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fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

Hey New Yorkers, Insound is having a warehouse sale tonight starting at 6 PM. Come on down to our office (61 Greenpoint Avenue, Suite 225), save on shipping, and say hi!

# ¿ Jun 30, 2011 18:26

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# ¿ Apr 20, 2024 05:29

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

CharredBronson posted:

Then I landed on the ATLP120, which I guess LOOKS like a 1200, but is way cheaper. Not being an audiophile in any sense of the word, and being the type of person that will likely only listen to the odd 7" or special edition only available on vinyl, am I really going to notice much of a difference? I'd just be hooking the thing up to a Pioneer 1018AH-K, which is more of a home theater unit than anything, and have no plans of ever messing with an analog unit.

I've got one of these and it works really well all-around. It's sort of like the Squier to the 1200's Fender in that the budget variant works almost as well as the higher-priced original, and you'll only notice its shortcomings if you care way too much about pristine audio quality. It's a really solid option for a manageable price, although it helps if you find yours on the street :whatup:

# ¿ Jul 4, 2011 22:32

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

This week, Insound is discounting select vinyl titles by 30%. Take a look.

# ¿ Jul 6, 2011 18:53

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

Insound deal of the week: Free shipping on domestic orders over $100! GIVE US ALL YOUR MONEY

# ¿ Jul 12, 2011 22:48

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

Oh hey guys, don't forget to enter the code july10 on your next Insound order for an additional 10% off!

# ¿ Jul 13, 2011 18:24

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

I went ahead and made a thread for download codes in Coupons. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3426248

# ¿ Jul 21, 2011 02:36

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

This week at Insound, we're cutting prices by 15% across our entire stock. And we now accept Paypal for all orders. What are you waiting for?

# ¿ Jul 26, 2011 23:03

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

This week Insound's offering a 15% discount on recent and upcoming releases like the new Battles, Washed Out, Das Racist, and Weird Al. Hell yes.

Tiny Faye posted:

Finally figured out my Insound order in light of the 15% off everything sale. Picked up the limited run of Holy Ghost's s/t LP, the Queens of the Stone age s/t reissue, and Out Hud's Let Us Never Speak of it Again. Only took me 2 hours to figure out an order that wouldn't put me in the poor house.

I think I might have packed that order yesterday. Hope you enjoy your new sounds!

# ¿ Aug 3, 2011 01:46

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

30% off Insound's vinyl overstock. Act fast to get some killer records at impossible-to-beat prices.

# ¿ Aug 4, 2011 21:45

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

Not an Anthem posted:

I dunno if this is the right place for advertising your work, searching similar prices shows that lots of online stores have those prices pre-shipping, and 2$ more shipped, so they're also not "impossible to beat." If you only have those prices at a 30% off sale then most of the time the rest of the internet is cheaper, let alone finding used or whatever in store locally. Local shopping also supports your local record store.

I am not a mod nor owner of the thread, but usually people just post about records they get.

I have no problem with online shopping, I do it for getting stuff from spain/UK/japan, but try to find local distributors first.

Sorry, I just figured that those into buying vinyl records would want to know about the weekly deals we have going on, I always try and make an effort to not clog up the thread too much. And yeah the prices might be beatable by other retailers, but where else can you get a mint-condition record, still in shrinkwrap, packed with the utmost love and care sent directly to your door for that low of a price? :3:

But seriously dudes, support your local record store. They probably need the money more than we do.

Juaguocio posted:

I haven't got much of a collection yet, but I realized the other day that I have a pretty cool set of releases from local sludgemasters Haggatha:

oh my god these guys are amazing. Thanks for the rec, dude!

# ¿ Aug 8, 2011 03:22

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

Inspector_71 posted:

So the [Pias] warehouse was burned to the ground in the riots in England.

Apparently some of the labels they did distribution for are reporting 90%+ loss of their stock and it may actually put some of them under.

Heard about this today, and I really hope they'll be able to make a recovery somehow. What a drat shame.

# ¿ Aug 10, 2011 03:06

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

We'll be having another warehouse sale at the Insound HQ on August 25 at 6 PM. We're at 61 Greenpoint Avenue, Suite 225 in Brooklyn, so come on by if you feel like saving on shipping and meeting the folks behind the website!

Wilbur Swain posted:

http://einestages.spiegel.de/external/ShowTopicAlbumBackground/a23303/l0/l0/F.html#featuredEntry

1960's era Soviet bootleg records made out of old x-rays.

THIS IS SO drat COOL.

