LOUD Music co-owner dies in I-94 incident: Tim Hunter was having a hard time talking about his friend Corey Kuhr. “It’s going to leave something,” said the Port Huron man. “I haven’t emotionally … I have all these thoughts and stuff to process in my head right now. The shock value is still there. “It’s tough.” Kuhr, who co-owned LOUD Music and Apparel in Port Huron with David Whitt, died Wednesday in an incident at Michigan Road and Interstate 94. He was 32.
Vinyl Records Making a Huge Come Back: Attention all vinyl lovers and record collectors, vinyl has been making a huge come back within the last few years and there’s a new spin on things here in Warwick. Whether someone is a seller, collector, music DJ, or just feeling nostalgic, buying a record can definitely bring back memories of simpler times and of course, great music. For those who may have a pile of old records lying around that they have no use for – Hudson Valley Vinyl will come to you! Hudson Valley Vinyl, owned by Chris Reisman, of Warwick, buys and sells records in a music market that is rediscovering vinyl. Reisman has found a market for all those old records that are collecting dust in homes, sheds and barns and will come to the seller and make an offer, even buying complete collections.
Wormhole’s World: Bargain Tech: This week I’m doing a consumer advice piece. Alongside the exciting array of bargain charcuterie, hedge trimmers, pistachios and Echalion shallots (49p for half a kilo), Lidl has now jumped on the vinyl bandwagon and is selling record players. The ION Record Player with USB has built-in speakers, a nice wood veneer and you can plug it into your computer to convert records into MP3s. At £49.99 this would appear to be quite the savvy purchase for someone who wants to start collecting vinyl but can’t afford the new Technics 1200G (£2,799 per deck), or perhaps even the ideal Thanksgiving present?
8 digital turntables give old records a modern spin: Wondering what to do about that pile of records that’s collecting dust in your attic or basement? With one of these turntables, your records — from Shostakovich to Black Sabbath — can live again. This new generation of record players can play 33⅓ rpm (also known as LP), 45 rpm and sometimes even 78 rpm records — and most can also turn your favorite old vinyl into crisp new digital files. Each of these eight record players has the usual spinning platter, tonearm and needle to deliver analog audio from the record’s grooves. But wait, there’s more: An analog-to-digital converter turns the record player’s audio signal into a digital file.
New “injection moulded” technology could revolutionise vinyl manufacturing: Symcon, a Dutch company specialising in CD manufacturing, has announced that it is developing the technology to press records via injection moulding. It hopes the new process will cut production costs, improve sound quality and reduce the environment impact of conventional record pressing. The project, named Green Vinyl Records, has received a grant from the European fund for innovation. “With this method, the plastic is injected straight into the grooves, which copies the grooves on the stamper better than the conventional method, in which the vinyl is being pushed onto the grooves at an angle,” Symcon’s Harm Theunisse explained to Discogs.
