Larry Topper seemed to hide it well, and although he had been preparing himself probably for years for the day when he would have to let it go, it must have been tremendously heartbreaking to see your lifetime accomplishment loaded in the back of a U-Haul. I hope there is some solace for him in the knowledge that his collection will ripple out and bring great joy to many guys like me who will experience owning and listening to a record that they never believed they would find. We thank you Larry.
So nice to see someone care for them their whole life, then get stacked 6 boxes high in a Uhaul. Love the unloading part in Kansas with the one completely crushed box on the left of the truck. Still mint
The box you're referring to contained CDs, not LPs. The CDs don't fit perfectly into the LP boxes that were used. You're right: That box suffered damage. The good news is that the CDs inside did not. As for the records, we unboxed all of them and none of the records were damaged. Every single box of records survived the trip from New York to Kansas without any damaged records. If we had suffered any damage, we'd have noted the diminished condition of those records and offered them as such.
@@acousticsoundsks would be really nice if you guys listed catalog numbers, pressing plants info, maybe pictures of the labels of the albums. I'm not paying you for something based off 1 picture, and the word mint. You nees to work to earn my money. I want to see front and back cover, both labels on the vinyl, and additional info about what specific pressing plant. Maybe additional information about whether shrink wrap is intact. Maybe update your website from the original 1999 configuration. Maybe add updated security. Your site still doesn't allow characters to be used as part of a password. Not safe bud. Stacking boxes 4 high in a truck makes my teeth grind. Especially if everything is MINT?!?! Most audiophiles hate that word Mint, unless its sealed. Or minty for that matter. All this being said the UHQR series sounds fantastic, love them all. Try stepping up with the descriptions on the Topper collection
@@turtleisgold holy shit you are annoying lol, if you want a dissertation on a pre-owned record then go to discogs, or just trust these guys know what they are putting up for sale is QUALITY
I don’t know what’s more amazing, the collection or driving a UHaul from NY to Kansas! I’ve rented them just to move a few times within my state and it wasn’t fun!
This is Amazing! Much RESPECT to your Team and Larry Topper for making a perfect, inspirational video through this magical journey of Vinyl Collecting. Now, I'm fortunate to be a customer of your Discogs site waiting for my prizes from the "Topper's Collection" to arrive at my doorstep. I am subscribed to your channel and look forward in watching all the videos. Josh, thanks for recommending this video to me. Talk soon...
funny how that's never mentioned, i hear some shit talkin' in the vid of how nice this and how nice that and bla,bla,bla but we all know it comes down to money-period. with that said, it would be interesting to know just for experience and collecting sake i think. great comment Mark.
As a store owner with a TH-cam channel I never disclose how much I spend on a collection for a few reasons. Main one being no matter how much you say, half the people will criticize that you didn’t pay enough, the other half will say you paid too much. In the end, they treated this gentleman and his records with respect. That’s all you can do. Lots of dealers don’t do that. I’m glad these nice folks got this collection and he wasn’t ripped off by some crook.
How come you priced all these records so high on your website? The exact same pressings in similar or sometimes even better/new and sealed condition go for 25-50% less than your prices listed. I am quite disappointed as I would like to purchase many of the records from this collection but am not willing to pay 1.5x market value price. Also disappointing coming from such a large company where price gauging shouldn't happen.
@@D.E.E.P.Y. 1.5x the price of available copies being sold currently, not 1.5x retail price as most of the LPs are much older and long out of print. Meaning you can go buy the same copy from another seller for a lot cheaper and in a lot of cases beter shape/sealed
i totally agree 110% with you Top Tenn, i heard a LOT of shit talkin' in the vid of how nice this and how nice that and bla,bla,bla but we all know it comes down to money-period. with that said, it would be interesting to know just for experience ,learning and collecting sake how much was paid for the collection, but i don't think that will be mentioned because again, it's ALL about the money , which everyone has the right to do what they want, BUT for younger generations and new collectors it's total bullshit and is NOT a very good example for the newer collectors wanting to learn to collect, It's bad for the hobby as a whole!!!
