— The Store —

Buy all your vinyl & gear here.

The records worth owning and everything that plays them — picked the way a clerk hands things over the counter, not the way an algorithm does.

— Exactly what's up —

Every link in this store is an Amazon search with our tag on it. Buy through one and the store pays this site a small cut — your price doesn't change by a cent. Nobody pays for shelf space; we only stock what we'd hand you. The listen and pressing links in the rooms pay us nothing at all.

— The wall —

Essential albums, on vinyl

Abbey RoadThe BeatlesOn vinyl → RumoursFleetwood MacOn vinyl → Kind of BlueMiles DavisOn vinyl → The Dark Side of the MoonPink FloydOn vinyl → ThrillerMichael JacksonOn vinyl → Purple RainPrinceOn vinyl → Back in BlackAC/DCOn vinyl → LegendBob MarleyOn vinyl → NevermindNirvanaOn vinyl → BlueJoni MitchellOn vinyl → What's Going OnMarvin GayeOn vinyl → AjaSteely DanOn vinyl →
— By the crate —

Dig by genre

Classic Rock → Jazz → Country → Soul & Funk → Hip-Hop → Blues → New Releases → Box Sets →
— The player —

Turntables

Audio-Technica AT-LP60XThe honest first table — automatic, kind to records, miles past any suitcase.Shop → Audio-Technica AT-LP120XThe workhorse behind a thousand collections.Shop → Fluance RT85The step-up — acrylic platter, Ortofon cart, the table starts disappearing.Shop → Rega Planar 1The audiophile door.Shop →
— The needle —

Cartridges & styli

Audio-Technica AT-VM95EBest value cartridge in the game, whole upgrade family later.Shop → Ortofon 2M RedThe classic red — the sound of half the hi-fi rooms on earth.Shop → VM95 replacement stylusNeedles wear around a thousand hours — replace before you hear it.Shop → Stylus force gaugeThree dollars of scale that protects every record you own.Shop →
— The sound —

Amps & speakers

Fosi Box X2 phono preampThe missing link if your table has no PHONO switch.Shop → ART DJPRE IIThe standard preamp — quiet, adjustable, forever.Shop → Edifier R1280TThe famous first speakers — plug in, done.Shop → Kanto YU6Step-up pair with a phono stage built in.Shop → Klipsch The FivesThe statement — ends the upgrade itch.Shop →
— The shelf —

Storage & display

Wood record crateFlip-through browsing, the way the format was born.Shop → Record cabinetCube shelving — twelve-inch sleeves fit perfectly.Shop → Now-playing standTurns the current record into the room's centerpiece.Shop → Carrying caseFor the ones that travel.Shop →
— The care —

Cleaning & sleeves

MoFi inner sleevesThe best money-per-record upgrade in the store.Shop → Outer sleevesKeeps the jacket the way you found it.Shop → Anti-static brushTen seconds before every play.Shop → GrooveWasher kitBrings thrift-store finds back from the dead.Shop → Spin-Clean washerThe bath, for whole crates at a time.Shop → Stylus gelDip the needle, lift, done.Shop →
— The drawer —

The small stuff

45 adaptersThe little yellow inserts — buy a handful.Shop → Record weightSettles the platter, looks like jewelry.Shop → Cork slipmatLess static, better grip.Shop → Isolation feetRenters' salvation for skipping needles.Shop →

Got what you need? Go sit with a record — the clerk's waiting, and the first eight questions are on the house.