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The Essentials: Everything You Need to Start and Preserve Your Record Collection
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items By now you've likely dug through some crates of old records and have pulled out jackets with split seams and ring wear, and pulled out records with scuffs and scratches.
Records, and their jackets, are works of art and they deserve to be treated as...
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Best-For-Your-Budget Essentials
Once-You-Try-These-You-Won't-Go-Back Essentials
Best-For-Your-Budget Essentials
This hobby can get expensive. So I've pulled out the best essentials for the best prices so you can have more money for your favorite records.
Comes with the four essentials to keep your records clean and sounding perfect!
- Record Cleaner Solution
- Ultra-Soft Velvet Record Brush
- Cleaning Liquid
- Stylus Brush
- in a convenient Storage Pouch
Vinyl Record Cleaning Kit
A better slipmat will help with improve audio and reduce static buildup.
I love the white slipmats because it makes my transparent, translucent and marbled pressings shine than any other darker cork or felt mats
It's especially a must-have if your...
White Acrylic Slip Mat
Affordable, but great quality outer sleeves. Best bang for your buck.
For super crystal clear ones at a slightly higher price point, check out my other "once you try these you'll never go back" recommendation list!
Invest In Vinyl 100 Clear 3 Mil LP Sleeves
Sliding records in and out of paper sleeves is okay for a little bit. But it's clear to see those paper fibers are always sticking on those records and getting in those groves.
When I buy new records, I like to clean them with my cleaning kit and s...
Anti-Static Rice Paper Inner Sleeves (100 Pack)
You won't use a lot of these, but they're always great to keep on hand for those thick 3-LP+ albums, like Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department Anthology or Noah Kahan's Stick Season (We'll All Be Here Forever).
These are big enough to even prot...
Oversized Outer Sleeves (25 pack)
Capture that familiar feeling of flipping through records at your local record store. There are three sections up top where you can flip through records, art-side-out, and then six sections underneath for spine-out storage.
They look modular as wel...
Flip-through Vinyl Record Storage Shelves
Best boom for your buck!
Great wired powered bookshelf speakers for your turntable. A great looking wood finish, and comes with a remote and side panel controls.
Edifier R1280T Powered Bookshelf Speakers
If your turntable has a counter weight, this is a nice tool to have to make sure your tracking weight is perfect, so you can get the best sound from your records, and to make sure you're not wearing down your records faster.
Digital Stylus Tracking Force Gauge
Everything you need to clean up your records, especially if you're buying vintage and pre-owned records!
7-in-1 Vinyl Record Cleaning Kit
Once-You-Try-These-You-Won't-Go-Back Essentials
You're loving the hobby. You're proud of your collection.
And now you want to take everything to the next level.
Here are some essentials that, after I tried them, I couldn't go back. Not great if you're on a very tight budget but if you've got a...
These are 15" by 15" so they not only fit your vinyl records' width, but that also fit your vinyl records' height. This means you can stack your crates vertically for easy storage.
They also have locking grooves so they can be stacked sideways as r...
Stackable 15" × 15" Super Crate
Okay, the gap between these and the budget inner sleeves on Amazon isn't huge. But the little badge icon is really nice because it doesn't take away from the clean design of the sleeve and leaves all your attention to the beautiful pressing of your v...
Inner Sleeves w/ Rice Paper (25 pack)
Your everyday 12" outer sleeve. When other brands say "Ultra Clear" it's still a little bit foggy, and in my opinion, that takes away from the beautiful art of the album cover.
As I was testing it sleeve after sleeve after sleeve from different bra...
12" Ultra-Clear Outer Sleeves (25 pack)
The best quality out there. After I discovered Vinyl Storage Solutions, I won't go back to anything else.
You won't use a lot of these, but they're always great to keep on hand for those thick 3-LP+ albums, like Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Depart...
Oversized Ultra Clear Outer Sleeves (25 pack)
So you have any picture discs that came in a PVC sleeve but nothing else? No square, cardboard sleeve and no inner sleeve to protect it from sticking to the PVC outer sleeve?
And you gotta throw away those PVC sleeves before they ruin your vinyl fr...
Picture Disc Jacket w/ Built-In Clear Inner Sleeve
On the high price range but if you're getting serious, this is the real deal.
Klipsch R-51PM Powered Speaker
A great upgrade to your speakers that won't break your bank. They're powerful and you can pick a color that fits your existing setup!
Audioengine A2-HD