The trend of finding vintage equipment and furniture has gone beyond the hipster. It used to be an image problem, these young, entitled trust fund kids with patchy facial hair dominated the market, desperate to find that perfect dress or leisure suit at a thrift shop. They bought it because it was tacky – that … Read more
For nearly a decade now, vinyl has steadily been making a huge comeback. It’s not just a kitschy, outmoded way of listening to music, and it’s taken over newer technologies such as CDs for home audio listening. They’ve even started adding bonus tracks on the LPs, something unheard of back in the day when it … Read more
Turntables are making a resurgence, and you don’t need something as expensive as a Technics SL-1200 to enjoy your favorite records. There are plenty of people who are just casual listeners but feel compelled to stay up-to-date with the latest trends, so they purchase a reasonably priced, well-reputed turntable. Then there are the audiophiles and … Read more
As we get older, our possessions start to mean more to us. It’s not that they didn’t when we were children. It’s more that we begin to understand the value of properly taking care of our things. So we take an extra moment to return a DVD to its case; we remember to run the … Read more