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Alcohol + Vinyl = Disaster...

I aways try to stay away from 'home' so to speak, when I have consumed some alcohol.

The reason: I know I will try to play some LP's and I know I will smash the cartridge into the record. Period. (I do not trust myself when I get 'phylosophical'.)

Luckely it has not happened to me yet. I have heard some dreadful stories of vinyl lovers busting a +/-$2000 pick-up when 'intoxicated'. Shame!

I guess there is some very 'interesting' stories regarding this subject... please do share.

Kind regards,
Dewald Visser
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jmcgrogan2
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Well let's just say that I've never had any problems playing LP's after a drink or two, but I've learned that you need to be TOTALLY sober when setting up a cartridge.

I wasn't hammered, but I'd had 3 beers, and managed to snap the cantilever on a brand new $7000 cartridge while setting the tracking force on my new digital scale. :-(

Now you know why I'd prefer not talking about it.

John
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kennyt
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I have no problems with playing ether of my systems after a few drinks, and quite honestly enjoy having a cocktail when listening to them! Then again I don't have a turntable at the moment so it's less risky spinning little silver disks...

I DO NOT ever rewire or change out components in my system after even a beer though! Luckily for me it's only cost me an amp fuse and a pair of tweeters to date but that was enough to realize the error of my ways, and stop it!
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pehare
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I've always had this aching thought that if I ever had to quit drinking, I'd have to sell off my stereo too. The two seem to go hand in hand ever since I was a kid. However I gave up vinyl in the 80's. I'd never trust my wife, even sober, with an expensive vinyl setup.
dan_ed
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I have a built in mechanism that keeps me from getting into trouble with this. I don't enjoy music as much after more than 2 or 3 drinks. My ears go south real fast after that point. I don't spin vinyl and I don't work in my woodshop after any drinks.

I've done enough damage completely sober; snapped cantilevers, broken tonearm wires, even blown amp fuses. Pretty boring, I know, but that's my experiences.
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jyprez
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The only destruction I've wrought after one too many is to drop a mint original Savoy copy of Nat Adderley's "That's Nat". Interesting that the record label says "non-breakable" but the thing shattered into a million bits.
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