@@jlcougilljr exactly! I love the Acoustic Sound presses but for collections like this or re-sale of OOP and hard to get albums I much prefer Mike from the In Groove who is completely transparent on the large collections he buys and sells for fair market value. Dylan from Noble records is also amazing and sells his records for incredible prices but all his stuff is only sold in store. I am looking to make a trip to his store sometime in the future when travelling is a bit easier as I am from Canada lol
He played them, recorded and enjoyed them. He is still buying at this point. He just bought our Blood, Sweat & Tears box set this week. Topper's not missin' the point! He is a true music lover and a hell of a nice guy.
So you get a collection that has shrink wrap on it and it’s ok..but you get a collection without shrink wrap and it’s bad. DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE. ACOUSTIC SOUNDS HAS FLAWS
Larry Topper seemed to hide it well, and although he had been preparing himself probably for years for the day when he would have to let it go, it must have been tremendously heartbreaking to see your lifetime accomplishment loaded in the back of a U-Haul. I hope there is some solace for him in the knowledge that his collection will ripple out and bring great joy to many guys like me who will experience owning and listening to a record that they never believed they would find. We thank you Larry.
Hi Josh😀 was lucky enough to snag a few records from Larry's collection and Acoustic Sounds
So nice to see someone care for them their whole life, then get stacked 6 boxes high in a Uhaul. Love the unloading part in Kansas with the one completely crushed box on the left of the truck. Still mint
Poor Box of what were classic Mint LP's That's what happens when you stack them far too High!!!
The box you're referring to contained CDs, not LPs. The CDs don't fit perfectly into the LP boxes that were used. You're right: That box suffered damage. The good news is that the CDs inside did not. As for the records, we unboxed all of them and none of the records were damaged. Every single box of records survived the trip from New York to Kansas without any damaged records. If we had suffered any damage, we'd have noted the diminished condition of those records and offered them as such.
@@acousticsoundsks would be really nice if you guys listed catalog numbers, pressing plants info, maybe pictures of the labels of the albums. I'm not paying you for something based off 1 picture, and the word mint. You nees to work to earn my money. I want to see front and back cover, both labels on the vinyl, and additional info about what specific pressing plant. Maybe additional information about whether shrink wrap is intact. Maybe update your website from the original 1999 configuration. Maybe add updated security. Your site still doesn't allow characters to be used as part of a password. Not safe bud. Stacking boxes 4 high in a truck makes my teeth grind. Especially if everything is MINT?!?! Most audiophiles hate that word Mint, unless its sealed. Or minty for that matter. All this being said the UHQR series sounds fantastic, love them all. Try stepping up with the descriptions on the Topper collection
@@turtleisgold holy shit you are annoying lol, if you want a dissertation on a pre-owned record then go to discogs, or just trust these guys know what they are putting up for sale is QUALITY
One thing is for sure and that is Larry has exquisite taste in loudspeakers!
Pretty slick little video guys, killer collection … cheers
I don’t know what’s more amazing, the collection or driving a UHaul from NY to Kansas! I’ve rented them just to move a few times within my state and it wasn’t fun!
Larry's got good taste; looks to me to be Von Schweikert VR-4s sitting next to him.
Makes me smile to see an individual that bought and took care of records they are pieces of musical history. They got a good temporary home for now.
Super-nice! Keep it up guys! make collectors happy to make everyone happy in the end!
That trip looks like a lot of fun. Can't wait to see the rarities.
This is Amazing! Much RESPECT to your Team and Larry Topper for making a perfect, inspirational video through this magical journey of Vinyl Collecting. Now, I'm fortunate to be a customer of your Discogs site waiting for my prizes from the "Topper's Collection" to arrive at my doorstep. I am subscribed to your channel and look forward in watching all the videos. Josh, thanks for recommending this video to me. Talk soon...
