I recently had a fun chat with Pat from the Shiro! crew to discuss vinyl records.  While this topic (and cassettes) really need a deep-dive video to prove the points we made, I thoroughly enjoyed the technical speculation, as well as just sharing our thoughts on the format.  It doesn't matter if you're a fan of video game music, or just music in general, if you were curious why people are talking about vinyl again, this is a great start!  As always, these long-from chats are also available on YouTube.  Check the main post for a link, as well as some other fun stuff Pat passed along:  https://www.retrorgb.com/talking-vinyl-with-patrick-from-sega-saturn-shiro.html

Pat's recommended setup*:

Amp: https://amzn.to/3S78zIP

My (much cheaper ;p) recommended setup*:

Amp (comes with good phono pre-amp):  https://amzn.to/3742YzY

*as we said in the podcast, if you're on a budget, get anything.  You don't need to spend a lot unless you're 100% sure that music is as important to you as it is to us.  If you get an old, beat up turntable, just make sure to get a new cartridge with needle.  This is NOT necessary with new stuff, but you don't want some beat, old player to ruin your records.  Here's a 3-pack for $12 that should be safe:  https://amzn.to/3OwbE1M

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