Like countless others, I celebrated Record Store Day with a vinyl purchase this past weekend (don't you love the tinted see-thru 12"?). But in the future, with the widespread adoption of 3D printers, we might be seeing a mainstream return of vinyl  with print-on-demand records being delivered from bands/labels right to your turntable!

It seems like Record Store Day 2013 is marked down on more than few calendars among vinyl loving types. With special vinyl releases set for April 20th, you'll discover new music and full album artwork that is often worth displaying. I've compiled some of my favorite solutions for displaying or storing your favorite records once you get back home with your pile of good sounds...

Product: Crosley Cruiser Portable Turntable
Price: $99.95
Rating: Recommend*

Saturday, April 20th is Record Store Day, an international celebration when independent record stores release exclusive vinyl releases and special performances all over the world in honor of the beloved record. It's as good a day as any for a beginner to dive into the world of record collecting and listening, and this compact portable turntable is just the player to get started with.

I had the postal service equivalent of finding a forgotten $5 bill in a pant pocket yesterday. Last week I purchased a digital album download via Bandcamp; I had forgotten that with each digital album purchase the band's label would also mail a vinyl LP. And so I opened the mail to discover this pink marbled wax beauty inside...

Perhaps as backlash against the impersonal quality of the 1's and 0's of digital music, vinyl records have been making a come back amongst music lovers searching for the warmth of analog sound. But if you're buying a record player, since it's a mechanical device, you'll most benefit by looking for models which provide stability and clean smooth rotation of the platter. I've chosen 3 turntables, all provide a quality playback experience, alongside a level of precision mechanics to please both the audiophile and those willing to spend a little more for superior sound...

Tech hobbies are expensive. After you buy equipment and software and who knows what else, there are always unexpected costs. Like new furniture (Really!). Vinyl afficionados know that a record cabinet is a great investment to store your equipment and ever-growing record collection. But if you've already squandered your savings on turntables, try this DIY version. More

A pop of color for your vinyl. More

It's that time of year where we try to figure out what everyone on our list wants. Audiophiles can be particularly hard to shop for. So, I've compiled a list of items that most audiophiles, both aspiring and old, would appreciate. More

I remember visiting my grandmother's house as a toddler and the monolithic TV in her living room. Encased in wood and decoratively adorned, it was massive and sturdy like an old oak desk. Saying "they don't build them like they used to" is an understatement. Long before the iPod, a stereo cabinet holding all of your hi-fi equipment and vinyl records could take up an entire wall of the living room. Electronics were as much furniture as they were media devices then, but over time we've cut away all the bulk until essentially all we were left with was the media. More

The DYSKOGRAF is a graphic disk reader. Each disc is created by visitors to the installation by way of felt tip pens provided for their use. The mechanism then reads the disk, translating the drawing into a musical sequence. More