Guides
Turntables, buying, cleaning, cataloging. The practical questions every collector runs into.
How to Set Up a Turntable
The complete guide to setting up a turntable: leveling, fitting the platter and belt, aligning the cartridge, balancing the tonearm, setting tracking force and anti-skate, the phono preamp question, and your first play.
June 10, 2026 · 21 min readBest Apps for Vinyl Collectors in 2026
An opinionated guide to the seven vinyl collector apps worth using in 2026. What each is for, what it costs, and how to pick the right ones for the way you actually collect.
May 29, 2026 · 14 min readHow to Clean Vinyl Records
The complete guide to cleaning vinyl records: the everyday brush habit, when a record needs a wet clean, every cleaning method from a five-dollar brush to an ultrasonic machine, what to never use, and how to dry records properly.
May 27, 2026 · 16 min readHow to Start a Vinyl Record Collection
A complete beginner's guide to starting a vinyl collection: what it really costs, choosing a turntable that won't wreck your records, buying your first ones, where to shop, caring for them, and the mistakes to skip.
May 26, 2026 · 12 min read