Well I got home from my boston trip this early afternoon. Low and behold what do I find patiently sitting on my couch? None other than my new turntable. Yes! Ok well the excitement didn’t stop there. I realized that I had ordered my needle cartridge seperately, and that it had not arrived just yet. More over that I checked my e-mail and saw that my order had been delayed because they ran out of the needle I had ordered so it would take another week or so. I couldnt’ have any of this so I changed my order with them and ended up getting a little better needle as far as sound quality goes and they gave me 2 day shipping all for the same charge that my other cartridge would have been. Now the big question “What do I do now?” I have a record player with no needle. I did what any person on a tear for vinyl would do. I went out and found myself a stand in needle for the time being. My finaly decision landed me at Guitar Center talking to the guy at the DJ equipment desk. Things worked out fine because I ended up getting a formidable inexpensive DJ needle for my turntable, which I am currently enjoying listening to Breakbeat Era through. This is a good contrast because the needle I ordered was not a DJ needle, its focus is on sound quality and would not hold up to the tracking forces required for scratching (ok who knows if i really will do that.. but its nice to have flexibility). So now i’ve got a needle for all applications. Everybody wins!

Ok so here’s some pics of it:

Cover down Overtop together