# ¿ Aug 13, 2011 05:26

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

INSOUND WAREHOUSE SALE TOMORROW :siren:

fozzie dunlop posted:

We'll be having another warehouse sale at the Insound HQ on August 25 at 5 PM. We're at 61 Greenpoint Avenue, Suite 225 in Brooklyn, so come on by if you feel like saving on shipping and meeting the folks behind the website!

# ¿ Aug 25, 2011 04:12

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

Use the code turntables20 at Insound this week when ordering a turntable to get 20% off. I recommend the Music Hall, Pro-Ject, and Numark models, and the Vestax is great if you can afford it. Stay as far away from the Crosleys as possible.

http://www.insound.com/turntables/all/

# ¿ Sep 7, 2011 23:55

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

Have A Nice Life's DEATHCONSCIOUSNESS is getting reissued on vinyl. Good news for us fans who held out on buying the first pressing secondhand for the low low price of $100 on Discogs. Get it while the gettin's good, this is guaranteed to sell out fast.

If I may pimp this for a bit, this is probably the best release of the last decade that almost nobody knows about, and you really owe it to yourself to check it out if you're a fan of bands like Joy Division, Sunn O))), Xasthur, Death in June, and My Bloody Valentine. I have no idea how they get all those disparate influences to come together so well, but dear god it's loving glorious. Also comes with a 75-page booklet detailing the (probably fabricated) history of a super-obscure Medieval pseudo-Christian death cult!

# ¿ Sep 29, 2011 01:39

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

I find that the album format generally works better for some genres than it does for others. Dance music, for example, relies mostly on singles rather than entire albums, and hence dance albums aren't usually that cohesive. In my experience they aren't easy to listen to all the way through without getting burnt out unless the artist has a good understanding of album flow - and even then there's bound to be at least a few duds (ie. that obnoxious Yuffie rap song on the first Justice album). Most of the time the dancefloor demolishers that you bought the album for are sandwiched between meandering "intros" and overproduced synth farts that never really go anywhere. To say that other genres aren't also guilty of this would be dumb, though.

Oh and we're having a 30% off sale on our overstock this week, so grab some mint copies of cool stuff for mad cheap here.

# ¿ Oct 4, 2011 17:20

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

MokBa posted:

Haha, sorry man. Isn't it oh-so-pretty though? I've already given it a couple spins in the <2 days I've owned it. Speaking of things, I saw that http://www.insound.com site that was posted a few pages back, and it is my new favorite. I came across these:

http://www.insound.com/EVOL-Pink-Vinyl-LP-Sonic-Youth/P/INS89691/
http://www.insound.com/Sister-Purple-Vinyl-Vinyl-LP-Sonic-Youth/P/INS89688/

Do they seriously still have copies of the Pink and Purple versions? If only 500 of each were made, you'd think they would have been long sold out by now. Either way I have to get E.V.O.L. because it's the version with the endless groove at the end of "Expressway to Yr. Skull" instead of the one that ends in "Bubblegum". My very first proper concert at age 15 was Sonic Youth and they ended the night with a long rendition of "Expressway" so it's very near and dear to me.

Last I checked we still had plenty of the colored copies in stock. I'll pack your order with love and caring :3:

# ¿ Nov 4, 2011 02:18

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

theradiostillsucks posted:

Good news for metalheads: hot on the heels of Back on Black's reissue of Bolt Thrower's In Battle There is No Law, Metal Blade will be reissuing all of Bolt Thrower's Metal Blade albums (Mercenary, Honour Valour Pride and Those Once Loyal). Of course, the real coup would be for Earache to reissue the really classic albums that routinely fetch high prices, but I'll take what I can get, especially considering how consistent a band they are/were.

FVKK YES

# ¿ Nov 4, 2011 08:34

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

trdn89 posted:

Hey, does that guy who works at Insound still post in this thread? I just got an offer emailed to me hawking preorders of Dropped Piano by Tim Hecker for 10% off, but I'd already preordered on 10/18. Any way I could get that discount applied to my existing preorder? I'd responded to the email offer but haven't heard anything back yet.

You should email our customer service address. They should be able to get that straightened out for you.

# ¿ Nov 15, 2011 02:17

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

MokBa posted:

lotsa vinyl!!

Sweet haul, man. Glad to see your Sonic Youth made it over in one piece. And drat but I wish my copy of Loveless was as cheap as yours

# ¿ Nov 28, 2011 07:27

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

alg posted:

That spring goes into the feet. They are spring loaded to increase stability, I guess. They go around a screw in he middle of the foot.

Oh, that makes sense. I initially thought it might have been an improvised 45 adapter at first, but as far as jury-rigged 45 adapters go a spring would be a pretty poor choice.