I bought an Allen Parsons Project lp and have my eye on a few more. Thank you Larry.
go josh! awesome collection!
Sorry for my last comment - just watched it through to the end. I love it
awesome collection, but your pricing of these on your website is really outrageous.
Awesome video! What a collection!
WOW!!!!
Awesome
The big question is, how much did you pay for this collection? Enquiring minds want to know.
funny how that's never mentioned, i hear some shit talkin' in the vid of how nice this and how nice that and bla,bla,bla but we all know it comes down to money-period. with that said, it would be interesting to know just for experience and collecting sake i think. great comment Mark.
As a store owner with a TH-cam channel I never disclose how much I spend on a collection for a few reasons. Main one being no matter how much you say, half the people will criticize that you didn’t pay enough, the other half will say you paid too much. In the end, they treated this gentleman and his records with respect. That’s all you can do. Lots of dealers don’t do that. I’m glad these nice folks got this collection and he wasn’t ripped off by some crook.
@@noblerecords exactly , that information is for the buyer and seller no one else
I would hire a nurse to put a record on for me if I had a collection like that and my health was bad! Then put in my will to pass em on!😊
How come you priced all these records so high on your website? The exact same pressings in similar or sometimes even better/new and sealed condition go for 25-50% less than your prices listed. I am quite disappointed as I would like to purchase many of the records from this collection but am not willing to pay 1.5x market value price. Also disappointing coming from such a large company where price gauging shouldn't happen.
1.5x price is actually not that bad. I see prices being 2x or more...particularly for Japanese pressings
@@D.E.E.P.Y. 1.5x the price of available copies being sold currently, not 1.5x retail price as most of the LPs are much older and long out of print. Meaning you can go buy the same copy from another seller for a lot cheaper and in a lot of cases beter shape/sealed
i totally agree 110% with you Top Tenn, i heard a LOT of shit talkin' in the vid of how nice this and how nice that and bla,bla,bla but we all know it comes down to money-period. with that said, it would be interesting to know just for experience ,learning and collecting sake how much was paid for the collection, but i don't think that will be mentioned because again, it's ALL about the money , which everyone has the right to do what they want, BUT for younger generations and new collectors it's total bullshit and is NOT a very good example for the newer collectors wanting to learn to collect, It's bad for the hobby as a whole!!!
@@jlcougilljr exactly! I love the Acoustic Sound presses but for collections like this or re-sale of OOP and hard to get albums I much prefer Mike from the In Groove who is completely transparent on the large collections he buys and sells for fair market value. Dylan from Noble records is also amazing and sells his records for incredible prices but all his stuff is only sold in store. I am looking to make a trip to his store sometime in the future when travelling is a bit easier as I am from Canada lol
Never heard much about the haul from TX a few yrs ago....
It's curated why, are there vinyl weevils? Why does Chad look so unhappy? Default position? Where's my Kind of Blue, ordered and paid for months ago
Is there a copy of Rumours?
Who knows what size Uhaul boxes they used and where you can buy them?
You can buy these direct from any U-Haul. They fit LPs perfectly.
Really fascinating collection. Just one small criticism of the video - I dont think you need the music in the background! Thanks
Did Larry ever play any of his records? Seems to me if you're just collecting for the sake of collecting, you've missed the point entirely.
He played them, recorded and enjoyed them. He is still buying at this point. He just bought our Blood, Sweat & Tears box set this week. Topper's not missin' the point! He is a true music lover and a hell of a nice guy.
Cool story.
Holy sweet jesus
👌👌
How old is larry topper?
So you get a collection that has shrink wrap on it and it’s ok..but you get a collection without shrink wrap and it’s bad. DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE. ACOUSTIC SOUNDS HAS FLAWS
Great collection, too bad these greedy bast**ds have them priced like they want to retire after they're sold lol...
Too bad these will sit in the vinyl vault for years, because your prices are twice as much as they are available elsewhere.