lowrider57
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Goofyfoot, that sounds very cool. But what else is there to do in Iceland but hang out in a record store?
goofyfoot
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Hi Lowrider,
I'm not sure what folks do in Iceland since I've never been there but there's no American football so that's very appealing in and of itself.
I would guess that fish is in abundance. That's it, some freshly caught fish while sampling the latest classical releases.
Can I get fries with that?
rrog
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As I recall, the sound at record stores has never been good.

I agree with Stevecham. I would question the deal. Why would the store offer you an $800 record for $300?
orpheus10
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The very successful record store owner I met when he sold records out of a cardboard box on a street corner, recently gave this response when I told him that I was an audiophile, "Oh, you're one of those guys with a megabuck system and ten records that you play over and over".

I was going to tell him that he could do better than the Technics TT he was using, but changed my mind. No, you're far from being a sound snob; I don't know what it is with record store owners.

Enjoy the music.
rrog
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Some people are fortunate enough that they can enjoy music played back on anything.
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