Also it's time for some Insound holiday vinyl deals!!
1) Buy yourself a turntable and get a $20 coupon for a free LP.
2) Buy any 10 of our top-selling records of 2011 and get 20% off your order, plus a free tote bag.
3) All domestic orders over $175 get free shipping this holiday season.

There are other deals on the site too like discounts on CDs, but I'm not going to post them because 1) this is the vinyl thread and 2) who the gently caress still buys CDs?

# ¿ Nov 29, 2011 06:25

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

cheese eats mouse posted:

How long is this happening? I'm working lots of OT and am expecting a fat check next Friday.

No worries, it's on for all of December. Splurge away!

# ¿ Dec 4, 2011 00:03

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

NESguerilla posted:

At the Gates-Slaughter of the Soul (colored ltd to 1000)

I need this. Like, a lot.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2011 06:13

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

WASDF posted:

Waiting for *Doom/Shoegaze/Post-Punk* Records to Come in the Mail :\

Is it in the mail yet? I'm so antsy about this :ohdear:

Also NESguerilla you can email me at samjolnir at gmail dot com to discuss pricing/shipping. Thanks, man!

# ¿ Dec 14, 2011 17:15

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

Happy holidays from everyone at Insound! This week you can enter the code happynewyear15 when checking out your purchase for 15% off fuckin everything until midnight on January 2nd. HAIL SANTA.

My collection's ballooned out quite a bit with holiday gifts, so I'll be sharing some awesome pictures with the vinyl thread soon :3:

# ¿ Dec 29, 2011 04:45

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

cheese eats mouse posted:

What are you all using to protect your box sets?

I keep them in a dedicated cabinet in my desk. If there's space to spare in the box itself then I put the records in those plastic sleeves, but I'm usually not that lucky.

# ¿ Dec 31, 2011 19:06

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

Surfingelectrode posted:

I'm trying to think...

Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Flaming Lips - Telepathic Surgery
Yoko Ono - Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box
Flaming Lips with Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
Boris - Feedbacker
Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
Black Moth Super Rainbow/Octopus Project - The House of Apples and Eyeballs

Feedbacker has a locked groove? I guess the pressing I have doesn't :sigh:

Godspeed's f#a#oo has a locked groove on the B-side as well.

# ¿ Jan 6, 2012 18:31

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

CPL593H posted:

What worries me about this is when the sales from bandwagon hoppers dry up. It's probably a safe assumption to say a lot of this surge is because of people who just view the format as a novelty and as such they don't really ever invest in it. It makes me concerned that once those people tire of the whole thing the record companies will stop making vinyl LPs once again. Although I suppose one could point out that the surge in sales is obviously due to vinyl records being more widely available than they have been in a long time.

The uptick in sales is certainly due in part to how much more available vinyl is than how it was in the 90s, where flea markets were often all most people had. It's also become more of a trendy thing, as audiophiles everywhere continue to extol the "warmth" of the format and club DJs prove that analog has the best sound on the dance floor. There will always be a market for vinyl, although it will certainly be much smaller than digital formats. A lot of people we deal with at Insound, however, view vinyl more as a thing to collect and invest in and sell on eBay twenty-odd years down the line, like Pokemon cards or something. There's lots of folks out there who buy tons of vinyl that they never even listen to or even let out of the shrinkwrap. A lot of them don't even have turntables! So whether consumers are chasing the purity of analog sound or they just want to squirrel these wonderful records away and never listen to them ever (llloooosssseeeerrrrrssss), there's no doubt that there'll always be someone who wants to buy vinyl, and there'll always be a good number of labels catering to them. The format's refused to die for over a hundred years, and it won't be going the way of Betamax anytime soon.

And here's my obligatory Insound pimping. We got some pretty affordable Tool (except for that Lateralus pic disc), and some Florence as well:
http://www.insound.com/search/?query=tool
http://www.insound.com/search/?query=florence+machine

Oh and our 2011 staff picks are 11% off for the next few days.

# ¿ Jan 7, 2012 21:56

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx

CPL593H posted:

There's a pretty big difference between paying a few bucks to hang up an old Sgt. Pepper sleeve and pissing away hundreds or even thousands of dollars to have some kind of weird street cred status symbol. Plus there's something that just bothers me about people who hoard records with the explicit intention of never playing them.

There's nothing wrong with buying music, especially in this day and age, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I have a very special hatred for the folks who prefer to look at their records instead of listen to them. If you've ever had to re-send orders because the original record arrived in "unacceptable condition," (read: immaculate record; >1 inch fold in the corner of the original's jacket) you'd understand.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2012 07:26

fozzie dunlop: Feb 28, 2008; by exmarx